To unlock certain features, you can give apps from developers other than Google some access to your Google Account data. For example, a photo editor app may request access to your Google Photos to apply filters.
Linked apps may request access to some Google products like Gmail, Drive, Calendar, Photos, and Contacts.
To give access to an app from a developer other than Google, you must sign in to your Google Account. If you delete your Google Account, you also delete all associated linked apps. When you delete your linked app account, it doesn’t affect your Google Account.
Learn more about what happens when you delete your Google Account or linked app .
If you believe a linked app misuses your data, you can report them. Learn how to report a linked app .
You can review or remove the linked apps that have some access to your Google Account data at any time. Learn how to manage links between your Google Account and apps from other developers .
Tip:If you have more than one link type, your linked apps with access appear under "{App name} has some access to your Google Account."
Give an app access to your Google Account
Important:
- Linked apps are created by companies or developers that aren’t Google. Only give access to your Google Account if you trust a third-party app.
- Do not share your Google Account password on a third-party app.
- If you share your Google Account password with a third-party app, they’ll have full access to your Google Account and this can compromise your account security. Instead, you can share some access to your Google Account data with trusted linked apps, which is more secure.
To share some access to your Google Account data:
- When an app prompts you to share access to your Google Account, review the request carefully to find what information and permissions it asks for.
- If you decide to share access, you must sign in to your Google Account.
- Authorize the app to have some access to your Google Account data.
Share your Google data with third party apps:
Tip:If you have more than one Google Account, you're prompted to select the account you want to use or sign in to another Google Account to continue.
If you allow access to an app, you may have the option to limit how long they can access your data. You'll get notified before a linked app’s access ends. To extend their access, go to your linked apps page .
What data and services linked apps can access
Linked apps can only access the data and services that you authorize them to. Before Google shares any of your data with an app from a developer other than Google, you’ll find a list of the data and services that the app wants to access.
For example, if you authorize a linked app to access only your Google Calendar data, they can only access that data. They can’t access any of your other Google data, like your Google Photos or Contacts.
You can remove access to your Google Account at any time.
You can give linked apps different levels of access to your Google Account like basic account information and to view or modify your account data. If you authorize a linked app's access to manage your Google Account data, they can edit, create, and delete data in your Google Account.
Learn the different Google Account access typesLinked apps can request different kinds of access to your Google Account. They can request access to:
- Get your basic profile: Your basic profile information includes your name, email address, and profile picture.
- To create a new account on the linked app, the linked app may request this information.
- When you use Sign in with Google on linked apps that have this feature, you authorize access to your basic profile. Learn how to use Sign in with Google .
- View and copy data from your Google Account: Linked apps can request permission to copy data like your contacts, photos, YouTube playlists, and more.
- If you revoke the a linked app’s access to your Google Account, they can’t access your data anymore. You may need to contact the developer of the app to request that they delete the data they already have.
- In some cases, you can decide to share a static copy of your data just once or share access to your data for 30 or 180 days. Learn how to share a copy of your data with an app by a developer other than Google .
- Manage data in your Google Account: Linked apps may request permission to edit, upload, create, or delete data in your Google Account.
- For example:
- A film editor app may edit your video and upload it to your YouTube channel.
- An event planner app may create or delete events on your Google Calendar.
- For example:
