How to delete Google account from Xiaomi phone without deleting your account: 3 working ways

Deleting a Google account from a Xiaomi phone is a challenge that users face when selling a device, resetting to a factory setting, or wanting to switch to another profile. The main difficulty is that MIUI is closely integrated with Google services, and standard deleting through settings often leads to a complete erasure of account data. But what if you just need to untie the phone from Google, saving the account for other devices?

In this article, we will discuss 3 proven methods of de-association without losing access to mail, contacts, purchases in the Play Market and other data. The instructions are relevant for all Xiaomi, Redmi and POCO models based on MIUI 12/13/14 and Android 11-14, including the latest updates from 2026.

Why you can’t just delete your account through settings

If you go to Settings → Google Accounts → Delete your account, the system will prompt you to enter a password and warn you that all data from your phone (contacts, mail, calendars) will be erased. But this is not quite true.

• 📱 Local data (cache, app settings) will be deleted from the phone, but the account will remain active in the Google cloud.
• 🔒 Lockdown FRP (Factory Reset Protection will remain active unless it is disabled in advance.
• 🛒 Play Market purchases will continue, but access to them will be restricted on this phone.

The main problem is that MIUI doesn't provide a separate "untie device" option, like iOS does, so you have to use workarounds, and we'll go into detail below, starting with the safest one.

Method 1: Delete through Google Account Settings (without resetting)

This method works if you want to save all the data on your phone but remove the binding to a specific Google profile.It works on most Xiaomi devices with Android 10 and later.

1. Open Settings → Google Accounts.
2. Select the account that you want to untie.
3. Tap on Manage Google Account (the browser will open).
4. Go to the Security section → Your devices → Device management.
5. Find your Xiaomi in the list and click Remove (basket icon).

After that, the phone will disappear from the list of trusted devices in your Google account, but the profile will remain on the smartphone.

• 🔄 Back to Settings → Google accounts.
• 🗑️ Select an account and click Delete an account (now it’s secure – data won’t be deleted from the cloud).

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If the phone requires re-entering the password when installing apps from the Play Market after deleting, check if two-factor authentication is enabled in Google's settings.

Method 2: Using Developer Mode (for power users)

If the first method didn’t work (for example, due to the limitations of the corporate account), you can use the developer mode, which requires caution, but allows you to bypass some MIUI locks.

First, activate the developer mode:

1. Go to Settings. → The phone.
2. 7 times tap the MIUI version (you will be notified "You became a developer").
3. Back to Settings → Additionally. → For developers.

Now, follow the following steps:

Enable debugging on USB|Connect the phone to the PC|Launch the adb command|Reset the device-->

adb shell pm clear com.google.android.gms


adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.gsf.login




adb shell pm uninstall -k --user 0 com.google.android.gsf

These commands don't delete the account completely, but reset the sync settings.

1. Go to Settings. → Google accounts.
2. Delete your account in the standard way (this will not result in FRP blocking now).

⚠️ Attention: Use ADB If the Play Market or Gmail stopped working after completing commands, return the default settings to the For Developers section → Resetting access rights.

Method 3: Reset via Safe Mode (if the phone is locked)

If, after a failed account manipulation, Xiaomi’s phone blocked access to settings (for example, due to FRP), you can try Safe Mode.

To enter Safe Mode:

1. Press the power button before the off menu appears.
2. Press and hold the "Switch off" item (a suggestion will appear to go to safe mode).
3. Confirm the transition.

In safe mode:

• 🔓 Access to account settings will be unlocked.
• 📴 Delete your Google account through Settings → Accounts.
• 🔄 Restart your phone (Safe Mode will automatically shut down).

What to do if your account is still active after deleting

Sometimes even after deleting the account through the settings, it continues to appear in the system, which involves caching MIUI data, to completely clear the traces:

1. Go to Settings → Applications → Application Management.
2. Find Google Play Services and click Clear Cache + Clear Data.
3. Repeat for Google Play Market and Google Account Manager apps.
4. Reboot the phone.

If the problem persists, check:

• 🔍 Is sync enabled via Mi Account (it can duplicate Google data).
• 📲 Are there third-party launchers (like Nova Launcher) that cache accounts.

How to Avoid FRP Blocking After Deleting Your Account

Factory Reset Protection (FRP) is a protection mechanism that activates when the phone is reset to factory settings, and if it is not turned off in advance, the device will require the last Google account linked to it to be reset.

1. Before deleting your account, disable Settings → Google Accounts → Security → Find your device.
2. Remove all Google accounts from the Settings section → Users and accounts.
3. If you plan to reset, do it before deleting your account (via Settings → Additional → Resetting).

⚠️ Note: Some Xiaomi models (e.g. Redmi Note 10 Pro) POCO X3 Pro) FRP You can remain active even after you delete your account, in which case, make sure to reset your phone through Fastboot before selling it (the instructions are in the official documentation of Xiaomi).

Frequent mistakes and how to fix them

When you delete a Google account, users often face typical problems, and here are the most common ways to solve them:

If none of the methods worked, check:

• 📋 Is Mi Data Protection included in the security settings.
• 🔧 Are there custom firmware (for example, LineageOS) that can block account changes.
• 📡 Are you active? SIM-Corporate Policy Card (some operators block account changes).

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Before selling your phone, always make a full reset via Fastboot – this is the only way to guarantee that all data is deleted and accounts untie.

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