Is it possible to user User() on a guest account?

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I have external users for my PowerApps.

let's call them

test1@gmail.com

test2@gmail.com

I'm planning to use the e-mail to identify the role of a user (for instance there's an approver 1 and 2 field on an SP list called "Eval List" and I check if the email is on the approver field.

Is it possible for me to get the e-mail with the User().email function? Sometimes it's a hit or miss.

If I have 2 browsers open (the chrome profile for each one are the gmail accounts), sometimes the User().email that appears on test1 is test2? I'm having trouble grasping the permissions side of things.

I've attached screenshots to show a sample powerapp i made that shows the same user().email on 2 diff profiles

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Yes, User().Email returns the email address of the currently-logged-in user. If the user has got into your app successfully, then the app has:
Been shared with them
The user is part of your tenant's Azure Active Directory
These two points must be true, even if the user is external to the company's domain.

Keep in mind, browsers like to store login information from the past. This is especially true for Microsoft services where the user chose "Keep Me Logged In" when they last entered their password. So, make sure to check that the user you think is logged in is the one who is actually logged in. A label with User().Fullname can help you sort that out.

Hope that helps,
Bryan

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alexesprtu29 10 on at

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Sorry, what do you mean logged in? In make.powerapps.com?

I'm printing User().email on a label, and for the browser with the test1 profile it prints test1@gmail.com, but for test2 profile, it still prints out the test1 email.

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@alexesprtu29 wrote:
Sorry, what do you mean logged in? In make.powerapps.com?

I'm printing User().email on a label, and for the browser with the test1 profile it prints test1@gmail.com, but for test2 profile, it still prints out the test1 email.
Yes, "logged in" is referring to the Microsoft 365 (Office 365) account that is currently signed in and using the service (apps.powerapps.com for a shared app, make.powerapps.com while you are developing/testing). Your test indicates test1@gmail.com is the account you are currently signed into.

Does your other test account of test2@gmail.com have a Power Apps licence and is included on the tenant's Azure Active Directory? If so, share the app to that account, then sign out of the first one and sign into this one to test under its credentials.

Bryan

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