How to change your default Google account in Android
19 May, 2024 | Sunday

How to change your default Google account in Android

Your Android phone needs a Google account to provide you with essential services. Here is how to change the default account in easy steps.

Edited By: Shubham Verma

Published: May 19, 2024, 09:22 AM IST

You can change your default Google account on Android in easy steps.
You can change your default Google account on Android in easy steps.

Story Highlights

  • You can change the Google account on your Android phone.
  • There are two ways to change your existing default account.
  • Adding a new account changes a few settings on your phone.

Using an Android device, such as a smartphone or a tablet, requires you to sign in to it using your Google account for essential features. You can download apps and games from the Play Store, check your saved passwords, and sign in to apps and websites with your Google account. It is an important requirement for a better smartphone experience. However, you sometimes need to switch to a different Google account from the one your phone is signed in. In other words, you may want to change the default Google account on your Android phone or tablet. Here is how to do that in simple steps.

How to change your default Google account on Android:

There are two ways to change your default account:

Remove the current default account and leave only the desired account:

If you have already multiple accounts added to your device, you can remove the existing default account to allow the other account to become the default option. Google follows the chronology of when an account was added to make it the default one for your device, which you should keep in mind when removing the current default. You may want to remove more than one Google account.

— Open the Settings app on your Android device.

— Scroll down to find Google and tap it.

— Tap the down arrow next to your account default account.

— Choose Manage accounts on this device.

— Find your current default account and tap on it.

— Select the Remove account option twice to confirm its deletion.

Add the desired account and remove the current default account:

If your Android device has just one account, you may want to add another to change the default account.

— Go to your phone’s Settings.

— Scroll down to find the Google option.

— Tap the arrow next to the current default account information.

— Choose Add another account from the menu.

— Enter the login credentials for the Google account you want to make default.

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— To remove the current default account, follow the steps mentioned above.

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Author Name | Shubham Verma

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