How to delete a Google account? From one or all of your devices

Do you need help to know how to delete a Google account? It's understandable. Opening a Google account is a simple and necessary process when we acquire an Android device. But when it comes to closing or deleting one of these accounts, the procedure may not be as easy or intuitive. Therefore, in this post We explain step by step how to delete a Google account, either permanently or only on one of your associated devices.

Do you want to completely delete your Google account? The procedure is a bit long, but in the end you manage delete your user profile from the platform and unsubscribe from all services associated with her. On the other hand, if you want to delete a Google account from a mobile device or stop using some of the Google services, but without deleting your account, that is also possible. Let's address each situation separately.

Delete a Google account and all the services associated with it

Let's start with the most radical option: delete a Google account permanently and unsubscribe from all the services associated with it. With this action you delete your presence from the Google database, as well as from all the devices where you were logged in with said account. Is that what you want to do? First, let's review what are the consecuencias to take this step so you can reconsider.

Deleting a Google account means deleting all the data you have stored in the different company products, such as Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Photos, YouTube and others. This implies that you will lose access to your email, your files in the cloud, your photos and videos, your browsing and search history, your subscriptions and purchases, and much more.

Also, when you delete your Google account you will also not be able to use some devices that depend on it, such as Android phones or Chromebooks. You will also lose any balance you have on Google Play or Google Pay, as well as any Google Opinion Rewards. You have to think about it, right?

Some precautions

For all of the above, before deleting your Google account It is important that you make a backup of all the information you want to keep. you can use the tool Google Takeout to download all your data in a compressed file that you can save on your computer or another storage service.

It is also recommended that review the external accounts and services you've linked to your Google account, such as social networks, applications, games or streaming platforms. You may need to change the way you sign in to them or create a new account.

Steps to permanently delete a Google account

If after all the above you are still determined to delete your Google account permanently and completely, these are the steps you must follow:

1. Access your Google account page from a web browser.
2. Click on your account image, and select the 'Manage your Google Account' option.
3. Under the 'Privacy and Personalization' section, click on 'Manage your data and privacy'.
4. Now click on 'More Options' or scroll down until you find the 'More Options' heading.
5. Click on 'Delete your Google account'.
6. Log in with your email and password to validate your identity.
7. Read the instructions in the 'Delete your Google account' section, confirm that you want to delete the account by activating the two corresponding boxes.
8. Click the 'Delete Account' button and you're done.

Once this is done, your Google account will be permanently deleted and you will not be able to recover it or access any of the associated services. If you change your mind, you will have a short period of time (usually 48 hours) to try to restore it. After this time, all traces of your Google account are permanently deleted.

Remove a Google account from an Android mobile

Let's talk now about How to remove a Google account from an Android mobile or other associated device. When you buy a phone with an Android terminal, you need to add a Google account the first time you turn it on. So you can access all its functions and start using it without any problem. Adding a Google account to the mobile is easy, but removing it is not as easy as it seems.

The most radical way to remove a Google account from an Android mobile is restoring the equipment to its factory settings. With this action, you delete any app you have installed from your mobile, as well as all accounts, passwords and profiles. But let's be more balanced and see How to delete the Google account from the mobile without altering anything else. The steps are as follows (Redmi Note 8 2021):

1. Go to 'Settings' or 'Configuration' on your mobile.
2. Go to the 'Accounts' section. Depending on the personalization layer of your mobile, it will be more or less easy to find this section. If you can't find it, write the word 'Accounts' in the text field and choose the first option that appears.
3. You will see a list of applications in which you are logged in, including Google. Select it.
4. Click on the 'More' option › 'Remove account' and that's it.

This way you can delete the Google account from an Android mobile without losing access to the other sessions open on other devices. Keep in mind that it will be necessary to log in to the mobile with a Google account in order to use it normally and access all the services of this company.

Stop using some Google services without deleting your entire account

Finally, let's talk about how to stop using some Google services, like Gmail or YouTube, without deleting your entire account. When you open a Google account, you have default access to most of its apps and services. However, the platform allows you to unsubscribe from some of these services without having to delete your entire account. The procedure is as follows:

1. Access your Google account page from a web browser.
2. Click on your account image, and select the 'Manage your Google Account' option.
3. In the left side menu, select the 'Data and privacy' option.
4. Scroll down to the 'Data from apps and services you use' heading.
5. Choose the 'Saved content from Google services' option.
6. Among the resulting options, you will see the entry 'Remove a service'. Click there.
7. You'll see four options, including 'Remove a Google service'. Click there and enter your username and password to validate your identity.
8.  Finally, you will see a list with the services that you can delete by clicking on the delete icon.