Google was reported to the Deceptive Design Tip Line over the difficulty of signing out of accounts in its iOS apps. According to the report, the apps offer options to “remove account” or to browse without an account, but provide no clear way to sign out; the help centre returns information on signing in but not on signing or logging out. The report further states that signing into one app, such as Google Docs or Gmail, also logs the user into other apps on the same account, such as Google Maps, even when those apps are not open.
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Google: No clear way to sign out of Google Apps on iOS
“It is difficult to sign out of accounts on Google Apps on iOS. There is the ability to “remove account” or to browse without using an account but there is no clear way to sign out of your account. Furthermore, when looking for help in the help center, information on logging out or signing out does not appear despite providing information on how to sign in. Google also appears to log you into multiple apps on the same account, even if you do not have them open. For example, logging into Google Docs or Gmail will also log you into Google Maps.”