Which apps can access your Google account? Review old connections

A calendar tool, photo service, or productivity app may retain account access long after you stop using it. Reviewing those connections is a useful follow-up to a password and security checkup.

1. Start from the correct Google account

Open your Google Account settings directly and find the linked-app or third-party connection section. If you use several Google accounts, check the account name before reviewing the list.

Select an app and read its details. Signing in with Google, giving an app access to Google data, and linking an external account are different connection types. Google’s connection-management guide explains how to review each type.

2. Compare access with the app’s purpose

Ask what you still use the app for and whether the permissions fit that task. Access may involve viewing, copying, or managing particular Google data. Google’s data-access explanation describes how authorization limits what an app can access.

For example, if you stopped using a scheduling tool months ago, check whether its calendar connection is still needed. Write down your decision in plain terms: “Still used weekly” or “No longer used.” This is more useful than treating every connection as equally risky.

3. Remove access you no longer need

For a data-access connection, open its details and choose Remove access, then confirm. Review the selected app carefully before doing so. Removing permission can stop features that depend on it.

If you still need the service, confirm you understand its sign-in and recovery options before changing a sign-in connection. On a work account, ask your administrator about required integrations.

4. Understand what removal does not do

Stopping future access is not the same as deleting the app’s account or erasing information it already copied. If you want previously shared data deleted, check the developer’s deletion process and privacy policy separately.

An unfamiliar connection also deserves investigation rather than an immediate conclusion. Check the developer and the service you signed up for; the displayed name may differ from the name you remember.

Finish with an account check

If you suspect misuse, review account activity and follow Google’s security guidance. Our account security checklist covers related checks, while our suspicious-link guide helps if you approved access through a questionable message.

Repeat the review when you stop using a service, not just when a warning appears.