Google how to sign out of one account

Many people have multiple Google accounts for Gmail and other purposes. Annoyingly, Google makes it very difficult to sign out of only one account at a time. It is possible if you know where to look.

When you’re signed into multiple Google accounts, the option you’ll see from the accounts menu is “Sign Out of All Accounts.” This is really frustrating. Why should you only be able to sign out of all accounts or none? We’ll show you how to do it.

Note: There’s one pretty big catch to this method—you can only sign out from a different device. For example, if you want to sign out of a Google account on your desktop, you’ll need to follow the steps from a different computer or your smartphone.

This process works the same from google.com on the desktop and mobile browsers. Navigate to the website and select your profile icon in the top-right corner.

Google how to sign out of one account

Make sure you’re using the account you want to sign out of and select “Manage Your Google Account.”

Google how to sign out of one account

Next, head over to the “Security” section of the account settings and select “Manage Devices” under “Your Devices.”

Google how to sign out of one account

Now click the three-dot icon for the device you want to sign out from and select “Sign Out.” You’ll notice there’s no three-dot icon for the device you’re currently using.

Google how to sign out of one account

Confirm that you want to “Sign Out.”

Google how to sign out of one account

That’s it! You can see how this is not a perfect fix. Essentially, you always will need to be signed into the account on one of your devices. One trick to get around this is to sign in to the account from incognito mode on a separate device. It’s a strange solution, but if you want to avoid signing out of multiple accounts at once, it works.

Pick the one you want to log out from, tap on the vertical ellipsis (the vertical three-dot icon) for that particular device and then sign out. That’s it.

Google how to sign out of one account


As mentioned before, it is not a direct way to log out of any Google account from your device as it requires using another device. But it is still useful. It will also come to your rescue if you want to log out of Google accounts you’d logged on other devices and forgot to sign-out of them. Additionally, going the distance also lays out before you what devices you are still logged on to with your Google account.

I do not see a "sign out," "log out," or a "remove account" button anywhere in the account dropdown. I only can see a "sign out of all accounts" button, which I do not want to do—I want to sign out of a specific account and remove it. I have tried going to myaccount.google.com, but it doesn't show anything relevant there. I have tried everything I could find in other answers, but it seems like none of them are up to date. Perhaps the ability to sign out of a single account has been removed?

If you want to sign out of one Google account when using multiple accounts on your web browser, here is what you have to do. For this specific purpose, it is required to use a mobile with the Google app installed.

Google how to sign out of one account

Can I sign out of just one Gmail account?

Many folks often use more than one account to organize personal and professional contacts. If you are one of them, and you often sign in to your accounts at the same time, the sign-out process might cause issues at times. Gmail doesn’t allow users to sign out of one account when they signed in to multiple accounts on the web browser. If you use the traditional method, you will instantaneously end up logging out of both accounts at once. However, if you want to log out of one Gmail account, here is what you have to do.

As I said earlier, you have to use the Google app that is available for Android and iOS. The account you want to sign out of must be added to the Google app on your phone.

How to sign out of one Google account

To sign out of one Google account when using multiple accounts, follow these steps-

  1. Open the Google app on your phone.
  2. Tap on your profile picture and select the Manage your Google Account option.
  3. Switch to the Security tab.
  4. Go to Your devices section.
  5. Tap on the Manage devices button.
  6. Select the device you want to sign out of.
  7. Tap on the three-dotted icon.
  8. Select the Sign out option.

To know more about these steps, keep reading.

To get started, open the Google app on your phone and tap on your profile picture. Here you can find your accounts. If the desired account is already selected, tap the Manage your Google Account button.

How do I sign out of just one Google account?

Tap Your Devices, then Manage Devices. You'll see a list of all devices currently signed in to your Gmail account. Select the device you wish to sign out of and tap the three-dot icon next to the device name. Tap Sign Out.

How do I sign out of one single Google account instead of sign out of all accounts in Chrome?

All Replies (4) "Using another device e.g. laptop, open Chrome click on your account icon at top right of screen, go to 'Manage your Google Account'. Select the 'Security' tab. Scroll down to 'Your Devices'. Go down to 'Manage Devices' and sign out of the ones you want to sign out of there."