Learn how to switch accounts in Google Chrome on mobile devices. Follow our step-by-step guide for seamless account transitions on the go.Unlike changing the default Gmail account on Android , switching accounts in Google Chrome on mobile is as easy as going to the settings of that browser and unsyncing the current account to set up the new one. There is no need to go to your Google account manager or even delete your saved accounts, as explained in other sources.
How to Switch Accounts in Google Chrome on Mobile
The purpose or reason for changing the Google Chrome account on your phone is to be able to access the passwords saved in that particular account (and have them filled in automatically on the pages), or to load the bookmarks and favorite pages saved in it. Obviously this applies as long as you have multiple accounts saved on your Android device.
Change Google Chrome account on Android
Instead of going to your Google account manager, or deleting the accounts you already have, you can do it directly from your mobile browser, as explained below:
- Open the Google Chrome browser on your cell phone
- Tap the three dots at the top right
- Select Settings
- At the top you will see the Google account currently configured in Google Chrome. You must click on the option just below, called Synchronization .
- On the next screen, tap Sign out and turn off sync .
- Tap Continue when you see the warning that your data will no longer be synced. You may also want to delete the data for that account in Chrome on that phone, if you so choose.
- Finally Google Chrome will give you the option to “ Select another Gmail account” saved on the device.
- When you select the account, you will be given the option to keep the data from both accounts separate (the one that was set up and the one you are trying to set up now) or to merge the data from both accounts . Choose what you think is necessary and click Continue.
- Finally, press Yes, I accept when it asks you if you want to activate synchronization. This is necessary so that you have access to your passwords, bookmarks and favorites in that account on the cell phone. With this, you will have successfully changed the Google Chrome account on the cell phone.
Obviously, this is a bit more tedious than doing it on the PC, where you just have to click on your photo icon at the top right to display the various accounts you have added. However, you also don’t have to delete the other accounts you have added to set your new account as the default in Google Chrome, or have to go to your account manager, as explained by Google . This is necessary in order to change the default Google account on Android in general, on older devices. If you just want to change the Google Chrome account on your mobile phone, the process explained is sufficient.