How to Remove an Account From Gmail: 3 Cases Explained

Google’s current Gmail Help page on signing out spells out a distinction most users never notice: on a computer you can sign out of Gmail, but on a phone or tablet you can only remove your account from the device — the two actions are not the same thing, and a third action, deleting the Google Account, is irreversible. That single asymmetry is where most “I deleted my Gmail by accident” stories come from. I have walked this routine on my own accounts and on a dozen client laptops and phones over the last few years, and the pattern is always the same: people pick the wrong button because the three concepts share a name. Here is how to remove an account from Gmail cleanly in each of the three real situations — signing out, removing from a device or from the Gmail app, unlinking an external address you added with Check mail from other accounts — plus the irreversible delete-Google-Account path with the safeguards Google itself recommends.

TL;DR: the right action for each case

Sign out when you just want to end the session on a shared computer — one click in the profile menu top right of Gmail. Remove the account from the Gmail mobile app or from the device when you no longer use that phone or tablet — Manage accounts on this device → Remove. Unlink an external address in Settings → Accounts and Import → Check mail from other accounts → Delete. Delete only Gmail in Data & Privacy → Delete a Google service if you want to drop the mailbox but keep Drive, Photos and YouTube. Delete the entire Google Account only when you genuinely want every Google trace gone — the action is irreversible after Google’s recovery window.

The shortest version of the flow, no extra context:

End a session on a shared or borrowed computer. Profile picture top right → Sign out. Account stays intact everywhere else.
Take a Google Account off a phone you no longer use as your own. Gmail app → profile → Manage accounts on this device → Remove. Data on Google servers untouched.
Stop pulling mail from a non-Gmail address you previously linked. Gmail web → Settings → Accounts and Import → Check mail from other accounts → Delete.
Drop the @gmail.com mailbox but keep Drive, Photos, YouTube. Google Account → Data & Privacy → Delete a Google service → Gmail.
Erase the entire Google identity. Google Account → Data & Privacy → Delete your Google Account. Back up everything first via Google Takeout — the action is irreversible after the recovery window.

The rest of the guide walks each path step-by-step, with the exact menu names Google uses today and the data that survives or disappears in each case.

The three things “remove account from Gmail” actually means

”Remove account from Gmail” is one phrase covering three completely different operations: signing out of a Gmail session, removing a Google Account from a device or from the Gmail app’s account list, and deleting the underlying Google Account or its Gmail service. The first two are fully reversible and do not touch any data on Google’s servers. The third is the one that destroys mail, Drive files and Photos — Google warns it is reversible only inside a recovery window after which the account is permanently gone.

The reason this query has so much search volume is the same reason the action goes wrong so often: Google’s UI uses the words sign out, remove and delete on three different buttons that look similar but produce very different outcomes.

Sign out. Closes the current browser session for a specific Google Account on a specific browser or device. The account is still on your profile menu list — one click to sign back in. No data is affected anywhere. This is the right action 95 percent of the time on a shared or public computer.

Remove account from device or from the Gmail app. Takes the account off the device’s account list (Android system, iOS Mail, or the Gmail app’s internal account selector). The data on Google’s servers is untouched; you can re-add the account from any other device, immediately, with no recovery process. This is the right action when you stop using a phone, sell a laptop, or pass a tablet to someone else.

Unlink a Check mail from other accounts entry. Disconnects an external email address you previously taught Gmail to pull mail from via POP. Removes the link without removing the external account itself — your Yahoo, Outlook or iCloud mailbox is unaffected on its own provider. Already-imported messages stay in your Gmail archive.

Delete a Google service (Gmail only). A partial deletion path that wipes the @gmail.com mailbox while preserving Drive, Photos, YouTube, Play purchases and the Google Account identity. You add a non-Gmail address as the new primary recovery email.

Delete your Google Account. The full irreversible path. Google warns explicitly that all the data and content in that account — emails, files, calendars, photos, purchased apps and movies — are lost. There is a short recovery window after which the account cannot be brought back.

Pick the right one the first time and the rest of this guide is mechanical.

Sign out of Gmail on a computer

On a computer, open Gmail, click your profile picture in the top right corner, then click Sign out. Google’s current Gmail Help page documents this as the only sign-out action on desktop — the account remains on your profile menu so you can sign back in with one click, and no data on Google servers is affected. If you signed in to multiple Google Accounts in the same browser, the menu lets you sign out of all accounts at once or pick one to sign out individually.

The exact flow on a desktop browser:

Open mail.google.com in your browser. Make sure the right account is active in the top-right profile menu.
Click your profile picture in the top right corner of Gmail.
Click Sign out at the bottom of the menu. To leave every signed-in Google Account at once, click Sign out of all accounts instead.
Confirm in the next screen. The browser returns to the Google sign-in page, and any other tab that was signed in to the same account becomes signed out on its next refresh.

Sign out is the right action on a shared laptop, a public-library computer, a borrowed work machine, or any browser where you do not want a future visitor to land on your inbox. It does not change anything about the account, the data, the recovery options, two-factor authentication, or other devices.

The common confusion at this step is signing out of the wrong Google profile when you have several signed in to the same browser. The fix is to look at the email address shown in the top-right menu before clicking — and if you are unsure, sign out of all accounts and sign back in only to the one you need.

For the related case where you want a separate Chrome profile per Google identity instead of stacking them in the same window, our guide on how to add another account to Gmail walks the multi-account setup with the profile-isolation tradeoffs.

Remove a Google Account from the Gmail mobile app

In the Gmail app on Android or iPhone, tap your profile picture in the top right, choose Manage accounts on this device, then tap Remove next to the account you want off the app. On Android, the same action is available system-wide under Settings → Passwords and accounts → select the Google Account → Remove account. On iPhone, the Gmail app’s Remove action takes the account off the Gmail app only — iOS Mail, Calendar and any other app using the same Google Account are not affected and need a separate removal.

The Gmail mobile app has held the same 5-account-maximum limit for years and surfaces account management behind the profile picture in the top-right corner. The exact flow:

On Android, from the Gmail app:

Open the Gmail app.
Tap your profile picture in the top right.
Tap Manage accounts on this device.
Tap the account you want to remove, then tap Remove account. Confirm.

On Android, system-wide (removes the account from every Google app on the phone):

Open the system Settings app.
Tap Passwords and accounts (or Accounts on older Android versions).
Tap the Google Account you want to remove.
Tap Remove account. Confirm.

On iPhone or iPad, from the Gmail app:

Open the Gmail app.
Tap your profile picture in the top right.
Tap Manage accounts on this device.
Tap Edit in the top right, then tap Remove next to the account, and tap Done.

The data on Google’s servers is untouched. Mail, Drive files, Photos, Calendar entries and YouTube history are still there. Signing in to the same account from any browser or any other device immediately restores the entire inbox. The action is reversible at any time by re-adding the account.

The honest gotcha on iPhone is that the Gmail app and iOS Mail are two separate places: removing the account from the Gmail app does not remove the equivalent account from the iOS Mail app, and vice versa. If you want every trace of the account off the phone, you need to remove from both apps — and if the account is also used to sign in to iCloud-linked services or third-party apps via Google sign-in, those continue working until you sign out of them individually.

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For the related case where you are juggling several Gmail accounts and want a single desktop client that unifies them in one inbox instead of switching between them, our Mailbird 2026 review covers the unified-inbox workflow in depth.

Unlink an external email added with Check mail from other accounts

On Gmail web, open Settings → See all settings → Accounts and Import. In the Check mail from other accounts section, find the linked external address and click Delete. The unlink is immediate and reversible — Gmail stops pulling new mail from the external address, no messages already imported are deleted, and you can re-link the address later with the same flow. Google’s official help page notes that if mail keeps arriving, you should sign in to the external account and turn off any automatic forwarding rule created during the original link.

This is the case for anyone who set up Gmail to fetch mail from a Yahoo, Outlook, iCloud or work address via POP — the linked account stays in your Gmail under one tab, but you no longer want it pulled in.

The flow on Gmail web:

Open Gmail on a computer.
Click the gear icon in the top right and choose See all settings.
Click the Accounts and Import tab (or Accounts if you are using a workspace account).
Scroll to the Check mail from other accounts section. Find the external address you want to unlink.
Click Delete next to that address. Gmail confirms in a small dialog. The link is removed immediately and no new mail is pulled from that address.

The action does not touch the external account itself. Your Yahoo, Outlook or iCloud mailbox is intact on its own provider, with all its messages, settings and forwarding rules — except the rule Google created when you set up the original link, if you used one. The official Google help page notes that if mail keeps appearing in Gmail after the unlink, sign in to the external account and disable any automatic forwarding rule pointing to your Gmail address.

Mail that Gmail already imported from the external address stays in your Gmail archive forever — the unlink only stops the future flow, not the historical record.

If you originally set up a related send-as-from configuration alongside the link (so outgoing mail could be sent as the external address), that lives in the same Accounts and Import tab under Send mail as, and you remove it the same way — click delete next to the address. Our guide on how to send mail as a different address from Gmail walks the send-as setup if you need to keep the send capability while dropping the receive link.

For the related multi-account case where you originally added the external address because you wanted everything in one place, the cleaner answer is often the gmail-and-outlook-together workflow rather than a POP link — same outcome with less moving infrastructure.

Delete only Gmail and keep the rest of the Google Account

Google’s official Account Help documents a partial deletion path: Google Account → Data and Privacy → Delete a Google service → Gmail. This wipes the @gmail.com mailbox and the @gmail.com address while preserving Drive files, Photos, YouTube subscriptions, Play purchases and the Google Account itself. You are prompted to add a non-Gmail address that becomes the new primary recovery email. The action stops new mail to the old @gmail.com immediately and the existing messages are deleted on the same schedule Google applies to full account deletion.

This is the right action when you want to abandon Gmail as your email client but you still use Google Drive, Photos, YouTube, Play or any other Google service tied to the same identity.

The exact flow:

Sign in to the Google Account you want to modify at myaccount.google.com.
Click Data and privacy in the left navigation.
Scroll to the Data from apps and services you use section.
Click Delete a Google service.
Re-authenticate when prompted.
Find Gmail in the list of services and click the bin icon next to it.
Enter an alternate email address that is not a Gmail address — this becomes your new primary recovery and sign-in email for the surviving Google Account.
Google sends a confirmation link to that alternate address. Click the link to finalize the Gmail deletion.

The mailbox closes immediately. Messages addressed to your old @gmail.com address start bouncing within a short window. Your Drive files, Photos library, YouTube subscriptions, Play purchases and account history are all preserved, accessible from the same Google identity using the new alternate email as sign-in.

The decision to take before clicking is whether to back up Gmail first. Google Takeout exports the entire mailbox as MBOX files — useful if you may want to import the archive into another provider later. The Takeout export runs in the background and emails you a download link; do it before starting the Delete a Google service flow, because once the service is deleted the export is no longer available.

For the related case of changing the recovery email and the 2FA setup before any destructive action, our guide on Gmail account recovery options covers the recovery configuration that should be in place before any partial or full deletion.

Delete the entire Google Account (irreversible)

Deleting your Google Account is the only action that destroys data. Google’s help page warns explicitly that you lose all the data and content in that account — Gmail messages, Drive files, Calendars, Photos, YouTube history, purchased Play apps and movies — and after a short recovery window the account cannot be brought back. The path is Google Account → Data and Privacy → Delete your Google Account, with a Google Takeout export strongly recommended beforehand and the recovery email and phone confirmed first.

This is the path for anyone who genuinely wants every Google trace gone — duplicate accounts you no longer need, an old account tied to a deprecated identity, or the rare case of complete platform exit.

Before clicking anything, do three things:

Back up everything you might want later. Use Google Takeout (takeout.google.com) to export Gmail, Drive, Photos, Calendar, Contacts, YouTube history and any other data you might need. The export is delivered as one or more downloadable archives. This is irreversible after deletion.
Cancel paid subscriptions tied to the account. Google Workspace, Google One storage, YouTube Premium, any in-app subscriptions on Android — cancel through the standard Subscriptions page before deletion. The account closure does not automatically refund anything.
Move important sign-ins off the account. Any third-party site where you sign in with Google using this account will lose access. Switch each one to a different sign-in method before deletion.

The deletion flow:

Sign in to the Google Account you want to delete at myaccount.google.com.
Click Data and privacy in the left navigation.
Scroll to the bottom and click Delete your Google Account under “More options”.
Re-authenticate when prompted. Google shows a multi-step confirmation page listing exactly what will be lost.
Check both confirmation boxes acknowledging the irreversible loss of data and the impact on connected services.
Click Delete Account. The account is closed immediately. There is a short recovery window during which you may be able to restore it from the same recovery email or phone — Google does not publish the exact length and reserves the right to change it.

After the recovery window closes, the data is gone and the @gmail.com address may be permanently retired (Google does not recycle deleted Gmail addresses for reuse by other people, per its own policy).

If the deletion was a mistake, attempt recovery immediately — the recovery flow is the same as for a forgotten password, walked in detail in our Gmail account recovery options guide.

What survives, what is lost: a comparison

The five actions produce five different outcomes on data, recovery and access. Sign out and remove from device both preserve everything on Google’s servers — only the local session changes. Unlink Check mail from other accounts preserves both the external account and the historical imports. Delete a Google service (Gmail only) destroys the Gmail mailbox but preserves Drive, Photos, YouTube and the Google identity. Delete the entire Google Account destroys everything tied to it and is reversible only inside a short recovery window.

Action	Gmail messages	Drive / Photos / YouTube	Other devices still work	Reversible?	Right when…
Sign out (computer)	Untouched	Untouched	Yes	Instantly — sign back in	Shared or public computer
Remove from Gmail mobile app	Untouched	Untouched	Yes	Instantly — re-add the account	Phone you no longer use
Remove Google Account from Android system	Untouched on servers	Untouched on servers	Yes	Instantly — re-add on phone	Sell or give away the phone
Unlink Check mail from other accounts	Already-imported mail stays in Gmail; no new pulls	External account unaffected	Yes	Yes — re-link later	You stopped using the external address through Gmail
Delete a Google service (Gmail)	Deleted	Preserved	Yes (with new sign-in email)	No (after deletion confirmed)	Drop Gmail, keep Drive/Photos/YouTube
Delete the entire Google Account	Deleted	Deleted	No	Only inside Google’s recovery window	Total exit, no second thoughts

The pattern is clear: the only two actions that touch data are the two delete actions, and both go through Data and Privacy with multi-step confirmation. Anything you can do from the profile-picture menu or from the Gmail app’s account list is reversible by design.

Multi-account cleanup and one unified inbox

If part of why you are looking up how to remove a Gmail account is that you are managing three or four accounts and want simpler infrastructure, the cleaner answer is often not to remove an account but to unify them in one client. A unified-inbox client like Mailbird on Windows surfaces every account in one view, lets you compose from each address, and removes the device-level account-switching dance entirely. Removal stays the right action when the account is genuinely retired; unification is the right action when the accounts are all still in use.

The pattern I see most often on client laptops is three or four Google Accounts that are all still in active use — a personal address, a freelance address, a side-project address, sometimes a legacy address kept for one important contact. The user wants to remove one but actually needs all of them; the friction is the constant profile-switching, not the existence of the accounts.

Two paths through that situation:

Add the accounts to the Gmail app or Gmail web’s multi-account selector. Both surfaces support up to 5 accounts in parallel under the profile-picture menu — accounts on the Gmail app for mobile, accounts on Gmail web for desktop browsers. Our guide on how to add another account to Gmail walks the multi-account setup with the limits and quirks of each surface, and our guide on Gmail alias setup covers the related case of adding sending aliases to a single account without provisioning a new mailbox.

Use a desktop client that unifies them in one inbox. Mailbird on Windows is the one I keep coming back to: one window, every Google Account stacked into a single unified inbox view, compose-as picks the right sending address per thread automatically. Removes the device-level switching entirely. On Mac the closest equivalents are Mimestream for Gmail-only setups and Spark for mixed providers.

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The honest read: if you genuinely no longer use the account, remove it cleanly with one of the paths above. If you remove it because the switching is painful, you have not solved the underlying problem and the next account will surface the same friction within weeks. Unification is the long-term answer.

For the broader workflow of running multiple email accounts at once across Gmail, Outlook and other providers, our guide on how to manage multiple email accounts walks the consolidation strategy with the tooling tradeoffs at each scale.

Common pitfalls and how to avoid them

There are predictable ways to go wrong when removing an account. Naming them prevents the worst outcomes.

Confusing remove with delete on Android. Settings → Passwords and accounts → Remove account looks final but is fully reversible — the data on Google’s servers is untouched. The actually destructive action lives at myaccount.google.com under Data and Privacy. Read the warning text Google shows before each confirmation.
Losing the 2FA recovery option. Removing an account from a device wipes the device-bound 2FA codes for that account on that device. If the device was your only 2FA method, sign in becomes very hard. Verify you have at least one backup method (backup codes, an alternate phone, a security key, the Google Authenticator app on another device) before removing on a primary device. Our Gmail two-factor authentication setup guide covers the recovery configuration in depth.
Forgetting Drive and Photos data when deleting. Delete your Google Account destroys Drive files and Photos library on the same action — these are not separate services from a deletion standpoint. Run Google Takeout first if there is anything you might want.
Removing the account that owns a Workspace domain. If the Google Account is also the super-admin of a Google Workspace domain, deleting the personal Google Account does not delete the Workspace — but it does revoke admin privileges on it. Transfer the super-admin role to another account before deletion.
Re-adding an account immediately after a remove and getting unexpected sync. When you re-add a removed account on the same device, Gmail re-downloads the inbox from scratch. On large mailboxes the initial sync can take hours and drain battery. Re-add on Wi-Fi and on charge if the mailbox is over a few thousand messages.
Assuming Check mail from other accounts removal also disconnects sending. The unlink only stops the receive side. If you set up a related Send mail as configuration for the same address, it remains active until you separately delete it from the same Accounts and Import tab. Our Gmail send as different address guide covers the send-as cleanup.

Where this guide stops working

There are honest limits to what a remove-from-Gmail playbook can fix.

Hijacked or compromised accounts. If you suspect the account was compromised, do not delete or remove — recovery becomes much harder afterward. Run Google’s Security Checkup first and walk our Gmail account compromised steps guide.
Accounts under legal hold or eDiscovery. Corporate Workspace accounts under retention or legal hold cannot be deleted by the user — the action is reserved to the workspace admin and subject to the retention policy.
Inherited or shared family accounts. If the account is shared with a family member (a parent, a partner, an estate), removal or deletion has downstream consequences for the other party. Discuss before clicking.
Account used as a recovery contact for someone else. If your Google Account is set as a recovery address or phone for another person’s account, deleting it weakens their recovery posture. Move the recovery contact off your account first.

The verdict

The right action for “remove account from Gmail” depends entirely on which of the five real cases you are in: sign out on a computer, remove from a phone or from the Gmail app, unlink an external Check-mail address, delete Gmail only, or delete the entire Google Account. Pick from the profile-picture menu for the reversible cases, from Data and Privacy for the destructive ones. Back up via Google Takeout before any delete action, and confirm recovery and 2FA are in place before removing on a primary device.

Working through this on my own accounts and on a dozen client laptops and phones, the rules that hold are short:

Default to the reversible action. Sign out, remove from device, unlink an external link — all are recoverable in one click. The destructive paths are intentionally buried under multiple confirmations.
Read the menu name before clicking. Sign out, Remove account, Delete account and Delete a Google service look similar in the UI and produce wildly different outcomes. The destructive ones live in Data and Privacy; the reversible ones live in the profile menu or device Settings.
Always back up with Google Takeout before any delete. The export is free, runs in the background, and is the only path back if the deletion was a mistake outside the recovery window.
Confirm 2FA and recovery email before removing on a primary device. A removal that leaves you with no working sign-in method is the worst failure mode of this guide.
Unify when the real problem is too many accounts in active use. Removing the right account is the answer when the account is genuinely retired; unifying in one client is the answer when the accounts all still matter.

Best for: anyone managing personal Gmail, Workspace or a mix of both who needs to end a session, take an account off a device, unlink an external mailbox, or close a Gmail mailbox cleanly. Skip if you suspect the account was compromised — the recovery path is different and the account-compromised steps guide should come first.

Alexis Dollé

Founder & Editor

Alexis Dollé, email expert for 10+ years. Founder of Email Tools. I have walked the Gmail remove-and-delete routine on my own accounts and on a dozen client laptops and phones over the last few years — I test every email client and utility myself, then write about them the way I would explain them to a friend. No marketing fluff, no sponsored rankings, every claim sourced.

Sources & references

Google — Sign out of Gmail. Current canonical Gmail Help page for the sign-out flow on computer and the remove-from-device distinction on phone and tablet. Accessed 2026-05-25. support.google.com/mail/answer/8154
Google — Add another email account in the Gmail app. Documents the multi-account flow on Gmail for Android, iPhone and iPad, including the 5-account limit and the Remove action under Manage accounts on this device. Accessed 2026-05-25. support.google.com/mail/answer/6078445
Google — Check emails from other accounts in Gmail. Documents the Check mail from other accounts section in Accounts and Import, the Delete action for unlinking, and the note on disabling automatic forwarding on the external account. Accessed 2026-05-25. support.google.com/mail/answer/21289
Google — Delete your Google Account. Documents the irreversible full-deletion path through Data and Privacy, the explicit warning on losing all data and content, the Android and Chromebook impacts, and the existence of a recovery window. Accessed 2026-05-25. support.google.com/accounts/answer/32046
Google — Delete a Google service. Documents the partial-deletion path that removes Gmail while preserving Drive, Photos, YouTube and the Google Account identity, with the requirement to add a non-Gmail recovery address. Accessed 2026-05-25. support.google.com/accounts/answer/61177
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Frequently asked questions

What is the difference between signing out, removing, and deleting a Gmail account?

Signing out closes the session on the current device but keeps the account on your profile list — one click signs you back in. Removing an account takes it off a specific device or off the Gmail app’s account list without touching the account itself; the data on Google’s servers is untouched and you can re-add the account on any other device. Deleting the Google Account is the irreversible action: it wipes Gmail messages, Drive files, Photos, YouTube history and purchased Play content, and after Google’s recovery window closes the account is gone. The right choice is sign out on a shared computer, remove on a device you no longer use, delete only when you genuinely want the entire Google identity erased.

How do I remove a Gmail account from the Gmail mobile app on Android or iPhone?

Open the Gmail app, tap your profile picture in the top right, choose Manage accounts on this device, then tap Remove next to the account you want off the app. On Android the action only removes the account from the Gmail app’s view; if you also want to remove the underlying Google Account from the whole phone, go to Settings → Passwords and accounts → tap the account → Remove account. On iPhone the Gmail app’s Remove action takes the account off the app entirely; iOS Mail and other apps that use the same account are not affected. The Google Account itself, its data and recovery options are unchanged.

How do I unlink an external email address I added with Check mail from other accounts?

On Gmail web, open Settings → See all settings → Accounts and Import. In the Check mail from other accounts section, find the linked address and click Delete. Google notes that if mail keeps arriving after the unlink, you should also sign in to the external account and turn off any automatic forwarding rule that was created when you set up the link. The unlink is immediate, no messages already imported are deleted, and you can re-link the address later with the same flow.

Will removing my Google Account from a device delete my emails or Drive files?

No. Removing an account from a device only takes it off the account list on that specific device — the Google servers still hold every Gmail message, Drive file, Photo, Calendar entry and YouTube history. Sign in to the same account from any other device or any browser and everything is still there. The only action that actually destroys data is delete Google Account from the Data and Privacy settings, and Google warns explicitly that you will lose all the data and content in that account once the recovery window closes.

Can I delete only Gmail and keep the rest of my Google Account?

Yes. Google’s Account Help documents a partial deletion path — Account → Data and Privacy → Delete a Google service → Gmail. This removes the Gmail mailbox and the @gmail.com address while preserving Drive files, Photos, YouTube subscriptions, Play purchases and the Google Account itself. You will be prompted to add a non-Gmail address that becomes the new primary recovery email. The action stops new mail to the old @gmail.com immediately; existing messages are deleted on the same schedule Google applies to full account deletion.

Will I lose two-factor authentication or saved passwords if I remove the account?

Removing an account from a device does not change two-factor authentication — your authenticator app codes, security keys and backup codes continue to work. Saved passwords on the device tied to the removed account are gone from that device’s autofill, but the Chrome Password Manager copies are still available when you sign in to the account elsewhere. The risk to watch is removing an account that holds your only 2FA recovery option — make sure you have an alternate sign-in method or backup codes saved before removing on a primary device.

Related: How to add another account to Gmail — the multi-account setup flow. Gmail alias setup — sending aliases without provisioning a new mailbox. Gmail account recovery options — the recovery configuration to confirm before any destructive action. Gmail app passwords — managing app-specific passwords on accounts with 2FA. Mailbird review 2026 — the unified-inbox client for multi-account workflows.