If you’re a Gmail user, there’s a good chance you have an account on your phone. If not, it’s time to get one. There are a few ways to delete an account from your phone:

  1. Go to the Google app and sign in. Then tap on the three lines in the top left corner of the screen and select “Delete account.” You’ll be asked for your password and other information. After you’ve deleted your account, you won’t be able to access it from your phone or computer.
  2. Type “gmail” into the address bar of your phone and hit enter. You’ll be taken to the main Gmail page on your device. Tap on the three lines in the top left corner of that page and select “Delete account.” You’ll be asked for your password and other information. After you’ve deleted your account, you won’t be able to access it from your phone or computer if it’s connected to a network (like an Ethernet connection). If it’s not connected to a network, then deleting it will just remove all of its data (including any messages, photos, and videos that have been stored on it).

It’s not the same to delete a Google account from your phone and remove it. When you remove your account, it is permanently erased from Google’s servers. As a result, any data associated with your Google account will be lost. Simply deleting an account from your smartphone does not delete it entirely.

If you cancel your Google account, you’ll lose access to data stored on a variety of websites. If you have an Android smartphone, you’ll also lose access to any contacts linked to this account and any data saved using Android Backup services. Finally, the username will be removed permanently.

When you delete an account, everything connected to it is also deleted from your phone. This includes email, contacts, and settings. Important: You’re using an Android version older than 4.0.

The consumer Google+ shutdown will not affect any other Google products (such as Gmail, Google Photos, Google Drive, or YouTube), and your existing Google Account will be unaffected.

On most Android devices, Chrome is already installed and cannot be uninstalled. You may disable it so that it does not appear on your device’s applications list.