What you need to know before deleting your account
Before performing any actions on your phone, wanting to block a Google account, you need to be clearly aware of the following:
- You can unlink your smartphone from your Google account without losing user data;
- You can delete your Google account on the server. In this case, all data will be lost.
Only by understanding the difference between these two actions, as well as the consequences after performing them, can you continue to perform further actions. So, if for some reason there is a task, and there is no understanding yet of how to delete a Google account from a xiaomi phone, you need to study the information below.
Information you need to know before logging out of your account
Before you try to sign out of your Google account, consider the following:
- if you did not perform preliminary synchronization before deleting your account, the data from the gadget will be lost;
- the user will lose the ability to remotely control a Xiaomi Mi or Redmi smartphone. You will also lose access to the option of remote locking, synchronization with other gadgets, and device search;
- You will lose access to Gmail and Google services, including YouTube, Play Photos and Movies, etc. You will need to link your account again;
- Make sure you remember your account details. Without a login and password, restoring access can be problematic.
Note! After deleting your account, data from your smartphone may be irretrievably lost (during a Hard Reset), so before deleting your account, back up your data.
How to delete an account
Below we will describe ways to delete an account directly from your phone. Please note - we are not talking about erasing your data on the Google server and irretrievably losing information! Now we are considering a way to unlink a Google account from a phone.
Through settings
The settings of the smartphone operating system provide a section responsible for the accounts registered in the device. This statement applies not only to Google “accounts”, but also to Yandex records, telegram registration and, of course, Mi account. Accordingly, through the settings section you can manage all this data.
Since the information is hidden deep in the depths of the menu, for a successful search you need to remember two components of the full path.
The first part of the path: setup - accounts - synchronization. This section allows you to configure the order of synchronization of various accounts, information about which is contained in the smartphone. In addition, you can add new “accounts”.
The second part of the full path: the “other accounts” section at the bottom of the screen. Select Google, then tap on the round “more” button with an ellipsis and... either delete it, or synchronize it. In our case, we delete it.
Attention! At this stage, it is possible that a deletion error may appear. This means that you first need to remove all the locks - enter a pattern key, PIN code, etc., and only after that repeat the account deletion procedure. These settings are located in the “Lock and protection” section of the “System and device” section.
There is another possible course of action when a deletion error occurs. You need to create another one in the smartphone operating system - a new Google account. Now, the old one is easily removed, and only one, the new one, remains in the system.
Via hard reset
In fact, resetting the gadget to factory settings is the easiest way to “unlink” the gadget from an existing Google account. But at the same time, it is necessary to remember that during the “hard reset” procedure, the operating system deletes all user data - from music, photos and phone book, to registration data of various services.
The corresponding menu item in the settings: Advanced settings - Recovery and reset - Reset settings - Personal data.
So, a hard reset of the phone will lead to the inevitable and 100% reliable removal of the google account from the device! But at the same time, all the information associated with this account remains on the Google server - for example, applications previously installed on a specific device.
By deleting accounts.db
A very non-trivial, but interesting and fairly reliable way to unlink your Google account. So, you need to have:
- A clear understanding of what you are doing;
- Ruth is right about the phone.
The procedure is as follows. Using any file manager that supports root user rights (preferably root explorer), go to the /data/system/ folder and find the accounts.db file there. We remove it and reboot the device.
After the reboot, Android will not associate this phone with any Google account. Accordingly, you can enter another existing user record or register a new one.
In different versions of Android OS, the location of the accounts.db file may differ, but the meaning of the actions performed and the result remains the same.
Logging out of your account by changing your password
Finally, another very simple and original way to disable Google recording on a smartphone without losing user data. So, initially we register a new Google account through a web browser. Next, again through the browser, change the old password.
The main thing is not to get confused in the logins and passwords of your old and new Google account!
Finally, the fun part! After changing the password of the old account, immediately the first time the smartphone tries to synchronize data, a prompt will appear on the screen to enter the password or change the account. Right now you need to specify the details of the new account and, thus, log out of the Google account that you had before.
If synchronization does not start on its own, go to your Google account and force synchronization to activate.
Create a Google account on a Xiaomi phone
Select the tab below, click “Create an account” and enter your personal data.
Advice! When registering a new profile, always mark a backup email address and phone number for recovery.
If you change your mobile number or email, change the data in the settings.
Full access to some applications can only be obtained if the user is over 18 years of age.
To make your password stronger, use not only letters, but also special characters and numbers.
Ready! In a similar way, it is possible to create a second account or even several and switch between them without leaving each one.
Google Account Recovery
I would like to devote a separate section of the article to restoring your Google account. It is quite possible that as a result of incorrect user actions or for some other reason, a command was given not to disable, but to delete Google data on the server. It's okay - according to official information, even a deleted account can be restored within 2-3 weeks. To do this, you need to go to Google's support page, and then follow the instructions posted there to recover your data.
After recovery, you must enter a password different from the one used previously!
Summarizing all of the above situations, we can safely say that changing credentials on a smartphone is a procedure that, although complicated at first glance, is accessible to the average user. It is enough to carefully follow all the procedures, and also do not forget to save all the necessary user data on the computer’s hard drive.
What happens when you delete your Google account from your phone?
What happens will depend on the account deletion option. For example, if you carry out a regular unlinking, then all user data can be restored at any time. And if completely deleted from the server, all saved data and personal information will be permanently erased.
Only after reading this information is it recommended to proceed with the procedure. If the phone is being prepared for sale, and the necessary information has been transferred to a removable storage device, then it is better to use a complete deletion.
If you don't have access to your account
If you are wondering how to delete a Mi account that you cannot access, then we hasten to disappoint you, there is simply no such method. More precisely, there is, but it only works in authorized service centers, with specialists with the necessary tools.
After any method of clearing phone data: resetting settings, flashing, or deleting system files, the system will require a password for linked accounts. We also draw your attention to the fact that after the reset, the first time you connect your Xiaomi smartphone to the network, MIUI protection will require you to enter the password for your Mi and Google accounts.
Download applications to verify your Google account
In the browser, type frp bypass addrom and go to - https://addrom.com/bypass
Download the Android_8-9-10_CAM and QuickShortcutMaker applications
Download and install Android 8-9-10.apk - Settings - allow installation from this source - accept - back. Install - enable - back.
Go to https://addrom.com/bypass download QuickShortcutMaker - installation - open - ok.
Go to the browser
Let's move on to the step where we connect to wifi - click New network - enter any letters SSID FGH .
We click on these letters FGH and hold it - a menu appears: cut, copy and the up icon (select it).
Press the name in the SSID field and press the up arrow
The Send menu opens - press and hold the Gmail .
Go to GMAIL settings - press and hold on the icon
Go to Notifications - Settings in the application .
In Gmail, go to notifications - Settings in the application
Go to General Settings - click Three dots (upper right corner) - Help/feedback
Click the three dots and open - Help/feedback
In the “describe the problem” field, type - sw - select about the Switch Access function for Android .
Launch the video - click the three dots in the video (upper right corner in the video) - watch later .
In the video, click the three dots and watch later
After this, we will have access to the browser.
This device is locked Xiaomi what to do and how to get rid of it
First of all, you need to stop panicking. If the smartphone was purchased from an official supplier, then the process of restoring access will not take much time, although it will require some preparation. If the phone was purchased secondhand (on the market or through an advertisement), then the situation for the owner will become significantly more complicated. With due diligence, you can still unlock Xiaomi Mi and Redmi smartphones, but in the second case, additional financial expenses will be required.
Let us pay attention to an important nuance. There is information on the Internet about dozens of unlocking methods, but almost all of the methods described are no longer relevant. Among them is the official method, which involves writing an email to Xiaomi. In 2019, the option worked, but now this opportunity has been “closed down” - primarily due to the large number of requests asking to unlock phones that were listed as lost and stolen. Therefore, contrary to popular information, there are now only two effective solutions left that allow you to unlock a phone with the This device is locked status. We will consider these methods further.
Deleting an account on Xiaomi and Redmi if you have access to it
You will also be interested in our new article - How to properly unlink your Mi account from your phone.
In this case, two standard types are offered: unlinking from the account or complete deletion. These methods are fundamentally different in structure:
- The first method unlinks the data: phone number, email address. That is, the account no longer belongs to you, but is located on the Internet. This procedure is quite simple and most common. You will need to know the password.
- The second method completely deletes the account, but does not immediately unlink the number, which is why sometimes crashes occur and may require a password for a MI account that no longer exists. Solving this problem will not be easy without the help of Xiaomi support, so it is strongly recommended to choose complete removal as a last resort.
Do not forget that an unlinked, completely deleted account and Mi Cloud cannot be restored!
Unpairing from a device
Before starting the process, write down your unique ID (phone number or email address) and password.
- Go to “Settings”, look for the “MI account” subsection.
- We open this window and at the bottom of the page we see an oblong red “Delete” button.
- We click on it, enter the password and after a minute (if no problems occur) we receive a notification that the account has been successfully unlinked from this device.
The developers made a small mistake in the names, because the account was not deleted, but only disconnected from the smartphone. If this is enough for you, the process ends at this point.
Complete removal
To perform the second method, you must know your password and login; if you don’t remember something, then immediately restore all the data, and then continue from this point. Please note that this method completely deletes all data about your Mi account from Xiaomi servers, including information stored on Mi Cloud.
- Open the official Xiaomi website in the browser.
- We look for the “Login to MI account” section and enter.
- After successful authorization, look below for the “Delete” item (on an orange background).
- After this, we are transferred to a screen where we need to carefully enter the ID and PASSWORD.
- If everything is entered correctly, a page with English text opens, which contains a list of materials that will be lost forever when permanently deleted.
- In the last line where our agreement is requested, put a checkmark, then click “ Delete account ”.
- That's it, the operation is completed.
In some cases, you need to wait two or three days for the phone number to be completely unlinked. During this period, it may constantly require a password.
