How to Delete Gmail Accounts in Android Phones

Having a Gmail account on your Android Phone is among the convenient ways to send and receive emails. The account saves you the need to keep checking your browser for email updates. However, everyone at some pint will require deleting the account. The reasons vary from person to person, from space relief to enhancement of device performance. Here are the two major ways on how to delete Gmail account in android phone:

How to Delete Gmail Accounts in Android Phones

Partial Deleting Of the Account

In case you just want to stop receiving updates on from Gmail directly top your phone, you can partially delete the account. You will lose all the Gmail related information and data from your device, in this case. However, you can access the data using backups and you have a chance to accumulate more data, in future. Here are the steps towards achieving this:

1. Access your Google Gmail account from the settings options. The actual process differs by the models but in general, click on “Settings” then “Accounts”. The “Google” option pops up and you can use it to confirm the Gmail account you want deleted.

2. Click on the Menu tab, from which you get a number of options, including “Remove Account”. Select this option and confirm the deletion of contacts and data related to the specific account.

3. Confirm the elimination of all Gmail data from your android device, through checking the application information

Permanent Deleting Of Account

Permanent Deleting Of gmail Account

With permanent deletion of the Gmail account, you will lose all the data and information completely. In this case, you also eliminate all the services that use this Google account. This may include Google Play, Calendar and You Tube. Before executing this permanent deletion, it is advisable to create another backup to save the data in case of future references. 

However, Gmail holds no restriction if you choose to delete their account, so here are the steps towards permanently deleting the account:

1. The first step is logging in to the specific account- Serves to verify that the owner knows of the deletion of the account

2. On the “Account Preferences” section, select the option of “Delete”

3. The option gives you a number of options. Choose “Delete Google Account and Data”, which is the second option on the menu

4. The account provides a review of what you expect to delete, which is available on two boxes at the bottom. Ensure you read the contents before going to the final step

5. After confirming that you can safely eradicate the data reviewed, click on “Delete Account”, to enable the permanent deletion of the Gmail Account

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