Several Google sessions with the same device name can be normal. A session represents access through a browser, app, or service; it is not necessarily a separate physical phone or computer.
Why another session can appear
Google lists several actions that can create a session: signing in on a device, entering your password again to verify identity, using another browser or app, granting an app account access, or opening a private browsing session.
For example, Gmail in one browser and a newly authorized app on the same computer can produce separate records. The number of entries alone does not establish the number of people using the account.
Read the details of each entry
- Open Google Account Security & sign-in → Manage all devices.
- Select each relevant device or session.
- Compare browser or app information, location, activity time, and sign-in status.
- Match the entries to devices and sign-ins you remember.
Identically named entries can also come from more than one physical device. Do not assume they all belong to your phone simply because the label matches its model.
Interpret the activity time correctly
The time shown is the last communication between the session or device and Google’s systems. That can include background synchronization. A recent time does not necessarily mean somebody just opened Gmail and read a message.
The device list also includes recent history. An entry labeled Signed out can remain visible after access has ended. Look at status as well as whether the row still exists.
Remove access with the appropriate scope
If you want a lost, borrowed, or retired device disconnected, sign out all relevant sessions associated with it. Signing out only one entry is not enough to establish that no other session on that device remains.
If you cannot identify an active session as yours, sign it out and review account security. Keep your own working verification method available while doing so.
When the pattern is suspicious
Unfamiliar sessions combined with unauthorized recovery changes, unexplained sent mail, or other unknown activity warrant a broader compromised-account review. Avoid deleting legitimate devices solely to reduce the list to one row. The goal is to account for access, not to make every device name appear only once.
Official references
Reviewed against Google’s official guidance on October 27, 2026. Available options and screen labels can vary by account, device, region, and organization policy.