Kapanlagi.com - Email or electronic mail is something that greatly helps your activities, especially in this electronic era. One of the popular email services is Gmail or Google Mail. You can use this account to access various applications. In addition to utilizing it, you also need to know how to delete a Gmail account if needed.
Gmail seems to be an important thing to have for everyone. Because every website or application often requires an email account to log in. However, there are certain situations that require you to know how to delete a Gmail account.
The situation when you want to give or sell your phone to someone else, for example, requires you to apply the procedure for deleting a Gmail account. It is necessary to protect your privacy on the account data. The goal is to prevent the data from being misused by irresponsible people. If you are in that situation, just follow these easy steps.
1. How to Permanently Delete a Gmail Account
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Permanently deleting a Gmail account is usually done when someone wants to give their personal phone to someone else or sell it. This is necessary to protect personal data privacy. Moreover, a Gmail account has become a requirement when registering on an Android device.
Therefore, it is important for you to know how to delete a Gmail account as follows.
- Open your Google account by clicking on your account icon at the top right.
- Next, select "Manage your Google Account".
- After that, several options will appear, then click on "Data and Personalization".
- Pay attention to the available options, then click on "Delete Service or Account".
- Look for the option "Delete Your Account".
- Done. The account and all data, such as emails, photos, and others, will be permanently deleted.
2. How to Delete a Gmail Account on Mobile
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Actually, deleting a Gmail account on a mobile phone is not difficult. If you want to do it, please follow these steps.
- Open the Settings menu on your phone, usually marked with a gear symbol in the upper right corner.
- Scroll down and select 'Accounts'.
- If there are multiple accounts, choose the one you want to delete.
- Then select 'Remove Account' at the bottom.
The above steps to delete a Gmail account can also be applied to deleting social media accounts on your phone.
3. How to Delete a Gmail Account Through the App
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Usually, there is a separate Gmail app on your phone. Therefore, there is also a way to delete a Gmail account through that app. This method is quite simple, follow these steps.
- Open the Gmail app on your phone.
- Next, click on your profile in the upper right corner.
- Select 'Manage accounts on this device'.
- Then a list of accounts will appear (if you have more than one account).
- After that, choose the account you want to delete.
- Select 'Remove Account'.
4. How to Delete a Gmail Account Through a Browser
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In addition to the above method, you can also delete a Gmail account through a browser. Here are the steps.
- First, you need to open Google Chrome browser.
- Type 'Gmail' in the search bar.
- Next, you will be directed to your Gmail account through the browser.
- Click the three-line icon at the top left.
- Select the active Gmail account to find the list of Gmail accounts on the device.
- Then, click on the 'Manage Account on Device' option.
- Click 'Logout and disable sync'.
5. Risks of Permanently Deleting a Google Account
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Before applying the method to permanently delete a Gmail account, it is important to know the risks involved.
- You will lose all data and content in that account, such as emails, files, calendars, and photos.
- You will not be able to use Google services that require login with that account, such as Gmail, Drive, Calendar, or Play.
- You will lose access to subscriptions and content purchased with that account on YouTube or Google Play, such as apps, movies, games, music, and TV shows.
- If you are an Android user, you will lose contacts that are only saved in your Google account and not separately on your device.
- You will not be able to download or upload files to the deleted account.
- You will not be able to use free or paid Chrome apps or extensions with the deleted account.
Those are some ways to delete a Gmail account that you can apply. Additionally, there are risks that you need to consider before deciding to permanently delete it.
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