How do I remove a Gmail account from an Android phone?
- Open the Gmail app and tap your profile photo in the top-right corner.
- Tap Manage accounts on this device.
- Choose the account you want to remove.
- Tap Remove account at the bottom, and confirm.
Alternatively, go to your phone's Settings app > Passwords & accounts, select the Google account, tap Remove account, and confirm again. If this is the only Google account on the phone, you may be asked for your device PIN, pattern or password first, as a security check.
How do I remove a Google account from an iPhone?
- Open Settings and go to Mail (or Contacts/Calendars, depending on iOS version).
- Tap Accounts.
- Tap the Google account, which is listed as your Gmail address.
- Tap Delete Account at the bottom, then confirm Delete from My iPhone.
Despite the button saying "Delete," this only removes the account from the Mail app on that specific iPhone. It doesn't touch the Google account itself.
What actually happens when I remove an account this way?
Removing an account from a device is a local, reversible action. Per Google's own documentation, it signs the account out of every Google app on that device -- not just Gmail, but Maps, YouTube, Play and anything else using "Sign in with Google" on that phone -- since they all share the same sign-in. Nothing changes on the account side: your emails, Drive files, and everything else remain exactly as they were, and you (or anyone with the password) can sign back in on that device or a different one at any time.
I actually want to delete the account, not just remove it from my phone
If the goal is to permanently get rid of the Gmail account itself -- not just sign it out of one device -- that's a separate, non-reversible process. Explainer.NG's guide to deleting a Gmail account covers removing just the Gmail service or the whole Google Account.
People also ask
Does removing a Gmail account from my phone delete the account?
No. Removing an account from a device only signs it out on that device. The account itself and everything in it stay exactly as they were.
Will removing my Google account also sign me out of other Google apps on the same phone?
Yes. It signs you out of every Google app tied to that account on that device, including Maps, YouTube and Play, since they share the same sign-in.
How do I remove a Google account from an iPhone?
Settings > Mail > Accounts > select the Google account > Delete Account > confirm Delete from My iPhone. This only removes it from that iPhone's Mail app.