- You can log out of gmail on your iphone with just a few steps.
- It’s a good idea to sign out of your gmail account if you’re giving away your iphone, to keep the data stored in your google account safe.
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the standard google account is linked to all kinds of data, much of which is potentially sensitive in nature.
google stores data in your drive folders, google docs and sheets, google calendar, and of course in emails sent and received through your gmail address.
if you use gmail or other google platforms on your iphone, it’s a good idea to make sure you’re not logged into google before giving that iphone to someone else.
and the best way to make sure you’re not logged into gmail on your iphone is to remove your google account from the phone completely.
Here’s how to do it.
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how to log out of gmail on your iphone
1. Open the gmail app or the app for a similar google product, like google docs or drive.
2. tap your icon (your image) in the top right corner of the screen (or in documents, tap the three lines in the top left, then tap your image).
3. tap “manage accounts on this device”.
4. tap “remove from this device”.
If you delete your account from a google app like google drive, you will also delete your gmail account.
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