Quick answer: To sign out of a Google account on Android, open Settings, go to Passwords and accounts (on some phones Accounts or Users and accounts), tap the Google account, then tap Remove account and confirm. This signs the account out of every Google app on the phone. It does not delete the account, and you can add it back at any time.
Android doesn’t have a single sign out button for Google. Instead, you remove the account from the device. This is useful when you sell or lend a phone, switch accounts, or stop a work account syncing to your personal device.
Prefer to watch? The short video above shows every step.
What do you need before signing out?
- Your phone’s screen lock (PIN, pattern or password). Android may ask for it to confirm the removal.
- Your Google password, so you can sign back in later.
- A backup of anything stored only on the phone, if this is the only Google account on it.
How to sign out of a Google account on Android (step by step)
Step 1: Open Settings
Open the Settings app from your home screen or app drawer.
Step 2: Go to the accounts section
Scroll down and tap the accounts option. The name depends on your phone brand and Android version:
- Passwords and accounts or Passwords, passkeys and accounts on Pixel and many newer phones.
- Accounts and backup then Manage accounts on Samsung.
- Users and accounts or Accounts on older versions.
Step 3: Select the Google account
Tap the Google account (the Gmail address) you want to sign out of.
Step 4: Remove the account
Tap Remove account, then tap Remove account again to confirm. Enter your screen lock if asked.
Step 5: Check that it’s gone
Open Gmail or the Play Store. The removed account should no longer appear in the account switcher.
Other ways to sign out
- From the Gmail app: tap your profile picture, choose Manage accounts on this device, pick the account and remove it.
- From another device: go to myaccount.google.com, open Security, find Your devices, select the phone and choose Sign out. This helps if a phone is lost.
- Selling the phone? Remove all accounts first, then do a factory reset, so the next owner isn’t blocked by Factory Reset Protection.
Can’t remove the Google account? Common problems and fixes
The Remove account button is missing or greyed out
This usually means the account is managed by a work or school admin, or the phone is a managed device. Contact your IT admin, or remove the work profile under Settings → Passwords and accounts.
Android warns that data will be deleted
Only the copy on the phone is removed. Emails, contacts and photos stored in your Google account stay safe online and come back when you sign in again.
Apps stop working after removal
If it was the only Google account, the Play Store and other Google apps need an account. Add another one under Add account in the same settings screen.
What should you do next?
- Want to protect the account? Set up 2-Step Verification.
- Want to close the account for good? See how to permanently delete a Google account on Android.
Frequently asked questions
No. Removing the account only signs it out of that phone. The account and its data stay online and you can sign in again any time.
Android doesn’t let you sign out of Gmail alone. You can turn off Gmail sync for that account under the account’s sync settings instead.
Sign in to your Google Account on another device, open Security, then Your devices, select the lost phone and choose Sign out.
Not if they were synced to your Google account. They are removed from the phone but stay in Google Contacts and Google Photos online.
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