Remove Google account in Xiaomi Mi 8
How to delete the Google account in Xiaomi Mi 8
If you want to delete the Google account from a Mi 8 either to sell your terminal, give it to a relative or friend, recycle it or if you have decided to switch to another Google account, you can do so by following the steps indicated below.
In the following sections, we will provide you with detailed, easy-to-follow instructions to perform this process safely and effectively. You'll learn how to unlink your Google account and how to make sure your personal data is protected during the process.
When delete the Google account from Mi 8 we deactivate the FRP (Factory Reset Protection) of the operating system Android 8.1 (Oreo), this is a protection that links the Xiaomi Mi 8 to a Google account so that when it is rebooted or blocked due to loss or theft, ask for the Google account username and password.
Table of Contents:
Estimated time: 5 minutes.
1- First step:
To delete the Google account go to the settings of your Xiaomi, it is the icon of the gear wheel, the settings icon should be on the home screen or in the phone menu, you can access the main menu by dragging your finger from the bottom to the top of the screen.
2- Second step:
Go down through the settings of the Mi 8 and look for the section called “Accounts & sync”, click to access this section.
3- Third step:
Within the "Accounts & sync”" section, a section called "Google" will appear along with the rest of the accounts from other services. If this section does not appear, it is because there is no account linked to the Xiaomi Mi 8.
4- Fourth step:
If you have several Google accounts on this Xiaomi Mi 8, they will all appear here. Click on the account you want to delete from the Mi 8, if you only have one account, go to the next step.
When you finish this tutorial you can repeat it to remove all the accounts you have linked to this device.
5- Fifth step:
All the Google information that is synchronized with your Xiaomi Mi 8 such as calendar, contacts, email, etc. will appear here.
Click on the "More" button that appears at the bottom of the screen.
6- Sixth step:
A panel will be displayed from the bottom of the screen with two options, click on "Remove account" to remove this Google account from the Xiaomi Mi 8.
7- Seventh step:
A confirmation message will appear to avoid removing an account from the Xiaomi Mi 8 by mistake, click on “Remove account” again to confirm. All data on this account will be deleted from the device.
