{"id":11268,"date":"2018-02-06T11:47:37","date_gmt":"2018-02-06T08:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/?p=11268"},"modified":"2018-02-06T11:49:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-06T08:49:22","slug":"how-to-change-your-google-play-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/how-to-change-your-google-play-account\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your Google Play account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re setting up a new Android phone, you&#8217;re using the same account for all of Google&#8217;s services, like Google Play, YouTube, Photos and so on. However, sometimes, due to various reasons, you will be forced to change the account you&#8217;re using a specific service with.<\/p>\n<p>Take Google&#8217;s app store. Let&#8217;s say that you need to use a different account here, for one good reason. For example, let&#8217;s say that somebody offered you an account with some cash on it, gained through Google Opinion Rewards or by redeeming a card, and you want to add it to your phone.<\/p>\n<p>Again, this is just an example, as the idea is clear: we&#8217;re not talking about how you can change your Google Play account, but about adding a new one in the Play Store, if you just can&#8217;t use the current one, from various reasons.<\/p>\n<p>The procedure is really simple since everything you can do is follow these steps:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Go to your phone&#8217;s Settings menu<\/li>\n<li>Tap Accounts &gt; Add account &gt; Google<\/li>\n<li>Follow all the on-screen instructions to add a new account<\/li>\n<li>After you&#8217;re done, open the Play Store and tap on the menu on the upper left<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11657 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-play-account.jpg\" alt=\"change your Google Play account\" width=\"500\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-play-account.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-play-account-150x133.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-play-account-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.unlockunit.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/google-play-account-768x683.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tap on your current account and a dropdown menu will appear, allowing you to select the new account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can repeat this procedure as many times as you want.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you&#8217;re setting up a new Android phone, you&#8217;re using the same account for all of Google&#8217;s services, like Google Play, YouTube, Photos and so on. 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