The Easiest Way to Sign Out of Google Drive on Android

Remove your Google Drive account from your Android device quickly & easily

Co-authored by Darlene Antonelli, MA Reviewed by Luigi Oppido

Last Updated: January 28, 2024 Fact Checked

To sign out of Google on your phone, you'll need to remove your account, but you can sign in again whenever you want to. This wikiHow article teaches you how to remove your Google account from your Android in order to sign out of the Google Drive app. Removing your account will also sign you out of all the other Google apps on your Android.

Quick Steps

Open Settings.
Tap Users & accounts or Accounts & backup.
Tap your Google account.
Tap Remove Account and confirm.

1

Open your Android's Settings.

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You can also pull down the notification bar from the top of the screen and tap the gear icon there.

2

Tap "Users & accounts."

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You'll see this option in the Settings app. Depending on your Android, this option may just be called "Accounts" or "Accounts & and backup."
- If you're using a phone like a Samsung, you have to tap Manage accounts before you can continue to the next step.

3

Tap the account you want to sign out from.

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4

Tap "Remove account."

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Once you tap it, a confirmation window will appear.

5

Tap "Remove account" again to confirm.

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Signing out of your account will also log you out of Google Drive.

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Are the photos I have in Google Drive lost if I log out?

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No, your photos are in the cloud, and they are not lost when you log out. You can always access your photos on other devices when signed in.

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If you want to use your Google account on your Android again, you can easily sign back in by tapping Add account from the accounts page in Settings.

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