How To Switch Users On PS4: 8 Steps (with Pictures) - WikiHow Tech

  1. Step 1 Press the PS4 button on a controller. 1 Press the PS4 button on a controller. This opens the content area of the active user's home screen.
    • If no user is currently logged in, pressing the PS4 button takes you directly to the user account screen, in which case you can skip to Step 7.
  2. Step 2 Press up on the directional pad. 2 Press up on the directional pad. This moves your cursor to the function area of the active user's home screen.[1]
    • You can also use the left analog stick to control the cursor on the home screen.
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  3. Step 3 Tap right on the directional pad until you highlight Power. 3 Tap right on the directional pad until you highlight Power. This option is the last one on the right.
  4. Step 4 Press the X button. 4 Press the X button. This opens a screen with four options: "Log Out of PS4," "Switch User," "Enter Rest Mode," and "Power Options."
  5. Step 5 Tap down on the directional pad to highlight Switch User. 5 Tap down on the directional pad to highlight Switch User.
  6. Step 6 Press the X button. 6 Press the X button. The PS4 shows you a list of its user accounts.
  7. Step 7 Press left or right on the directional pad to highlight a user. 7 Press left or right on the directional pad to highlight a user.
  8. Step 8 Press the X button. 8 Press the X button. The PS4 switches control to the highlighted user.
    • You may need to enter a login passcode for the new user, if there is a passcode already associated with the account.
    • Up to four users can be logged in to a PS4 at one time. If you need to log an active user out, follow the same process but select "Log Out of PS4" in step 5.[2]
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