Review the Apps Linked to Your Google Account

An app you tried once can be easy to forget. Start with the connections actually listed in your account, rather than guessing from the apps installed on your phone. The illustration uses generic account and app symbols. It is not a screenshot of Google settings or a real person's account. Identify the relationship first Google's linked-app overview distinguishes several kinds of connection. An app can use Google to identify you, receive permission to access some Google data, or share its own account data with Google. One app can have more than one relationship. Sign in with Google can provide profile information such as your name, email address, and profile picture to authenticate you and create an account. That is not the same question as whether an app has permission to read or modify files or calendar data. Inspect the actual permissions rather than inferring them from a familiar sign-in button. Review and remove the access you no longer need Open the linked-app page from Google's management instructions. Check that the selected Google account is the one you intend to review. For an app with access to Google data, open its details, review the permissions, and use the removal control when the access is no longer needed. For a sign-in connection, use the separate sign-in removal control. Google also distinguishes links that give Google access to the other service; removing those can disable linked features. Before changing a login connection, check the service's own account settings for another working sign-in or recovery method. That is a precaution, not a claim that every service offers a password fallback. For a work-managed account, confirm the workflow with its administrator before disconnecting a required integration. Disconnection is not deletion Google's data-sharing guidance explains that another service can copy information to its own servers. Its retention policy determines how long it keeps that information, and removal may require action through that service. Think of these as separate records: access removed, account closed, deletion requested, deletion confirmed. Record only what you have actually completed. A confirmation that a link was removed does not establish the other three. A useful note for your own records is the service name, connection type, permissions reviewed, action taken, and date. Keep it private; there is no need to publish a screenshot of the whole account page to show that you completed the review. Review agent permission separately when it appears Google's management page also describes permission for an agent to interact with a linked app. Removing that permission is not the same as deleting the underlying account connection. Check both controls when both are present; available labels and features can change. This site does not inspect or modify your Google connections. Our browser permission audit is a different check, limited to supported permissions for this site. For other privacy tasks, return to resources.