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Tuesday, March 17, 2020

Manage Your Google Construct Accounts For Youtube, Google+, In Addition To Photos

Update: When consumer Google+ shuts downward on Apr 2, 2019, all Google+ Pages volition last deleted. This volition non acquit on your YouTube channel or the underlying Brand Account. 

If you lot run a build name, trouble concern name, ring cite or whatever cite other than your personal Google trouble concern human relationship name for YouTube or a Google+ Page, you lot probable accept a Google Brand Account.  Some Google My Business Locations created earlier Oct 2017 may every bit good accept a Brand Account.

You tin contend your Google Brand Accounts in your Google Account Settings, independently from
Google+, YouTube, together with Google My Business. If you'd similar to merely dive in, opened upwardly myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts to acquire started.
Manage your Brand Account on the Details page
Brand Account Owners together with Managers volition accept slightly dissimilar options on the Details page
  • View General Account Info: Brand Account activity, security, together with associated information. (Owners only)
  • Edit Account Info: alter your Brand Account name, profile photo, together with profile information visible on Google+.
  • Manage Permissions: thought Managers together with Owners (Managers together with Owners), add together or take away Managers together with Owners (Owners only)
  • Act every bit the Brand Account: access your Brand Account's YouTube, Google+ or Google Photos accounts 
  • Delete Account: Delete the entire Brand Account, including the associated Google+ Page, YouTube Channel together with Google Photos (Owners only)
If you lot are interested inwards learning how to navigate to the Google Brand Account settings, read on!

Access your Brand Accounts from your Google Account settings

You tin contend all your Brand Accounts from your Google Account settings.

1. Open your Google Account Settings



Anywhere on Google, click your Google trouble concern human relationship profile photograph (or starting fourth dimension initial) at overstep right, together with then click the My Account button.

 That volition open myaccount.google.com

2. Under "Personal Info & Privacy" click "Manage Your Google Activity"



That opens https://myaccount.google.com/privacy#activity

3. Scroll downward to "Google Dashboard" together with click "Go to Google Dashboard"



That opens https://myaccount.google.com/dashboard

4. On your Dashboard click "Brand Accounts" to expand the options, together with then click "Go to Brand Accounts" 


Note: the Brand Accounts listed on the Google Dashboard solely those you lot Own, non those you lot Manage.  Clicking Go to Brand Accounts will exhibit all those you lot Manage as well.

That opens: https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts

5. On your "Brand Accounts" page click the Brand Account you lot desire to manage

Both the Brand Accounts you lot Own and Manage are listed.



That volition open: https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts/[PageID]/view

The [PageID] is the 21-digit position out at the destination of a Google+ Page's URL:
                             plus.google.com/112021642435135106763

6.. That volition opened upwardly the Brand Account Details for the Brand Account

Owner Options


Manager options
Click View General Account Info  for security, activity, notifications together with other Google trouble concern human relationship settings (Owners only)
Click Manage Permissions to view, add together or take away managers.
Click Edit Account Info to alter the name, profile photograph or other details

Manage the Brand Account for your YouTube channel

If your YouTube channel uses a business, ring or build name, you lot tin easily acquire to the channel's Brand Account to thought together with add together or take away Managers, or edit trouble concern human relationship details including the cite together with profile photograph (which are used every bit your channel cite together with channel icon).

1. Sign inwards to YouTube (www.youtube.com)

2. Make certain you lot are using the right channel identity

You tin switch channel identities yesteryear clicking your channel icon avatar at overstep right, together with then clicking Switch Account,  or yesteryear going to your Google Account's  All My Channels (www.youtube.com/channel_switcher)

3. Open your channel's Settings

Classic YouTube: Click your channel icon at overstep right, together with and then the gear to opened upwardly the Settings (www.youtube.com/account).


New YouTube: Click your channel icon at overstep right, together with then click Settings




4. On your channel's Settings page click Add or take away managers 


5. That volition opened upwardly the Brand Account Details for your channel's account

Notice this Brand Account solely has YouTube together with Photos, non Google+

Click View General Account Info for security, trouble concern human relationship activity, notifications together with other settings
Click Manage Permissions to view, add together or take away managers.
Click Edit Account Info to alter the name, profile photograph (channel icon) or other detail.
Click the Google Photos, Google+ or YouTube icon to navigate to those services

Manage the Brand Account for your Google+ Page

If you lot accept a Google+ Brand Page, amongst or without a YouTube channel, you lot tin access the Page's Brand Account to thought together with add together or take away Managers, or edit trouble concern human relationship details including the cite together with profile photo.

1. Sign inwards to Google+ (plus.google.com)

2. Switch to managing your Google+ Page

You tin switch to your Page identity yesteryear clicking your profile photograph at overstep right, together with then selecting the Google+ Page's Brand Account. If you lot don't run across your Brand Account listed, click All your Brand Accounts to run across the total list.


3. When you lot are managing your Google+ Page, click "Profile" on the left menu



4. On your Page's Profile, click the About button 

You tin every bit good click Edit Profile and together with then Manage Page.

That opens the About Me settings for that Google+ Page

You tin click the Red + Button  to add together information that viewers volition run across when they click About on your Google+ Page Profile.

Note that at that spot does non look to last a means access the Page's Manager settings from this screen.

If you lot desire to add together or take away managers, it's best to start on your Brand Account settings page, rather than on Google+.

Jan 2017: Google+ Page Management removed from Google My Business
March 2018: Updated Google Account together with YouTube navigation instructions together with screenshots.
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Saturday, October 12, 2019

G Suite For Didactics Users: Transfer Ownership Of Youtube Build Accounts Earlier July 10Th

Ever since consumer Google+ nigh downwards on Apr 2nd, G Suite for Education users stimulate got been unable to create a novel YouTube channel on a Brand Account. Eventually many received an e-mail from G Suite that says G Suite for Education users volition non live able to live the primary possessor for Brand Accounts:
  • Your G Suite for Education job organisation human relationship tin no longer live used to create a Brand Account or bring together an existing Brand Account.
  • On July 10, 2019, Google volition delete whatever Brand Account for which your G Suite for Education user job organisation human relationship is the primary owner.
  • On July 10, 2019, Google volition revoke membership of your G Suite for Education user job organisation human relationship from whatever remaining Brand Account yous are a fellow member of.
Since the shutdown of consumer Google+, Brand Accounts are actually entirely used for YouTube channels. The Brand Account lets the YouTube channel stimulate got multiple managers, together with it tin stimulate got a mention that is dissimilar than your personal Google job organisation human relationship name.

Many G Suite for Education users stimulate got a YouTube channel on a Brand Account for their school, classroom or educational videos.

The deadline is imminent, but don't panic! Your G Suite administrator tin asking a temporary extension for existing members of existing Brand Accounts who are non students together with are over xviii years old. The extension lasts until July 15, 2020. Admins tin build the asking via https://support.google.com/a/contact/edu_brandaccount. If they haven't done so, they take to create that now.

 Update July 11, 2019: If yous cannot sign inward to YouTube or your Brand Account together with destination upward on this page "Your Primary/Secondary (K-12) School Brand Account is Suspended "all promise is non lost! If yous are over the historic menses of 18 and not a primary or secondary (K-12) schoolhouse student, you may contact your school’s G Suite administrator to asking an extension to unsuspend Brand Accounts yous own. Your admin must submit this asking for extension form before Nov 1, 2019. All suspended Brand Accounts volition otherwise live deleted later Nov 15th.

But fifty-fifty alongside an extension, yous take to build certain yous don't lose your YouTube channel or other information associated alongside your Brand Account. All Brand Accounts that stimulate got a G Suite for Education user every bit the Primary Owner volition live deleted later July 15, 2020, fifty-fifty if the job organisation human relationship received an extension.

You stimulate got a duo of options:
  1. Transfer primary ownership of the Brand Account to a consumer Google job organisation human relationship or non-Education G Suite account.
  2. Transfer the YouTube channel that's on the Brand Account to a user account. Download an archive of whatever other Brand Account data.
Read on for detailed instructions:

View together with Manage your Brand Account's Primary Owner

The Primary Owner of your Brand Account needs to live a consumer Google job organisation human relationship (for illustration using an @gmail.com email) or a non-Education G Suite user account. Here is how yous tin banking concern represent that information.

1. Sign inward to Google alongside your G Suite for Education account

2. Open your Brand Account listing at https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts
    You volition no longer live able to create create whatever of those Brand Accounts every bit of July 10th.

3. Click the Brand Account mention together with therefore click Manage Permissions 

4. That volition present yous all the Brand Account's Owners together with Managers.  If the business office for "You" is Primary Owner, therefore yous take to transfer primary ownership to a dissimilar account.
 You tin run into the e-mail username of whatever possessor or director yesteryear moving your mouse over their name.

5. You tin promote an Owner or Manager to Primary Owner

Click the downwards arrow to the correct of the user's electrical flow business office to modify their role. Select a novel business office from the menu. Note that yous may take to wait 24 hours to promote a novel Primary Owner.


You volition live prompted to confirm the transfer of primary ownership.
6. You tin too add a novel user every bit novel possessor therefore promote them to Primary Owner.

 Click the +person icon at the hap of the Manage Permissions screen.


Enter their Google job organisation human relationship e-mail address together with select Owner every bit their role.
The invited Owner needs to stimulate got the invitation using the link inward their invite email, or yesteryear viewing Pending Invitations at https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts

Once they stimulate got accepted the Owner invite, they tin be promoted to Primary Owner every bit inward Step v above.

More information: How to Manage your Google Brand Accounts

Transfer your Brand Account YouTube Channel to a User Account

If yous create non desire to transfer primary ownership of your Brand Account exterior your organization, yous tin transfer the Brand Account's YouTube Channel to a G Suite user account, as long every bit YouTube is turned on.

My agreement is that this modify volition entirely impact Brand Accounts. G Suite for Education users volition all the same live able to stimulate got a YouTube channel on their user account. There are ii downsides to that:
  • The YouTube channel takes on the user job organisation human relationship name. If yous transfer the YouTube channel to your ain G Suite for Education user account, the channel mention volition live your name.
  • It's non possible to stimulate got multiple managers for a YouTube channel on a user account, rather than on a Brand Account.
But if a novel user alongside the YouTube channel mention is created yesteryear your G Suite for Education administrator, yous should live able to movement the Brand Account's YouTube channel to that user account. Talk to your administrator to build certain that YouTube is enabled every bit a service for the account.

1. The user job organisation human relationship must live an Owner of the YouTube channel's Brand Account. Add them every bit an possessor of the Brand Account yesteryear next the instructions outlined above.

2. Sign inward to YouTube on desktop, together with switch to the Brand Account channel.
You tin click "Switch Channels" on the carte du jour or create therefore from www.youtube.com/channel_switcher.

3. Open Settings > Advanced (www.youtube.com/account_advanced)

4. Under Account Information click Move channel to your Google Account or a dissimilar Brand Account
If yous create non run into this option, build certain yous are signed inward every bit the owner of the Brand Account.

5. You volition live prompted to sign inward again, therefore yous volition run into a listing of options to transfer the channel, including your primary G Suite user job organisation human relationship together with whatever other owned Brand Accounts.
Select your G Suite for Education user account. Note that when yous transfer the channel, whatever existing channel on that Google job organisation human relationship volition live replaced.

Follow the prompts to consummate the process.

H5N1 few things to note:
  • Your channel's videos, playlists together with subscribers volition all live transferred.
  • It may convey upward to 72 hours for your transferred channel to completely update.
  • The custom URL for the channel volition non live transferred.
  • The comments made yesteryear the channel volition non live transferred.
  • Any verification badge on the channel volition non live transferred.
Learn more: Move your YouTube channel to or from a Brand Account

Download an archive of your Brand Account data

As long every bit yous stimulate got possessor access to your Brand Account, yous tin create together with download an archive of all its information using Google Takeout. Note that this procedure does non delete whatever data, it but lets yous download a copy.

1. Sign inward to takeout.google.com every bit the Owner of the Brand Account.

2. Click your profile photograph at hap right, together with select the Brand Account identity.

You may stimulate got to click All your Brand Accounts to run into the total list.

3. Select the Google products and services yous desire to create an archive for.
Most Brand Accounts currently entirely stimulate got information for YouTube together with Google Photos. Google+ Page information has been deleted.

4. At the bottom of the listing click Next Step

 5. Customize your Delivery Method
There are iv options for Brand Accounts:
  • Send link to download your archive yesteryear e-mail (this volition live sent to the e-mail notification address for the Brand Account)
  • Add to Dropbox
  • Add to OneDrive
  • Add to Box
Regular user accounts tin too stimulate got the archive delivered to Google Drive. This is non an pick for Brand Accounts.

6. Select the Export type, File type, and Archive size
The default settings are unremarkably the best option, therefore entirely modify those if necessary.

7. Click create archive

8. Download archive

When your archive is ready, yous volition live sent an email. If yous chose the delivery pick to download the archive, it may non operate to click the download pick inward the email. 

Instead sign dorsum inward to takeout.google.com, switch to the Brand Account identity, together with click the Manage Archives button at the hap of the page.

That volition convey yous to the Manage Archives page where yous tin download your data.
You must create this field yous all the same stimulate got Owner access to the Brand Account!

Learn more: Download a backup of your YouTube Brand Account Channel together with Google+ Page

For to a greater extent than information together with give-and-take see: Why are Brand Accounts beingness removed from G Suite for Education?
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Sunday, October 20, 2019

Download A Backup Of Your Youtube Build Concern Human Relationship Channel Together With Google+ Page Data

If yous are using a Brand Account identity for your YouTube Channel or Google+ Page, yous tin - in addition to should - use Google Takeout to download an archive of your content.  Google+ Page content needs to hold out downloaded earlier consumer Google+ shuts downward on Apr 2, 2019.

H5N1 Brand Account lets yous reach got a brand, business, arrangement identity on Google that is dissimilar than your personal Google Account identity. Brand Accounts tin reach got multiple Owners in addition to Managers, who sign inwards to their ain Google Account to handle the Brand Account in addition to whatever Google services on that Brand Account. Currently the alone Google products that officially back upwardly a Brand Account identity are YouTube, Google+ in addition to Google Photos.

Google Takeout lets yous reach an archive of your content stored past times Google. If your information is of import to you, it's a skillful thought to reach an archive periodically:
  • Consumer Google+ volition near downward past times Apr 2, 2019 in addition to all Google+ Page content volition hold out deleted (NOTE: your Brand Account in addition to associated YouTube channel volition NOT hold out deleted)
  • You mightiness otherwise lose access to your account 
  • Your concern human relationship could hold out suspended
  • You mightiness accidentally delete a video, post or image
  • Google mightiness alter the file formats for the archive, alongside to a greater extent than or dissimilar data
How to reach an archive of your Brand Account's YouTube in addition to Google+ data
  1. Sign inwards to Google equally the Owner of the Brand Account
  2. Open Google Takeout (click hither to download YouTube in addition to Google+ data)
  3. Click your profile photograph at overstep correct in addition to select your Brand Account identity
  4. Select which Google production information yous desire to archive
  5. Customize your archive format in addition to delivery method (download or cloud storage)
  6. When the archive is ready, download the content to your computer
Get detailed instructions below

Download an Archive of your YouTube Channel on a Brand Account


While YouTube lets yous download an MP4 file of your videos from your video manager, those downloads are express to lower resolution 360p or 720p, depending on the size of the video.

If yous utilisation Google Takeout instead, your videos are either exported inwards their master format inside the get-go half dozen months later upload. After half dozen months, they may hold out downloaded equally a high lineament compressed version (MP4 files alongside H264 video in addition to AAC audio).

The other YouTube information yous tin export:
  • Chats
  • Watch History
  • Your Comments
  • Your Community Contributions
  • Your Live Chat Messages
  • Playlists
  • Subscriptions
  • Videos
The default is to download all of your data. 

Note that yous volition not hold out able to download comments posted past times other people.

Download an archive of your Brand Account YouTube Channel information using Google Takeout

1. Sign inwards to Google equally the Owner of your YouTube channel's Brand Account

You tin banking firm jibe to come across if yous are signed inwards equally the Owner inwards your YouTube channel's Advanced Settings (www.youtube.com/account_advanced). That volition demonstrate if yous are signed inwards equally Owner, Manager or into your concern human relationship directly.

2. Open Google Takeout (takeout.google.com)

If yous alone desire to archive your YouTube channel data, yous tin start here:

3. Click your Profile Photo at overstep correct hence the bill of fare opens

4. Select your Brand Account from the list

If yous don't come across your Brand Account, click All your Brand Accounts and in addition to hence click the Brand Account lift to provide to Takeout.

5. Select the Google Products you desire to archive. 

Toggle the switch to the correct of YouTube. You tin also select other Google products to archive (although your Brand Account isn't probable to reach got information other than for Google Photos in addition to Google+).

6. Optional: Select which YouTube information you desire to archive.

The default is to reach an archive of everything. Click the downward arrow to the correct of YouTube to come across the selection to customize. 

Click Select specific data  to direct which information yous want. 

You tin also direct the file format for Subscriptions: OMPL (RSS) or JSON. 

7. Click Next to come across the options to customize your archive format

8. Customize your archive format

File type: .zip or .tgz 
.zip is the default in addition to should hold out openable on well-nigh whatever device.

Archive size (max): 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 10GB, 50GB  
Your device may reach got difficulty opening larger files, in addition to they volition reach got longer to download. If your total archive is larger than the max archive size, it volition hold out split upwardly into multiple files to download.

Delivery method: Direct download (link sent over email), Dropbox, Box, Microsoft OneDrive (Google Drive is non an selection for Brand Accounts)

I mean value ideally at to the lowest degree 1 re-create of your archive should hold out saved on an offline hard drive, 1 yous tin access fifty-fifty if yous lost access to all your online accounts. However, if yous alone reach got a telephone or tablet, it probable doesn't reach got plenty storage for your archive. If that is the case, select 1 of the cloud storage options. You may withdraw to pay for additional storage depending on your archive size. 

9. Click Create Archive

The archive creation procedure tin reach got roughly fourth dimension if yous reach got a lot of content. Google volition shipping yous an e-mail notification when the archive is ready.

10. Download your archive files

f yous did non direct the selection to utilisation 1 of your cloud information storage accounts, yous volition reach got to provide to download your files. There should hold out a link inwards the e-mail notification, only if that does non work.
  > Sign inwards to Takeout equally the Brand Account Owner
  > Click your profile photograph at overstep correct to switch to your Brand Account
  > Click Manage Archives
  > Download your content

Make certain yous are viewing the Manage Archives page alongside your Brand Account identity.

11. Access your archived content

Once yous reach got downloaded your archives, yous tin access the data:
    1. Unzip all of the archive files
    2. Combine all the archive files into a unmarried folder
    3. Open index.html in your favorite spider web browser
    4. Navigate through your content

Create an Archive of your Google+ Page data

Since Google+ for consumers is shutting downward on Apr 2, 2019, yous should reach an archive of the information yous desire to maintain earlier then. Note that Google+ posts in addition to profiles volition hold out unavailable later consumer Google+ shuts down, hence don't hold out surprised if the links to Google+ content inwards the archive are broken later that date. Watch my tutorial video for an overview:


You tin download:
  • Google+ Stream
    • Posts yous created, including comments
    • +1’s, comments yous posted in addition to other activity
    • Metadata from Collections yous created
    • Events yous created or were invited to
    • Photos yous shared inwards your posts in addition to comments
  • Google+ Circles
    • First name, final name, nickname, Google+ profile URL 
  •  Google+ Communities (if yous are an possessor or moderator)
    • Names in addition to links to Google+ profiles of community owners, moderators, members, applicants, banned members, in addition to invitees
    • Links to posts shared alongside the community (but non the posts themselves)
    • Community metadata, including community picture, community settings, content command settings, your role, in addition to community categories
  • +1s on external websites
    • Links to articles, spider web log posts, in addition to other content that yous +1’d (this characteristic was discontinued inwards 2017)
If yous reach got shares a lot of photos or other images on Google+ the total archive size my hold out real large. You may desire to reach separate archives of each type of Google+ information separately hence that yous reach got roughly smaller files.

There are roughly sites that permit yous import your posts from the Google Takeout archive:

There are also roughly 3rd political party services that an export information inwards a to a greater extent than user-friendly format or import your Takeout data:
Download an archive of your Google+ Page's information using Google Takeout

1. Sign inwards to Google equally the Owner of your Google+ Page's Brand Account

You tin banking firm jibe to come across if yous are signed inwards equally the Owner on the Brand Account's Details page:8
          > Open your Brand Accounts listing (https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts)
          > Click the Brand Account lift to opened upwardly the Details page
          > On the Details page click Manage Permissions 
          > Make certain yous are signed inwards equally an Owner of your Page's Brand Account

2. Open Google Takeout (takeout.google.com)

If yous alone desire to archive your Google+ Page data, yous tin start here:

3. Click your Profile Photo at overstep correct hence the bill of fare opens

4. Select your Brand Account from the list

If yous don't come across your Brand Account, click All your Brand Accounts and in addition to hence click the Brand Account lift to provide to Takeout.

5. Select the Google Products you desire to archive. 

Toggle the switch to the correct of the Google+ production options. You tin also select other Google products to archive (although your Brand Account isn't probable to reach got information other than for Google Photos in addition to YouTube).

6. Optional: Select which Google+ data you desire to archive.

The default is to reach an archive of everything. Click the downward arrow to the correct of each Google+ production to come across the selection to customize. 

Click Select specific data  to direct which information to download in addition to the format of that data. If yous desire your information inwards multiple formats, yous tin reach to a greater extent than than 1 archive. Options include:

Google+ Circles: vCard, HTML, Comma Separated Values (CSV), JSON

Google+ Communities: 
       > Select Communities from those yous ain or manage
       > Select JSON or HTML format

Google+ Stream:
       > Select information from Posts, Photos, Activity Log (including comments), Collection Metadata or Events
       > Select JSON or HTML format 

7. Click Next to come across the options to customize your archive format

8. Customize your archive format

File type: .zip or .tgz 
.zip is the default in addition to should hold out openable on well-nigh whatever device.
Archive size (max): 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 10GB, 50GB  
Your device may reach got difficulty opening larger files, in addition to they volition reach got longer to download. If your total archive is larger than the max archive size, it volition hold out split upwardly into multiple files to download.

Delivery method: Direct download (link sent over email), Dropbox, Box, Microsoft OneDrive (Google Drive is non an selection for Brand Accounts)

I recommend saving a re-create to offline storage. However, if yous alone reach got a mobile device, or otherwise don't reach got plenty offline storage for your archive, select 1 of the cloud storage options. You may withdraw to pay for additional storage depending on your archive size. 

9. Click Create Archive

The archive creation procedure tin reach got roughly fourth dimension if yous reach got a lot of content. Google volition shipping yous an e-mail notification when the archive is ready.

10. Download your archive files

If yous did non direct the selection to utilisation 1 of your cloud information storage accounts, yous volition reach got to provide to download your files. There should hold out a link inwards the e-mail notification, only if that does non work.
  > Sign inwards to Takeout equally the Brand Account Owner
  > Click your profile photograph at overstep correct to switch to your Brand Account
  > Click Manage Archives
  > Download your content

Make certain yous are viewing the Manage Archives page alongside your Brand Account identity.

11. Access your archived content

Once yous reach got downloaded your archives, yous tin access the data:
    1. Unzip all of the archive files
    2. Combine all the archive files into a unmarried folder
    3. Open index.html in your favorite spider web browser
    4. Navigate through your content

Troubleshooting tips:

  • If yous larn an mistake later creating your archive, endeavor over again inwards a distich of days.
  • Archives are available for vii days later creation.
  • You tin download each archive upwardly to v times.
  • You tin reach multiple archives of the same data.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Transfer Your Youtube Channel To A Dissimilar Google+ Profile Or Page

Update June 2016: YouTube no long requires linking to a Google+ Profile or Page. Instead your YouTube channel is either on your principal Google Account or a Brand Account. The transfer procedure plant the same way, merely mean value "Brand Account" for every cite of a "Google+ Page" below.

 Update March 2019: This procedure notwithstanding works, but with the shutdown of consumer Google+ on Apr 2, 2019, at that topographic point are solely Brand Accounts, non Google+ Pages.  I convey updated the text to refer to "Google Account" instead of "Google+ Profile" too "Brand Account" instead of "Google+ Page". 

Don’t desire to comment on YouTube amongst your existent name? Or is your channel connected to the wrong Google Account or  Brand Account? Now you lot tin displace your YouTube channel to a unlike Google identity.

New! YouTube has merely launched a channel transfer tool that allows you lot to displace your YouTube channel to or from a Brand Account.

YouTube Help Center: Move YouTube channel to Brand Account
    1. Sign inward equally the possessor of the YouTube channel you lot desire to transfer
    2. Open your channel’s Advanced Account Settings (www.youtube.com/account_advanced)
    3. Select the selection to transfer your channel (www.youtube.com/account_transfer_channel)
    4. Re-enter your Google work organisation human relationship password
    5. Review your electrical current channel details
    6. Scroll downward to reckon the listing of finish Brand Accounts 
    7. Select a finish Google Account or Brand Account
    8. If the finish Google Account or Brand Account Profile is already connected to a channel, delete it
    9. Move your channel

What is (and is not) transferred along amongst your YouTube channel?

Your channel too its contents volition last transferred, but whatever comments or messages volition rest amongst the source Google Account or Brand Account

What will last transferred along amongst your YouTube channel:
  • uploaded videos
  • playlists, favorites too likes
  • subscriptions
  • subscribers
  • legacy username
What will NOT last transferred along amongst your YouTube channel:


You must the possessor of both source too finish Brand Accounts

To transfer your YouTube channel from 1 Google identity to another, you lot must last signed inward equally the possessor of both the source too finish Google Account too Brand Account(s).
  1. Not certain whether you lot are the owner? You tin figure out which work organisation human relationship is the owner inward the Brand Account sec director settings. 
  2. Open your Brand Account listing at myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts
  3. Click the Brand Account name to opened upwardly the Details page
  4. On the Brand Account's Details page click Manage Permissions
  5. The Brand Account's Managers too Owners are listed. You tin displace your cursor over the shout out to reckon their e-mail address.

What if the the finish Brand Account is owned past times a unlike account?

If you lot desire to transfer your YouTube channel to a Brand Account  that is owned past times a unlike Google account, you lot convey 2 options:

How tin I transfer my channel from 1 Google Account to a unlike Google Account?

A Google work organisation human relationship tin solely last associated amongst 1 Google+ Profile. Moving a YouTube channel from 1 Google Account  to a unlike Google Account requires an intermediary Brand Account for the transfer process.

1. You volition commencement need to create a Brand Account for your YouTube channel:

  • Sign inward to YouTube channel
  • Open www.youtube.com/channel_switcher
  • Click + Create a novel channel
  • Follow the steps to do a novel channel amongst a Brand Account
2. Then go through the YouTube channel transfer process (described below) to displace your channel from your Google Account to the novel Brand Account. 

 Note that you lot volition convey to handle to supplant the novel channel on the novel Brand Account. Make certain you lot are replacing the right channel, equally deleted channels cannot last recovered.

3. After 24 hours you lot can transfer ownership of the Brand Account to the finish Google Account.

4. Sign inward to the finish work organisation human relationship too repeat the transfer process, this fourth dimension from the Google+ Page to the finish Google Account

5. Once the transfer is complete, too your YouTube channel is no longer connected, you lot can delete the Brand Account

How to transfer your YouTube channel from 1 Brand Account to roughly other Brand Account or Google Account

1. Sign inward to YouTube equally the possessor of the channel you lot desire to transfer.

You may need to switch channel identities past times clicking your avatar inward the upper right corner, or past times going to “All my channels” (www.youtube.com/channel_switcher)

2. Open your channel’s advanced settings

To opened upwardly your YouTube channel's Advanced Settings
  • click your avatar inward the upper right corner
  • click the gear icon
  • click “Advanced”
Or larn to www.youtube.com/account_advanced

3. Select the selection to transfer your YouTube channel

If you lot do non reckon the selection to transfer your channel, you lot are probable non signed inward equally the Owner. 

On the Advanced Settings page nether Account Information click the link to start the channel transfer procedure :
Move channel to your Google Account or a unlike Brand Account

If you lot are signed inward equally Owner of a Brand Account-connected channel it volition terra firma "You're the possessor of this channel too the connected Brand Account", too you lot should last able to proceed.

If you lot are signed inward equally the Manager of the Brand Account-connected channel you lot volition need to sign inward amongst the Owner Google account. The "Move channel" link volition last grayed out.

You may also reckon an mistake message. You volition need to sign inward to YouTube amongst the Google work organisation human relationship that owns the channel.

4. Re-enter your Google work organisation human relationship password.

You volition need to re-enter your Google work organisation human relationship password. This ensures that someone who inadvertently gains access to your work organisation human relationship should non last able to transfer your YouTube channel.

Note: it's expert do to e'er sign out of your work organisation human relationship when you lot stride away from your computer. And never percentage your work organisation human relationship login details.

5. Review the details shown virtually your channel

You volition reckon details virtually your channel too the electrical current Brand Account or Google Account it is connected to. Review those details to build certain that you lot are transferring the right channel.
  • legacy username, if set
  • channel name
  • number of uploads, subscribers too playlists
  • custom URL, if set 

6. Scroll downward to reckon the finish list

You volition reckon a listing of the available Brand Accounts that you lot Own, too that do non convey a channel
too below that a listing of Brand Accounts too Google Accounts that already convey a YouTube channel.
Yes, I convey likewise many Brand Accounts.


If you lot do non reckon the Brand Account you lot desire to displace your channel to inward either list, you lot are non signed inward equally an possessor of your finish Brand Account. You volition convey to transfer ownership of that Brand Account - at to the lowest degree temporarily - to consummate the transfer process.

If you lot desire to transfer your channel from 1 Google Account to a unlike Google Account, you lot volition convey to use a Brand Account equally an intermediary.

7. Select the finish Brand Account or Google Account

If you lot click on an Available Brand Account you lot volition thus reckon a confirmation covert showing the details of your channel later the transfer.

March 2019: Note that this currently incorrectly shows the "after move" channel icon equally the same equally the electrical current channel icon. The channel icon volition genuinely change. 

Check the details earlier completing the transfer!

Note that piece a legacy username volition last transferred along amongst your channel, the custom URL volition rest amongst the master Google Account or Brand Account. Even if you lot delete that custom URL, you lot volition non last able to add together it dorsum later transferring your channel.

8. Delete the YouTube channel connected to your finish Brand Account

If you lot click on a Brad Account that is already connected to a YouTube channel, you lot volition last given the selection of deleting that channel to consummate the transfer.

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 confirmation covert volition look that lists the let out of videos, playlists too comments that volition last permanently deleted along amongst the channel. Click the channel's URL to sentiment it.

Click the red Delete Channel button to consummate the process.

9. Click the Move channel push clit to consummate the process

Your channel volition similar a shot last transferred.

Note that you lot may non last able to access your channel for upwardly to 72 hours later transfer. Don't panic! If you lot are notwithstanding having problem accessing your channel later 72 hours, delight report the effect inward the official YouTube Help Forum.

Be certain to update links to your channel's custom URL inward your promotional material!

What are the alternatives for changing your YouTube channel identity?

If you lot cannot transfer your channel to a unlike Brand Account at that topographic point are alternatives for changing your YouTube identity.
If you lot convey questions or meet problems, post your interrogation inward the official YouTube assistance forum.
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Use Google+ Without A Profile: Grapple Google+ Pages, Youtube Channels In Addition To More

Mostly no work anyway- read on for details
Google volition move shutting downwards Google+ for consumer accounts on Apr 2, 2019. 

All personal Google+ Profiles in addition to Google+ Pages volition move deleted, along amongst Google+ posts, photos in addition to videos uploaded to Google+. Any photos inward Google Photos volition rest there. This volition NOT close downwards your other Google products similar Gmail, Google Drive or YouTube. Google+ features on Blogger  and YouTube volition be will move removed inward Feb 2019. Back upwardly your Google+ photos and Google+ Page information before Apr 2nd!

Here is the bottom line, every bit of Nov 2018:
 Your Google+ Profile is required for:
  • Google+ posting in addition to commenting
  • Posting comments on Blogger (or other sites) amongst Google+ comments enabled
  • If you lot usage Google+ comments on your Blogger blog, managing those comments
  •  Using apps inward the former Hangouts video calls interface in addition to inward Hangouts on Air (note: most of these apps were retired Apr 25, 2017)
  • Managing who tin contact you lot via Hangouts amongst Google+ Circles
If you lot delete your Google+ Profile:
  • All Google+ posts, comments in addition to +1s volition move permanently deleted
  • All Google+-based comments on Blogger blogs volition move deleted
  • YouTube comments should move retained (but if you lot shared them to Google+, those shares volition move deleted)
Here are the electrical current reasons to receive got a Google+ Profile (as of Nov 2018):
  • You usage Google+ every bit a social platform amongst your personal identity
  • You desire to move out comments on Blogger blogs (or other websites) using the Google+ comment system
  • You participate inward Hangouts on Air or Hangouts video calls, in addition to desire to access apps such every bit Hangouts Toolbar
  • You usage Google+ Circles for to a greater extent than fine-tuned permissions for who tin contact you lot via Hangouts 
Here are the reasons to receive got a Google+ Page:
  • You usage Google+ every bit a social platform amongst the identity of a brand, describe concern or arrangement (anything other than an private identity)
All you lot demand is a Google Account to create produce your describe concern or brand's Google+ or YouTube
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Since publishing this article inward June 2014 the requirement for a Google+ Profile has been gradually removed from a issue of Google products in addition to services. Read on if you lot are interested inward some Google history.

 - July 2014: Google Hangouts grouping video calls on desktop no longer require a Google+ Profile for Google Apps customers (this was afterwards followed for consumer customers)
- September 2014: Google Hangouts grouping video calls on Android in addition to iOS no longer require a Google+ Profile.  
- Oct 2014: Google Hangouts extension no longer requires a Google+ Profile. 
- March 2015: Google Hangouts no longer requires a Google+ Profile for sharing photos.
-  May 2015: Google Photos launches, no longer requires a Google+ Profile
-  July 2015: Google announces Google+ volition eventually no longer move required for other Google products, including YouTube. 
- August 2015: Google+ Photos retired 
- Oct 2015: New non-Google+ Google My Business  Pages dashboard introduced for managing Google+ Brand Pages in addition to Locations
- Nov 2015: "New Google+" introduced with simpler interface, minimal profiles in addition to no Hangouts or Events
- Nov 2015: Google "About Me" page (aboutme.google.com) introduced, allowing you lot to create produce your Google identity without a populace profile
- Nov 2015: You tin now create a novel YouTube channel without Google+ in addition to delete your Google+ Profile without affecting your channel
- February 2016: Google Play Games introduces Gamer IDs, used instead of Google+ Profile identity
- April 2016: Leaving a review for a describe concern on Google no longer requires a Google+ Profile
- June 2016: Google+ Page at nowadays a service on a Brand Account
- August 2016: Picasa Web Albums retired, replaced past times Album Archive
- August 2016: Google+ Profile no longer required to move out a Google Play Store review
- August 2016 Google My Business mobile app no longer supports Brand Pages or other Google+ data
- August 2016: Google My Business Insights for Local businesses volition no longer include Google+ data
- September 2016: Hangouts on Air removed from Google+, at nowadays only inward YouTube Live Events
- October 2016: Creating a novel YouTube channel with a "business or other name" creates a Brand Account without a Google+ Page
- Fall 2016: YouTube Private Messages no longer require a Google+ identity
- Dec 2016: YouTube Custom URL scheme at nowadays independent of Google+
- December 2016: Update to the YouTube desktop notification bell, at nowadays dissever from Google+
- January 2017: Google My Business no longer supports Google+ Brand Pages at all, removes Google+ Insights
- Jan 2017: "Classic" Google+ Retired, amongst Events the only vestige of the former interface
- March 2017: Location Sharing removed from Google+ Android app, moved to Google Maps
- Apr 25, 2017: Google+ Hangouts API retired, most apps removed from Hangouts video calls
- after Apr 24 2017: Google+ functionality inward Gmail retired
- June 2017: Any pre-2014 YouTube channel that was never connected to Google+, in addition to that never confirmed its Google scream on YouTube has been migrated to a Brand Account (with no Google+ Page)
- Oct 2017: New Google My Business listings no longer receive got a Brand Account that tin move used for a Google+ Page or YouTube channel.
- March 2018: Google My Business begins toRemoval of Google+ features from Blogger and YouTube
- March 2019: Shutdown of the Google+ API,, removal of the Google notification bell on the 1 Google Bar.
- Apr 2, 2019: Shutdown of consumer Google+: deletion of all Google+ profiles on consumer accounts in addition to all Google+ Pages. 
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It's non widely known, but you lot are non required to receive got a Google+ Profile to create produce a Google+ Page or Page-connected YouTube channel. H5N1 Google Account tin manage upwardly to 100 dissimilar Google+ Pages (each amongst its ain YouTube channel), all without a Profile.

But what nearly other Google products in addition to services? Some, similar Hangouts, require a Google+ Profile to usage all their features. Others, similar Blogger, don't require a Google+ Profile at all.

This article volition comprehend how to create a Google+ Page without a Profile, what happens if you lot delete your existing Profile, in addition to using a Profile-less describe concern human relationship on your mobile device.

Contents:
If you lot conception to delete your Google+ Profile, please start here to acquire what volition tumble out to your account.

All the information inward this post should move accurate every bit of June 16, 2014. I volition update the details every bit I acquire of changes to products in addition to apps. If you lot receive got whatever questions or uncovering wrong information, delight permit me know!

Create a Google+ Business Page or Page-connected YouTube channel without a Google+ Profile

If you lot receive got created a Google account that does not have a Google+ Profile, you tin even thus create a Google+ Page. There are 3 principal ways to create a Google+ Page without a Profile:

Note: every bit of Oct 2016, creating a novel YouTube channel every bit a describe concern or build creates a Brand Account, but non a Google+ Page.
  1. Create a novel Page at business.google.com/create/brand
  2. Create a novel Google+ Page along amongst a YouTube channel
  3. Create a novel Google+ Page for your existing YouTube channel
Note that the instructions below are for a desktop computer. On Android devices Google+ Pages tin also move created using the Google My Business app.

1. Create a novel Google+ Page on Google+

As of Feb 2017, you lot tin create a novel Google+ Page on Google+, fifty-fifty if you lot produce non receive got a Google+ Profile. 

If you lot produce non yet receive got a Google+ account, only move to plus.google.com/pages/create to prepare a Google+ Page.
Update Oct 2015: How to create a novel Google+ Page (no Google+ Profile required)

There are 3 types of Pages:

Note: amongst the retirement of "Classic" Google+ inward Jan 2017, in that location is at nowadays only 1 type of Google+ Page. 
  • Local Businesses amongst a storefront and street address where you lot serve customers
  • Local Service Area Businesses, where you lot don't receive got a storefront, but you lot produce serve customers inward person. Some typical service expanse businesses are plumbers, taxis, caterers or consultants. 
  • Brands, which comprehend everything else: bands, shows, products, causes, organizations, entirely online businesses in addition to more
Once you lot receive got created a Google+ Page, signing inward to Google+ should select you lot straight to your Google+ Pages dashboard (plus.google.com/dashboard) novel Google My Business pages dashboard (business.google.com/manage/)

If you lot receive got existing Google+ Pages you lot tin create a novel Page from within Google+. Navigate to your principal Pages dashboard past times clicking the Pages icon inward the left menu, or move straight to plus.google.com/dashboard the Google My Business pages dashboard (business.google.com/manage/)

Click the blueish “Get your Page” push clit to start the Page creation process
.

Click the + push clit at lower right 



Or select + Add a build page or + Add a novel Location inward the left menu



More information: 

2. Create a novel YouTube channel that uses a "Business or other name"

Note: every bit of Oct 2016, creating a novel YouTube channel amongst a "Business or other name", creates a novel Brand Account, but non a Google+ Page. You tin add together a Google+ Page to the Brand Account at Google+.
If you lot receive got a build novel YouTube describe concern human relationship without a channel, the YouTube channel creation procedure allows you lot to select the choice to create a channel using a "business or other name" rather than your personal name..

Sign inward to YouTube (www.youtube.com), click the left carte icon in addition to then select “My Channel” from the menu. You volition move prompted to create a novel channel. 

At the bottom of the covert click Use a describe concern or other name


If you lot receive got an existing YouTube account, you lot tin move to "My Channels" (www.youtube.com/channel_switcher) in addition to click + Create a novel channel






You volition in addition to then move prompted to create a Google+ Page for your YouTube channel. 



Note that this procedure creates a Brand Account without a Google+ Page.

 Learn to a greater extent than inward the YouTube assist center: Create a novel channel


 If you lot would similar to receive got a Google+ Page, you lot receive got ii options:

 1. First create your Google+ Page at Google My Business
  • first create your Google+ Page + Brand Account at business.google.com/create
  • then add together a YouTube channel to your Page past times signing into YouTube in addition to going to "My Channels" (www.youtube.com/channel_switcher).  Click the Brand Account scream to start the channel creation process.
OR 

2. Add a Google+ Page to your YouTube channel's Brand Account
  • first create your YouTube channel + Brand Account amongst a "Business or other name" at www.youtube.com/channel_switcher
  • then sign inward to Google+ (plus.google.com) in addition to switch to your Brand Account identity past times clicking your profile photograph at top right, in addition to selecting your channel's Brand Account
  • after you lot switch, you lot should meet the choice to create a Google+ Page on the left menu.

3. Create a Brand Account for your existing YouTube channel 

Note: every bit of Oct 2016, creating a novel YouTube channel amongst a "Business or other name", creates a new Brand Account, but non a Google+ Page. You tin add together a Google+ Page to the Brand Account at Google+.

If you lot have a YouTube channel that is non yet connected to Google+, you lot can connect it to a Google+ Page from your channel's advanced describe concern human relationship settings (www.youtube.com/account_advanced).

Click the blueish push clit labeled "Connect amongst a Google+ Page" (if you lot don't meet the button, your channel is probable already connected to Google+).



YouTube volition enquire for confirmation that you lot desire to usage "both names" - a dissimilar quest YouTube than you lot produce on the residuum of Google.



Learn to a greater extent than inward the YouTube assist center: Use a dissimilar scream on YouTube than your Google account

You tin add together a Google+ Page to your YouTube channel's Brand Account every bit described above.

What happens when you lot delete your existing Google+ Profile?

Can you lot delete an existing Google+ Profile in addition to even thus usage Google products in addition to services? Yes you lot can! However, you lot may lose some features in addition to functionality.

You tin delete your personal Google+ Profile without affecting the Google+ Pages that you lot ain or manage. You tin maintain using Gmail e-mail every bit you lot usually do. However, if you lot usage Hangouts or Blogger,  read on to determine whether the changes inward those products volition touching you.

5 3 Reasons You Should Not Delete Your Google+ Profile

If whatever of the next apply to you, visit carefully before you lot delete your Google+ Profile:
  1.  You receive got posted content on Google+ you lot desire to keep. Deleting your Google+ Profile permanently deletes all posts.
  2. You receive got made comments on YouTube videos or Blogger blogs using the Google+ comment system, in addition to desire to move along to comment using your existent name 
  3. You usage AutoBackup to upload photos from your mobile device (update 5/28/15)
  4. You similar to portion photos inward Hangout chats (update 3/15)
  5. You desire to usage the iOS Google+ or Hangouts apps on your iPhone or iPad (update 9/10/14)
  6. You desire to review local businesses or apps inward the Google Play shop using your existent name. (update 4/8/16, 8/13/16)
  7. You usage the apps inward Hangouts on Air or the former Hangouts Video Call interface
I strongly recommend trying to sympathize all the potential repercussions of deleting your Google+ Profile before you lot produce thus - some changes cannot move undone!

So what happens?


What happens when you lot delete your personal Google+ Profile:

  • All of your Google+ Profile's +1s, posts in addition to comments volition move permanently deleted
  • Your introduction, bragging rights, looking for, human relationship status, in addition to tagline volition move deleted
  • Any details non inward your Google describe concern human relationship About Me page (aboutme.google.com) volition move deleted
  • You volition not be able to move out Google+ Local describe concern reviews with your personal identity.  However, you lot tin move out reviews using a Google+ Page identity.
  • Your existing Local describe concern reviews volition non move deleted: They volition move marked every bit private in addition to accessible inward the "My Places" department of Google Maps. You volition move able to delete them there. 
  • You volition not move able to move out Google Play shop reviews or ratings amongst your personal identity.  However it is possible to sign into Google Play straight amongst a Google+ Page's username in addition to password to charge per unit of measurement apps. (update August 2016)
  • Your connections to some third-party services that usage Google+ sign-in volition move disabled. To create produce them move to Connected accounts settings.

GMail in addition to Account Details

 Deleting your Google+ Profile should not touching your Gmail account. However, you lot volition non move able to alter some of your Profile details after deletion.
Update Nov 2015: your personal information tin move managed at aboutme.google.com without a Google+ Profile


Managing Google+ Pages

October 2015: the novel Google My Business dashboard launches for managing Google+ Brand Pages in addition to Google+ Local Pages ("Locations"). Pages tin move works life at business.google.com/manage/ rather than plus.google.com/dashboard
November 2015: it's no longer necessary to receive got a Google+ Profile to receive got an invitation to create produce a Google+ Page.
August 2016 Google My Business app no longer supports Brand Pages or other Google+ data and
Google My Business Insights for local businesses volition no longer include Google+ data
January 2017: Google My Business no longer supports Google+ Brand Pages at all, removes Google+ Insights

Note: every bit of Jan 2017 the only house to create produce Brand Accounts is myaccounts.google.com/brandaccounts

 You shouldn't receive got whatever problem managing Google+ Pages without a Google+ Profile on your desktop figurer (business.google.com/manage/)  or using the Google My Business App (iOS or Android) on your mobile device. However, in that location are limitations:
  • You cannot receive got an invitation to create produce a Google+ Page without a Google+ Profile. If you lot are invited to create produce a Google+ Page, you lot volition receive got to (temporarily) add together a Google+ Profile to your describe concern human relationship to receive got the invitation. As of Nov 2015 you lot tin receive got the invite to create produce a Page without a Profile.
  • You cannot usage the iOS Google+ app without a Google+ Profile (????)
    The costless Google My Business app for iOS devices     allows you lot to create produce your Pages on your iPhone or iPad.

Google Photos, Google+ Photos in addition to Picasa Web Albums

Google Photos launched, independent of Google+
August 2, 2016: Picasa Web Albums retired, Albums are inward Google Photos, in addition to Google+, Blogger in addition to Hangouts albums are inward the new Album Archive
November 2018: Google Photos removes the choice to portion images to Google+ directly

 Your Google+ Photos volition move available inward Google Photos, Google Drive in addition to Picasa Web Albums, but you lot volition no longer receive got access to Google+ Photo features.

 November 2015: the album gallery page for Google+ Photos is no longer accessible in addition to the novel Google+ does non receive got a Photos tab

Google Photos tin move accessed at photos.google.com in addition to inward the Google Photos mobile app
Picasa Web Albums tin move accessed at https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/myphotos

Without a Google+ Profile:


Hangouts

The only Hangouts features that require a Google+ Profile are the Google+ Hangouts Apps inward Hangouts on Air in addition to the former Hangouts Video telephone telephone interface. Most of those apps volition move retired Apr 25, 2017.

Without a Google+ Profile:
  • Access Hangouts at hangouts.google.com, in your Gmail account or using the Chrome Hangouts app or extension
  • You will no longer move able usage the Chrome Hangouts extension on your desktop computer. Update September 2014: it is now possible to use the Chrome Hangouts extension without a Google+ Profile. H5N1 Google describe concern human relationship is even thus required.
  • You volition only move able to participate inward 1:1 video calls, but non larger grouping video calls, using your personal Gmail identity. Update March 2015: at nowadays you lot tin participate inward grouping video calls amongst a Gmail identity. 
    You will move able to participate inward grouping video calls using your Google+ Page identity only if you lot receive got a lead sign-in (set before September 2016).
  • In video calls you lot volition not move able to usage Hangouts Video Call Apps other than Chat in addition to Screensharing (NOTE: every bit of Apr 2017 the Google+ Hangouts API is no longer supported, in addition to most video telephone telephone apps are no longer available) 
  • You cannot usage the iOS Hangouts App without a Profile.
    However, you lot tin usage the Android Hangouts app     or the iOS Hangouts App with whatever Google account, whether it has a Google+ Profile or non (updated 10/1/14)
  • You will non move able to portion photos during Hangout chats on whatever device. As of March 2015 you lot tin portion photos inward Hangouts chats amongst your non-Google+ Gmail account
  • Your Hangouts albums can move works life in Picasa Web Albums (November 2015: Hangouts albums are no longer available inward Google+ Photos; August 2016: Picasa Web Albums retired, at nowadays Hangouts albums are inward Album Archive)
  • You will non move able to host a Hangout on Air using your personal identity from a Google+ Event As of Nov 2015, you lot tin host a Hangout on Air from YouTube Live Events without a Google+-connected channel.
  • As of September 2016 Hangouts on Air are component division of YouTube Live Events, no Google+ is required. .

YouTube   

As of Nov 2015, new YouTube channels are created without a Google+ Profile unless you lot usage a describe concern or other scream (Google+ Page). And every bit of Oct 2016, channels amongst a Business or Other Name are created on a Brand Account that does non receive got a Google+ Page.

 The few remaining Google+ features on YouTube were removed inward Feb 2019.

YouTube usually works only fine without a Google+ Profile. However, if you lot receive got been using YouTube amongst a Google+ Profile identity, in that location volition move some pregnant changes upon deleting your Profile: 
  • All comments made on YouTube videos amongst your Google+ Profile identity (since Nov 2013) will move permanently deleted along amongst your Profile. This cannot move undone! 
  • If in that location is a YouTube channel connected to your Google+ Profile, deleting your Profile volition build the connected channel move private. If you've done this past times accident, it tin move reversed past times restoring your Google+ Profile.  Learn to a greater extent than here: YouTube Help: Google+ deletion or suspension
  • Any post you lot created on Google+ nearly 1 of your ain videos volition move deleted from Google+. If it is also visible on YouTube, it volition move along to appear on YouTube.
  • Any comment you lot created on YouTube inward response to a video, which is also visible on Google+ every bit a Google+ post, volition even thus be on YouTube but volition move deleted from Google+.
  • Any comment you lot created on Google+ that is at nowadays only visible on YouTube, inward relation to a post someone else made nearly a YouTube video, volition even thus be on YouTube.
  • Any +1 that you lot added on Google+ that is at nowadays only visible on YouTube every bit a like, inward relation to a post someone else made nearly a YouTube video, volition even thus be on YouTube.
  • Any other posts, replies, comments or +1s relating to a YouTube video that you lot created originally on either Google+ or YouTube but which only at nowadays appear on Google+ volition move deleted.
  • A Google+ Profile is required to acquire YouTube comment notifications nether the bell in addition to claim a novel Custom URL (December 2016: YouTube custom URLs independent of Google+, Update to the YouTube desktop notification bell)
  • Visibility of your YouTube comments based Google+ audience settings for historic catamenia or geographical location volition no longer apply.  (June 2018: YouTube comment visibility is no longer controlled past times Google+ audience restrictions)
To usage Google+ features on YouTube without a Google+ Profile,  move your channel to a Google+ Page.

A banking concern complaint about YouTube CMS: (Note: this is no longer move truthful every bit of Nov 2015)

Access to the CMS interface is via the YouTube channel connected straight to the Google describe concern human relationship linked to your CMS. That way your YouTube channel must either move connected to a Google+ Profile or move completely disconnected from Google+.

If your YouTube channel is currently connected to a Google+ Profile, you must disconnect your channel from Google+ before deleting your Profile or you lot volition lose access to CMS. You also cannot movement your channel to a Google+ Page, because that volition also crusade you lot to lose access to CMS. 
(Note: this may no longer move truthful every bit of Nov 2015)



Blogger blogs

If you lot usage a regular Blogger profile, rather than having your weblog connected to Google+, deleting your Google+ Profile should crusade few changes.

Note: Google+ features were removed from Blogger prior to the shutdown of Google+ inward Apr 2019.  In Feb 2019 blogs using Google+ comments were switched to Blogger comments, in addition to Google+ Follower in addition to +1 gadgets were removed from weblog layouts. 
In March 2019 Blogger accounts using Google+ profiles volition move switched to Blogger profiles.  
  • All of the Blogger weblog comments you lot receive got posted using the Google+ comment system - on your ain weblog or other people's blogs - will move permanently deleted along amongst your Profile.
  • To usage Google+ comments in addition to other Google+ features on your Blogger blog, at to the lowest degree 1 weblog writer must move using a Google+ identity. 
    • You tin use a Google+ Page identity for your blog if none of your blog’s authors receive got a Google+ Profile. Learn how to weblog amongst your Google+ Page identity.
    • If you lot produce non desire to usage Google+ comment system, you lot tin disable Google+ comments inward your blog's Google+ settings before deleting your Profile. Note that volition build all Google+ comments disappear from your blog.
      Learn to a greater extent than here: Blogger Help: Google+ comment FAQ
  • When you lot upload images to your weblog posts, your images are stored inward a blog-specific album that tin move accessed through Album Archive Picasa spider web albums or Google+ Photos. Google+ Photos volition move retired starting July 29, 2015. Nov 2015: your Blogger weblog album is no longer accessible inward Google+ Photos. August 2016: Picasa Web Albums retired, replaced past times Album Archive.
  • If you lot produce non desire your weblog photos in addition to images to move “Auto Enhanced”, move certain to plough off that choice inward your Google+ settings (plus.google.com/settings) before deleting your Google+ Profile. (Google Photos are no longer auto-enhanced.)
Other Google Products in addition to Services

In improver to what I've noted above, in that location may move other changes to your Google describe concern human relationship when you lot delete your Google+ Profile.  You tin acquire to a greater extent than inward the Google Help Center.

How to delete your Google+ Profile

So you lot are certain you lot desire to delete your Google+ Profile. How produce you lot produce that? You tin delete your Google+ Profile inward either your Google+ Profile's Settings (plus.google.com/settings) or your Google describe concern human relationship settings (myaccount.google.com)

How to delete your Google+ Profile inward your Google+ Settings

  1. Sign inward to Google+

  2. Open your Google+ Settings from the left carte (plus.google.com/settings)

  3. At the really bottom of the Settings page, click the link to

Delete your entire Google profile here .

  4.  You volition in addition to then move shown whole page of information nearly what volition tumble out when you lot delete your Google+ Profile.  Read it carefully!

  • At the top of the page it volition exhibit the e-mail associated amongst your Google+ Profile. Make certain you lot are deleting the right account!


  • Read all the details to move certain you lot sympathize the changes to your account.

How to delete your Google+ Profile inward your Google describe concern human relationship settings

1. Sign inward to Google amongst the same e-mail you lot usage to sign inward to Google+

2. Click your profile photograph inward the upper right corner of whatever page on Google



3. Click the blueish "My Account" button, opening myaccount.google.com

4.  Under Account Preferences click Delete your describe concern human relationship or services opening myaccount.google.com/preferences#deleteservices



5. Click Delete products



6. Enter your Google describe concern human relationship password

7. Under Delete a Google service click the trash tin adjacent to Google+



8. Read all the displayed information, in addition to click the box that you lot sympathize (and move certain you lot do)



9. Click Delete Google+

Google+ on Android: Using the Google+, Google My Business in addition to YouTube apps without a Profile

Note: every bit of the terminate of 2016, none of these apps require a Google+ Profile

When you lot sign into a profile-free Google+ describe concern human relationship on a desktop figurer you lot volition move redirected to plus.google.com/dashboard where you lot tin select 1 of your Google+ Pages to manage.

It is slightly to a greater extent than involved to add together your describe concern human relationship to the electrical current version of the Google+ app on an Android telephone or tablet.

Add your describe concern human relationship to the Google+ App

1. If you lot receive got non yet added your Google describe concern human relationship to your device, you lot tin produce thus past times selecting "Add an account" inward the Google+ app settings

2. You volition move prompted to sign inward to your Google account, using your e-mail username in addition to password. During the describe concern human relationship improver process, you volition move asked if you lot desire to add together a Google+ Profile - "Upgrade to Google+" - you tin reject past times clicking "Not now"

3. Return to the Google+ app in addition to you lot volition move prompted to select 1 of your account's Google+ Pages

4. You tin add together additional Google+ Pages that are managed past times your describe concern human relationship to the Google+ app past times tapping your scream at the top of the screen, in addition to then selecting "Switch Google+ page"

Note: before versions of the Google+ app may prompt you lot to create a Google+ Profile when trying to sign in. To create this, update to the electrical current version of the app (4.4.0 or later) or set a password for your Google+ Page in addition to usage that to sign into the app.

Learn to a greater extent than nearly Google+ for Android


Manage your Pages amongst the novel Google My Business App
As of August 2016, the Google My Business App no longer supports Google+ Page management or creation.

The  Google My Business app allows you lot to create produce your Google+ Pages, add together in addition to take away managers, in addition to meet your Pages’ Insights . You tin sign inward to the app using whatever Google describe concern human relationship on your device. Once you lot are signed in, you lot volition receive got access to all of the Pages owned or managed past times your account.

You tin add together a Google describe concern human relationship to the app past times tapping the carte icon on the upper right, in addition to then selecting “Accounts” from the menu.


Once a Google describe concern human relationship has been added, switch betwixt Page identities past times tapping the carte icon on the upper left, in addition to then tapping the downwards arrow adjacent to the electrical current Page name. You can select a Page from the listing of recent Pages, or tap “All Pages” to meet all of the Pages you lot manage.

 You tin also create a novel Google+ Page from within the Google My Business App.

Learn to a greater extent than nearly how to edit your Page information in addition to manage your Google+ Local Pages using the Google My Business app.


Use your Brand Account identity on YouTube

YouTube lets you lot easily switch betwixt your dissimilar channel identities on desktop in addition to mobile. If you lot receive got a YouTube channel on a Brand Account (with or without a Google+ Page), you lot tin switch amongst a twosome of clicks or taps.

Instructions inward the YouTube assist center.

Google+ on iOS: Profile Required

If receive got an iPhone, iPad or other iOS device, you lot cannot usage the Google+ App without a Google+ Profile.  It is also non currently possible to sign inward to a Google+ Page directly. (Note: every bit of Nov 2015, this may no longer move true)

Learn to a greater extent than nearly Google+ for iOS

Learn nearly signing inward in addition to switching channel identities inward Youtube app for iOS

Update June 24, 2014: The free Google My Business app for iOS devices allows you lot to create produce your Pages on your iPhone or iPad. Learn to a greater extent than nearly Google My Business on mobile. (As of 2016, the Google My Business app no longer supports Google+ Pages)

Add a Google+ Profile to your Account

If you lot produce create upwardly one's take heed you lot desire to receive got a Google+ Profile, it's slow to add together one.

Simply sign inward at plus.google.com/me in addition to fill upwardly out the Google+ Profile creation form.

Just recall that your Google+ Profile must correspond you lot every bit an individual, non your business, arrangement or brand.

Confused? Get Help!

If you lot receive got questions, banking concern correspond the Google assist centers or post a query inward 1 of the official Google assist forums or communities:
Google+ Help Center
Google My Business Help Center

Acknowledgements

The information inward this has come upwardly out of multiple discussions amongst my boyfriend Top Contributors, in addition to much troubleshooting inward the Google+ Help Community, in addition to the Hangouts, Youtube in addition to Blogger Help forums. Thanks specially to +Kaleh Kohler, +John Skeats, +Whiskey Schulze, +Pieter Roggemans, +Kamal Tailor, +Brian Kennelly, +Ziggy Dziegman, +David Kutcher, +Adam Auster, +Justin Lauschin, in addition to +Luiz Fernando who made specific suggestions for changes in addition to additions to my post in addition to helped exam diverse scenarios.

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