Separating your Google account from your Xiaomi smartphone can be a must in a variety of situations, such as selling your phone, handing it over to your family or simply changing your primary profile, but many users find that even after logging out of your account in the settings, the device continues to request your old account data — especially after resetting to factory settings, due to the Factory Reset Protection (FRP) feature that Google has implemented to protect against theft.
In this article, we will discuss all the current ways to completely remove a Google account from Xiaomi phones, including the Redmi Note models. 12/13, POCO F5/X5, Black Shark 5/6 and others working on MIUI 14/15 Android 13/14. We pay special attention to methods that bypass FRP-If you plan to sell or rent your phone for repair, be sure to read the section about hard reset to avoid problems with the new owner.
Why Google Accounts Should Be Cut off from Xiaomi and What Happens If They Don’t
Many users mistakenly believe that it is enough to simply log out of your account in the settings, but in fact, the Google profile remains linked to the device at the system level, which leads to the following problems:
- 🔒 FRP-lock after reset: the phone will require you to enter a login / password from your old account, even if you have already deleted it.
- 📱 Data Sync: Contacts, photos, and notes can be automatically restored on a new device.
- 🔄 Change of account conflicts: new apps may not be installed due to linking to an old profile.
- 🛡️ Security risks: If your phone falls into the wrong hands, access to your data (such as Google Pay or Gmail) can be restored.
This is especially critical for MIUI devices, which also have a Xiaomi Account binding. Unless you delete both accounts, the new owner will not be able to activate the phone after the reset!
⚠️ Attention: On Xiaomi phones with Android 12+ and MIUI 13+ Google account binding to hardware ID is stricter. Easy logging out in settings is not enough - you need to delete it completely through Settings → Accounts or resets.
Preparing for decoupling: what to do before deleting your account
Before you delete your Google account, follow a few critical steps to avoid losing your data and blocking:
- Keep a backup copy: 📁 Contacts: Export through Contacts → Management → Exports/imports. 📸 Photo/video: copy to PC or cloud (Google Photos, Mi Cloud). 🔑 Passwords: Check the saved logins in Settings → Google → Account management → Security → Passwords.
- Shut down the defenses: 🔐 Remove the pattern lock/PIN In Settings → Lock screen → Password. 📱 Deactivate Find My Device in Settings → Google → Security → Find the device.
Check the anchorages:
- 💳 Remove Bank Cards in Google Pay and Mi Pay.
- 🎮 Google Play Games, Mi Game Center).
After that:
- ✅ The account will be removed from the list in the settings.
- ✅ Applications will no longer sync with this profile.
- ❌ FRP-lock will remain active - when resetting the phone will require you to enter the data of this account!