Google provides a huge variety of services, for example, YouTube, Google Drive, Google Doks. There is an application for video calling, messenger, map, translator, browser, service for listening to music and watching movies. A huge amount of user information is stored on a computer or mobile device. Because of this, sometimes there is a need to delete a Google account. Such a decision may be affected by a simple change of account, and theft of the phone, transfer to another owner.
registration
Registration can take place through the functions of the smartphone or directly in the browser on Google. In general, these processes do not differ, and the input of the same data is required, that is, name, surname, password, login, etc. To register, you need to follow the instructions:
- Go to the phone settings.
- Select the “Accounts” submenu.
- Click on the line “Add account”.
- In the list that appears, mark the application that you want to add. Depending on the installed programs, you can choose mail, instant messengers, social networks. You need to choose Google. Next, the registration process begins.
- You must enter a first and last name.
- Next, you need to choose a unique login for email.
- Now you need to create a password. It is recommended to use at least 8 characters, include numbers, capital and small letters.
- The next item is responsible for recovery. This is necessary if a Google account is reset and the user wants to restore it. You will be prompted to set up backups, receive newsletters from Google Play.
- To complete, you must accept the terms of use and privacy policy.
- You must add a credit or debit card number to automatically debit money when using paid Google services. This item is optional, you can skip it.
Reasons to delete your Google Account
There are many reasons to delete a Google profile. Here is some of them:
- loss of password for access to the profile;
- creating a new account;
- hacking account.
In the event that a person forgets the password, he can recover it. During registration, Google asks for additional mail, phone number, passport data. This is all useful in order to remember the password for entry. In some cases, for example, when the account is not particularly important, it is easier to delete.
The next reason for the deletion may be the creation of a new account. Usually it makes no sense to keep several mailboxes, so the old account is simply deleted. Google always notifies the user when authorization occurs from another computer. In such a situation, you must immediately change the password. A more aggressive option is to completely delete your Google Account.
Uninstall in Android settings
Android users can erase their account directly in the settings of the smartphone. How to delete a Google account on Android? To do this, follow the instructions:
- Go to the main menu and open the settings.
- Open the "Personal" section.
- Open the menu item “Accounts”.
- After the window appears, a list of Google services will appear.
- In the upper right corner there is a button for calling up additional settings, it is necessary to click and click on “Delete account”.
Before removal, a list of available Google services will appear. For a complete deletion, everything should be noted. For the changes to take effect, it is recommended that you restart your smartphone. When you turn on again, the system will ask the user to link a new account. This can not be done right now. You can register later.
Hard reset
It implies a complete deletion of the account, while the account itself will be available for use from another browser. Thus, it is easy to recover a deleted Google account. On the smartphone, all settings and data that were associated with the old account will be erased. After resetting the system, you need to reconfigure the phone, create a new Google entry, select the time zone, enter passwords to connect to Wi-Fi.
This method is suitable if the user has encountered serious problems with the smartphone. How a hard reboot is performed:
- go to smartphone settings;
- select “Restore and reset”;
- press the field “Reset settings”.
After confirmation, the gadget will reboot. All settings, media files, installed programs, phone book will be erased. It is recommended that you back up and send it to another device. The user will be able to save important information.
Stop Sync
When there is no need to completely delete the account, you can simply stop synchronization. Google services constantly upload data on available updates and manage account settings. To prevent this from happening again, you can stop the operation of Google Accounts.
To do this, you need:
- go to smartphone settings;
- delete the “Applications” section;
- Find the Google Accounts system service
- press the “Forced stop” button.
This method is a temporary solution, because after rebooting the device, the service will be restored. To completely erase the accounts tied to the “Android” one needs to click on “Erase data”.
How to delete an old Google account with root privileges
The method requires superuser privileges. Some phones always work as root, in which case you just need to move to the system folder. It is strongly recommended that you use administrator rights only for important smartphone configurations. Otherwise, the chances of losing important information increase. You need to open Explorer and go to the Android-Data-System or / data / system folder (depending on the phone model). Next, find the ACCOUNTS.DB file and delete it. After rebooting, all accounts will be deleted.
There are several ways to get root rights. The easiest is to download a special program. The application store offers a huge number of such programs. The second way is to connect the smartphone to the PC and perform the necessary actions under superuser rights directly from the computer.
Remote account deletion
If the phone was lost, then you need to delete all the data. This applies not only to Google accounts, but also to phone book, messages, and other important information. The latest models allow you to control your smartphone directly from your computer, but earlier ones do not always provide this feature. You can remotely erase account data if the corresponding program was previously installed on the phone. For example, for Android, it’s “Android Device Manager”. Entering this program from a computer, it is easy to track the movement of the phone and delete all data. You can also follow the route from your phone using the Google Location service.
Account recovery
The account is recoverable. It must be remembered that this can be done for a limited time. If the account itself has been completely erased and it is not on any device, then it must first be restored. To do this, you need the phone number to which the account was linked. It will also require a mail address. A message with an access code will be sent to the attached number. In the browser, you need to go to the Google page to restore your account.
To select a user, you must enter the current mail or phone number, as well as write the name and surname. Next, you need to confirm the sending of the code, after receiving it, enter in the appropriate field. After that, the account will be restored. Now it remains to come up with a new password and you can reuse Google services.