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How to sign out of Gmail on your phone or computer
Published onJanuary 25, 2025
Can you remember the last time you signed out of your Gmail account? Google asks you to periodically confirm your password for security purposes, but you will likely not need to sign out for quite a while. But if, for example, you’re using someone else’s device to read your email, you’ll need to know how to sign out of Gmail afterward. We will also cover how to log out of Gmail on iPhone and Android. The good news is that it’s all very straightforward to do.
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To sign out of Gmail on your desktop, find your Google profile photo in the top right-hand corner of the screen. Drop down the menu, and there will be a Sign out button next to the email account in the list. Pressing this button signs you out.
To sign out of Gmail on Android or iPhone, tap your profile picture at the top right and hit the Manage accounts on this device link. From there, press Remove account. It's important to note that this does not delete your account; it just removes it from your device, which is how you sign out of Gmail on mobile.
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How to sign out of Gmail on the desktop (Chrome)
If you’re using a browser such as Google Chrome, you may wonder where that elusive Gmail sign-out button is. Here’s where you can find it.
- Go to mail.google.com to open your Gmail.
- Look at the top-right corner of the page. Click on your profile icon.
- Click on Sign Out.
How to sign out of Gmail on Android
To log out of Gmail on your Android, you have to remove it from the device. Don’t worry — you can sign back in later by adding the account again.
- Launch the Gmail app.
- Tap on your profile icon, in the top-right corner.
- Select Manage accounts on this device.
- Tap on the Google account you want to sign out of.
- Hit Remove account.
This doesn’t delete your Gmail account; it simply removes it from your Android phone, which is how you sign out of Gmail on Android.
How to log out of Gmail on iPhone
Logging out of Gmail on iPhone is virtually identical to Android.
- Open the Gmail app.
- Tap on your profile icon, in the top-right corner.
- Select Manage accounts on this device.
- Pick Remove from this device.
- Hit Remove to confirm the action.
Again, your account still exists; it is just signed out from, and therefore removed from, your iPhone.
FAQs
If you remain signed in for an extended period on the same computer with cookies enabled, Gmail will log you out when the cookie expires.
To log out of a default Gmail account, log out of all the already logged-in accounts. Then log into the one you want to be the default. The first one you log into is always marked as “default.”