

I could not find an option in the app to sign out other than the aforementioned lag bug when switching between normal and incognito mode. There does not appear to be an option to sign out of the YouTube application once you are signed in and Incognito Mode becomes available on the device.

The option to turn Incognito Mode on or off replaces the sign out option in the YouTube app. Using Google without sign in limits the functionality on the site somewhat: you can't use subscriptions, messaging, or use other functionality on the site when you are not logged in to an account. Incognito Mode offers similar functionality to not signing in to YouTube in first place. Select Paid Memberships from the menu, tap on the menu again and there you have the sign out option. Update: Apparently, there is still a way but it is quite hidden. You can exit the mode at any time by tapping on the incognito icon that is displayed instead of the profile icon and selecting "turn off incognito". Incognito Mode is turned off automatically after a period of inactivity. When you open search, YouTube reminds you that the search history is paused while the mode is active. Other parts of the app may remind you that activity is not recorded. I actually use Firefox primarily because if I sign out of my primary Gmail address I also am now signed out of my Chrome profile (that is a MAJOR change) and I don't like that at all.Some functions on YouTube, subscriptions, for instance, become unavailable while you are in incognito mode. That's a whole other issue in and of itself.Īnd, for what it's worth, my Chrome version is Version.

However, you can still create a Google Account that does not have Gmail associated with it at all. Especially when a lot of users (including me) first "signed up" for a Gmail account - we basically were also creating a Google Account. The concept of "Google Account" and "Gmail Account" I know can be very confusing. Now there is a little upside down ^ next to the other 2 addresses (that are currently still signed out) - click that and you can then remove that account. I then signed out of all accounts (by clicking "Sign out of all accounts"), and then signed into my primary gmail account account again. I'll look through my screenshots from the past to see if I can find those). (Note the top avatar is for my Chrome profile - the other one in the Gmail Search bar line is my Gmail avatar - but since both are the same Google Account, both avatars are the same).Īs you rightly mention, there is no longer an "X" ( I do recall there used to be, but I think you still had to have signed out of all Gmail (Google) accounts before those would show up. I had also signed into 2 other Gmail addresses. Here's a screenshot where I'm signed into my Chrome profile that uses my primary gmail account. Keith and Ican'tchoose are talking about google accounts, not gmail user accounts.
