Learn about third-party connections
Important: Third parties are companies or developers that aren’t Google. Only share your data with third parties that you trust. Google doesn’t set up connections without your permission.
To unlock helpful features, you can choose to share data between your Google Account and third-party apps and services.
Sign in with Google
Sign in with Google helps you easily and securely sign in to third-party apps and services with your existing Google Account. When you use Sign in with Google, you don't have to enter a username and password repeatedly across different services.
You can use your Google Account to sign in to third-party apps and services in 3 ways:
- Sign in with Google button: If you've never used Sign in with Google to sign in to the third-party app or service, the app or service displays a non-personalized Sign in with Google button. If you've previously used Sign in with Google with the third-party app or service, it displays a personalized button with your profile picture and email address.
- Google sign-in prompt: When you go to an app or service that supports the Google sign-in prompt, a notification pops up. This notification prompts you to sign up or sign in. After you tap this, you're signed in to the third-party app or service.
- Automatic sign-in: If you’re signed in to your Google Account and have previously granted consent to share your profile with the third party for the purpose of signing in, Automatic sign-in removes the manual steps to sign in when you return to an app or service.
Learn more about how Sign in with Google works.
Learn how Sign in with Google helps you share data safely.
Third-party access to your Google Account
To unlock helpful features, you can give third-party apps and services some access to your Google Account data. For example, a photo editor app may request access to your Google Photos to apply filters.
You can give third-party apps and services different levels of access to your Google Account, like basic account info and to access or modify your account data. If you authorize a third-party app to have some access to manage your Google Account data, they can edit, create, and delete data in your Google Account.
Learn how to share some access to your Google Account data with third-party apps.
Learn how Google helps you share some account data with third parties safely.
Linked third-party accounts that Google can access
You can link an account from a third-party app or service to your Google Account. Once linked, you can interact with that third-party app or service on devices that are signed in to your Google Account.
For example, you may link your account on a streaming music service to your Google Account, then ask Google to play a song or resume a podcast. You may get a prompt to link to a third-party app or service while you use a Google product and can choose to complete the process to link your account.
Learn more about Google Account Linking with third-party apps and services.
Learn how Google helps you share data safely through Google Account Linking.
How Google helps protect your data & personal info
Important: If you delete the connection between your Google Account and a third-party app or service, the app or service may keep the data you've already shared with them. To delete data shared with the third-party app or service, go to the app or service’s website for details.
- Google doesn’t share your Google Account password with any third-party app or service.
- You can review the type of data that you consented to share from your Google Account to the third party.
- You can remove the access a third party has to your Google Account at any time.