Security
Revoke Sign in with Google, Apple, or Facebook Access
Every time you tap Sign in with Google, Apple, or Facebook, that app gets a standing connection to your account. Most people never look at the list again. Here is how to review it and remove what you do not use.
Why This Is Worth Doing
Social sign-in is convenient, but each connection is a permission that stays active until you remove it. Depending on what you approved, an app may be able to see your name, email address, profile photo, and in some cases more. Apps you stopped using years ago still have that access.
Removing the connection cuts off the app's ability to sign in through that account and to request fresh data from it. It is a quick cleanup that shrinks the number of companies tied to your main accounts.
Before You Remove Anything
If you created the account with Sign in with Google, Apple, or Facebook, that button may be your only way in. Removing the connection first can lock you out.
CHECK THIS FIRST
Open the app and look for a way to set a password or add an email login. If you plan to keep using the app, do that before you remove access. If you are done with the app, skip ahead.
Google
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Open your Google AccountGo to myaccount.google.com and choose Security.
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Find third-party connectionsLook for Your connections to third-party apps & services and select See all connections. Google changes these labels now and then, but the section sits under Security.
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Pick an appSelect the app or site you no longer use.
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Remove accessChoose Delete all connections or Remove access and confirm.
Apple
On an iPhone or iPad:
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Open SettingsTap your name at the top, then Sign-In & Security.
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Open Sign in with AppleYou will see every app that uses it.
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Pick an appTap the app you want to disconnect.
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Stop using itTap Stop Using Apple Account. Older iOS versions say Stop Using Apple ID.
You can also do this on the web at account.apple.com under Sign-In and Security. If you used Hide My Email for the app, you may need to sign up again as a new account if you return to it.
Facebook
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Open SettingsIn Facebook, open Settings & privacy, then Settings.
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Find Apps and websitesSearch the settings for Apps and websites. It may sit under Accounts Center depending on your account.
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Review the listActive apps are listed with what each one can access.
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Remove the ones you do not useSelect an app and choose Remove.
After You Remove Access
Removing a connection stops future sign-ins and new data requests. It does not delete what the app already collected. To get that removed, ask the company to delete your account or data. Our guide on deleting old accounts walks through it.
For accounts you keep, use a unique password in a password manager and turn on two-factor authentication. See passwords and 2FA and passkeys explained.
Common Questions
Does revoking access delete my account on the app?
No. It only removes the connection to your Google, Apple, or Facebook login. The app's own account and data stay until you ask the company to delete them.
Will I lose my data in the app?
Possibly lose access to it. If sign-in was your only login, you may not be able to get back in, so set a password first if you want to keep the account.
How often should I review these connections?
Once or twice a year is enough for most people. Do it whenever you clean out old accounts.
Is Sign in with Apple more private than Google or Facebook?
It shares less by default and offers Hide My Email, which gives the app a forwarding address instead of your real one. You still have a connection to review and remove.
Can an app still see my data after I remove it?
It keeps whatever it already stored. It cannot request new information through that login once access is removed.
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