Android: delete email account - how it works

If you no longer want to use the standard email app in Android, you can delete your email account. We show you how this works within the app.

Delete email account from Android app

In every Android version, an email app is preinstalled, which has the most important functions. If you would still prefer to switch to a third-party app or your email account has changed, you can delete an account once it has been set up.

1. To do this, open the email app on your smartphone or tablet.
2. Touch "More" at the top and select the "Settings" entry.
3. Then select the account you want to delete in the "Accounts" section.
4. Tap "Remove" in the top right corner and confirm the warning again with "Remove".
5. Your account will then be completely deleted from the Mail app and you will be returned to the start screen.

If you do not use the standard app, you must delete your account in the respective mail client. In another article, we reveal how this works with K9-Mail.