Viewer profiles are a great way for you to keep track of your favorite stories from Angel Studios. It is also a great feature if you would like to limit what content you or other users see. We currently allow you to create 4 additional limited profiles (5 in total) on your account.
For more information on Viewer Profiles, please see our blog post here.
In this article you will see the following steps on how to create, edit, switch and delete profiles on the Angel Studios Mobile App.
- Create an admin profile
- Create a limited profile
- Edit a profile
- Switch profiles
- Delete a profile
Create an Admin Profile (New Mobile Users)
You should be prompted to sign-in to the Angel Studios app using Google, Facebook, Apple (if on an Apple device) or Email. Please note that setting up profiles is not yet available on web.
During this process you will be prompted to setup your admin (or primary) profile. To create an Admin profile:
- Select Create an Account
- Select the sign-in method you prefer and follow the onscreen steps:
- Apple (if on an Apple device)
- Select what account you would like to create:
- Guild Membership (Additional details here)
- Select Join
- Free Account
- Select Sign up
- Guild Membership (Additional details here)
- Enter a first and last name for the profile and select Next
- Select Select Date of Birth
- You must be 18 years old to create an account. Please confirm your age to continue.
- Select Next
- Select your avatar
- Take Photo or Choose From Library
- Choose a Color
You are now redirected to your Discover page in the Admin profile.
Create a Limited Profile (Mobile)
A Limited profile is meant to be created in addition to the Admin profile. You can create up to 4 additional Limited profiles. These Limited profiles allow the Admin to control exactly what content the Limited profile can or cannot see. Limited profiles cannot see the Pay It Forward and Guild sections in the Admin view of the Angel Studios App.
- From within the Admin profile, select your profile under More in the bottom right corner of the app. You should now see your avatar.
- Select the Add circle next to the Admin avatar
- Read the pop-up message under "Add a Limited Profile" and select Continue
- Name the Limited profile and select Next
- Select an avatar
- The Limited profile can select only from the provided images
- Select the specific titles viewable on the Limited profile or control by "Content Rating"
- Allow specific titles: You select exactly which Stories you want visible on that Limited profile. As more titles get added, make sure to add the ones you want visible to that limited user.
- Content Rating: You choose a general rating and those are the Stories visible on the account. As new titles get added they will be visible if they fall under the rating you choose.
- Select Done
- Select the Limited profile you created
You are now redirected to the Discover page for the Limited profile you created. Please note that Limited profiles have a reduced feature set. For access to Community, Pay it Forward, Guild and more, please use your admin profile.
Edit a Profile (Mobile)
- Select More in the bottom right corner of the Mobile App
- Select the user titled Admin
- Only the Admin profile can edit other viewer profiles
- Verify Your age to switch to your admin Profile by selecting Select Date of Birth and then selecting Submit
- Select Manage Profiles
- Select the pencil icon under the profile you want to edit
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Admin Profile:
- Select Change Avatar to edit your avatar image
- Select the text box under Profile Name to edit your profile name
- Select the Content Rating or Allow Specific Titles box to adjust your preferred content rating
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Limited Profile:
- Select Change Avatar to edit your avatar image
- Select the text box under Profile Name to edit your profile name
- Select Save if you have made changes
- Select a Content Rating
- This will allow you to set a content rating instead of choosing specific titles
- Select Done to save changes if they are made
- Select Allow Specific Titles
- This will allow you to choose specific titles instead of a content rating
- Select Done to save changes if they are made
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Admin Profile:
- Select the back arrow in the top left corner
- Select Done in the top right corner
- Select who is watching and enjoy your changes in the Angel App
Switch a Profile (Mobile)
- Select More in the bottom right corner of the Mobile App
- Select the avatar/name of the viewer profile you would like to access
- If you are switching to an admin profile, you will need to verify your age by entering your date of birth and selecting Submit.
You should now see your avatar, a welcome message, and the profile dashboard.
Delete a Limited Profile (Mobile)
- Select More in the bottom right corner of the Mobile App
- Select the user titled Admin
- Only the Admin profile can delete other Limited profiles
- Verify your age by entering your date of birth and selecting Submit
- Select More in the bottom right corner of the Mobile App
- Select Manage Profiles
- Select the pencil icon under the Limited profile you want to delete
- Scroll to the bottom of the Limited profile page and select Delete This Profile
- A message will appear asking "Are you sure? This will delete your profile"
- Select Delete to delete the Limited profile
- Select Cancel to return to the Limited profile
You are now returned to the viewer profile selection page and the Limited profile is deleted.
For more information on permanently deleting your admin profile, please see the article linked here.