Why Does My Gmail Automatically Sign Out? & How to Fix it?

So you are a user who just can’t understand “Why Does My Gmail Automatically Sign Out?”. This was me just a few days back. I was also getting a surprise account lockout without warning. My Gmail mobile app access was intact; it was the browser app that was behaving weirdly.

I found out what could be wrong and then attempted a solution that restored the default behavior. So see how you can do it too.

Understand Why Gmail Automatically Signs You Out? Reasons Might Surprise

• Browser Settings are set to delete Cookies that enable Suto login.
• Security Precautions by Google after seeing suspicious activity. You may have a VPN on, and you tried to log in to your Google account.
• Corrupted Browser Cache or Cookies
• Faulty/Conflicting Browser Extensions
• Using Multiple Google Accounts at the Same Time
• Inactivity Timeout

How Do I Stop Google from Automatically Signing Me Out? Fix Browser Cookies

Make sure cookies dont get deleted when you close a browser session. For this, different browsers have different settings; they are similar but vary slightly. We have tried to cover the most popular ones here. Check if your browser is listed here and continue with the steps. For a more niche browser, you might have to search around the settings yourself.

• Google Chrome:
  Click on the 3 vertical dots icon at the top right > select Settings
  Then, Privacy and Security > Site settings > Additional content settings > On-device site data > Uncheck “Delete data sites have saved to your device when you close all windows.”
• Firefox:
  Click on the 3 vertical bar icon at the top right > select Settings
  Privacy and Security > scroll to Cookies and Site Data > uncheck “Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed”
• Edge:
  Click on the 3 horizontal dot icon at the top right > click on Settings
  Privacy, search, and services > Cookies > Under Customized cookies behavior > Remove gmail/any Google domain from “Clear all cookies when you close Edge” section.
• Safari: Safari lacks an explicit auto-clear cookies upon quitting setting.
  On Safari > Settings > Privacy >Uncheck “Block all cookies.” Also, keep “Prevent cross-site tracking” checked.

Wondering “Why Does My Gmail Automatically Sign Out?” Run a Google Security Checkup?

This will help you spot any unusual activity and see all devices logged into your account.

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• Visit the Google Security Checkup page: https://myaccount.google.com/security-checkup. (Use incognito tab or a different device)
• Review “Your devices” to see every computer and phone currently signed in.
• If you see a device you don’t recognize, select it and click Sign out.
• It’s a good idea to change your password if you find any suspicious activity.

What Admins in Organizations Can Do to Prevent Gmail from Automatically Signing Out Users?

Set up a mandatory two-factor authentication policy. This adds a second layer of security that has a secondary effect of preventing a Google-led user account lockdown.

Establish rules and restrictions that ensure users don’t install unauthorized plugins or extensions on their browsers. Thereby preventing the primary cause of the automatic signing out of the Gmail account error from happening.

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Sometimes, if your company’s internal network is set on a private IP and a user attempts to connect to the Gmail server, they may get logged out forcefully. To ensure this does not happen to your organization, set up a public internet-facing server that handles all outside communication.

Finally, the Admin must back up critical organizational emails. For that, they must always use a renowned solution. The SysTools G Suite Backup and Restoration software is a purpose-built solution to save a copy of user data offline. So even in unforeseen circumstances where a large majority of your workforce is unable to stay logged into their Gmail (Google Workspace) account, they still have access to their historical data.

Conclusion

Now, users have a solid idea about their query on “Why does my Gmail automatically sign out? Not only that we also taught them how to stop this incident from happening again. We even included best practices for admins to solve such repeated log-out issues in an organization. Nevertheless, admins should always stay a few steps ahead and back up all critical user data with the help of the tool we mentioned briefly.