How to log out of your Google account in Android

By Brady on Feb 03, 2010 with View Comments

When you first set up your Android smartphone you either have to log into your existing Google account or create one. This ties your phone to your account so that if you make any changes to your email, calendar, contacts etc it will automatically sync. You may have noticed that its rather difficult to log out of that account and log into another.

Why would I need to log out of my Google account?

  • Your current Gmail account has been spammed and you are switching to another account
  • Your Android Gmail is not syncing with the main server and you need to clear the internal cookie to get it resync again.

Here’s how you can log out of your Google Account in Android (This is for Android 1.6, for 2.0 and higher simply go to Settings -> Accounts & Sync )

Go to Settings -> Applications -> Manage Applications

Scroll down until you see the Google App entry. Select it.

Press the Clear Data and Clear Cache buttons.

Exit back to the Home screen. You have just clear your Google cache and log out of your account.

To log back in, go to Settings -> Data Synchronization.

It will prompt you to enter your Google login credential.

Your Android Gmail is not syncing with the main server and you need to clear the internal cookie to get it resync again.

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