How To Logout From Android Phone

This teaches you how to log out of your Google account on an Android smartphone or tablet. While you can't log out of your main Google account and continue to use your Android, you can remove additional Google accounts from your Android in order to stop receiving messages and notifications from the accounts. You can also sign out of your main Google account by factory resetting your Android or by using Find My Device.

Method 1

Using Settings

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   Open your Android's Settings. Swipe down from the top of the screen, then tap the Settings
   

   

   icon in the resulting drop-down menu.
   

   • You may have to use two fingers to swipe down.
   • You can also tap the Settings app icon, which usually resembles a gear, in your Android's App Drawer.
   • Your Android must have at least one account logged in. If you don’t have another account, you’ll have to create one before using this method.
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   Scroll down and tap Users & accounts. You'll find this option near the middle of the Settings page.
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   Select your account. Tap the account that you want to remove from your Android.
   

   • You cannot remove your primary Google account in this way. If you want to log out of your primary Google account, factory reset or use Find My Device instead.
   • If you're using Android Nougat or below, you must first tap Google before selecting an account.
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   Tap REMOVE ACCOUNT. It's at the bottom of the account's page.
   

   • You may have to scroll down to see this option.
   • If you're using Android Nougat or below, first tap ⋮ or
     
     to the right of your account.
   • If you don't see REMOVE ACCOUNT below the account name, you cannot remove the account as it is being used for your primary Android account.
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   Tap REMOVE ACCOUNT when prompted. Doing so will delete the selected Google account from your Android, which will remove any attached notifications, calendars, and so on.

Method 2

Using a Factory Reset

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   Understand when to use this method. If you want to sign out of the primary Google account you use on your Android, you'll have to perform a factory reset on the phone or tablet.
   

   • Factory resetting your Android will remove all data from it. You should back up your Android before factory resetting.
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   Open your Android's Settings. Swipe down from the top of the screen, then tap the Settings
   

   

   icon in the resulting drop-down menu.
   

   • You may have to use two fingers to swipe down.
   • You can also tap the Settings app icon, which usually resembles a gear, in your Android's App Drawer.
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   Scroll down and tap System. You'll find this option near the bottom of the Settings page.
   

   • On a Samsung Android, you may instead tap General management.^[1]
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   Tap Reset options. It's near the bottom of the System page.
   

   • On a Samsung Android, you'll instead tap Reset.
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   Tap Erase all data (factory reset). This option is at the top of the page.
   

   • On a Samsung Android, you'll instead tap Factory data reset.
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   Scroll down and tap RESET PHONE. You'll find this option at the very bottom of the page.
   

   • On a Samsung Android, you'll instead tap the blue RESETbutton.
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   Enter your Android's PIN or password. When prompted, type in the code you use to unlock your Android.
   

   • On a Samsung Android, you'll have to tap NEXT after doing this.
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   Tap ERASE EVERYTHING. It's at the bottom of the page. This will prompt your Android to begin erasing itself. Once it completes, you will be logged out of your Google account.
   

   • On a Samsung Android, you'll instead tap DELETE ALL at the bottom of the page.

Method 3

Using Find My Device

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   Make sure your Android is linked to Find My Device. If you have your Android linked to Google's Find My Device service, you can use the LOCK or SECURE feature to automatically sign out of your Android:^[2]
   

   • Open Settings
   • Tap Security & Location (or, if you don't see this option, tap Google and then tap Security)
   • Tap Find My Device
   • Turn on Find My Device by checking boxes or tapping switches next to its features.
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   Open the Find My Device website. Go to https://www.google.com/android/find in your computer's web browser.
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   Log into your Google account. If prompted, enter your Google email address, click NEXT, enter your password, and click NEXTagain before proceeding.
   

   • Skip this step if Find My Device opens to the "Google Find My Device" page.
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   Click LOCK or SECURE DEVICE. This option will be on the left side of the page.
   

   • If you have multiple Androids, make sure the one for which you want to log out of Google is selected by clicking its name in the left-hand menu.
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   Enter a password. Type a lock screen password into the "New Password" text box, then re-type the password into the "Confirm password" text box.
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   Scroll down and click LOCK or SECURE DEVICE. It's a green button at the bottom of the left-hand column. Doing so will lock your Android and sign you out of your Google account.
   

   • You'll have to sign back into your Android with a Google account before you can use it again.

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