Manage Google Accounts on your Chromebook

You can control your Google Accounts and set third-party app permissions on your Chromebook.

For this same video with audio descriptions, go to Manage Accounts on your Chromebook.

You can add multiple Google Accounts to your Chromebook. This lets you use them at the same time or switch between them easily on websites and Android apps.

At the bottom right, select the time.
Select Settings 👁 Image
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Under "Accounts" section, select + Add Google Account.
Follow the on-screen steps.

You can let others sign in to your Chromebook with their Google Accounts. This option is best for people who use your Chromebook regularly, like family members. Learn how to add a person to your Chromebook.

At the bottom right, select the time.
Select Power 👁 Image
👁 and then
Sign out 👁 Image
.
Choose the Google Account you want to use.
Enter your password.

Tip: You can also:

At the bottom right, select the time.
Select Power 👁 Image
👁 and then
Sign out 👁 Image
.

If you no longer use a Google Account regularly on your Chromebook, you can remove the account.

At the bottom right, select the time.
Select Settings 👁 Image
👁 and then
Accounts.
In the “Additional account” section, next to the account name, select Menu 👁 Image
.
Select Remove this account.

Important: When you remove a Google Account from your Chromebook, it's only removed from the Chromebook. You're also signed out of any apps and websites where you used that account. The Google Account, including its data and settings, will still exist and be unaffected.

Android apps, Chrome extensions, or websites that you use have access to your Google Account.

When you add a Google Account to your Chromebook:

Android apps: Your email and contacts are shared with Android apps that you have given permission to access your contacts.
Chrome extensions: Your info isn’t shared unless you grant permission to the extension for that specific account.
Websites: Your info isn't shared unless the website has a "Sign in with Google" option. If you choose to sign in with your Google Account, you get a list of permissions requested by the website. You can opt out of any of these steps.

Apps, extensions, and websites in Chrome and Google Play use your Google Accounts to personalize your experience, depending on permissions.

Important: If you have given an app access to your contacts, that app is able to find contacts from all your signed in Google Accounts.

To check which Android apps have access to your contacts:

At the bottom right, select the time.
Select Settings 👁 Image
.
Under "Apps," select Manage Google Play preferences.
Select Android Settings 👁 and then
Privacy.
Select Permission manager 👁 and then
Contacts.

At the bottom right, select the time.
Select Settings 👁 Image
.
Under "Apps," select Manage your apps.
Select a third-party app 👁 and then
Manage permissions.
Under "Allowed" and "Not allowed," review the listed permissions.
Select either Allow or Don’t allow.

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URL: https://support.google.com/chromebook/answer/9255194