If a Google passkey is on a lost or shared device, remove the account’s corresponding credential using a device you still control. Preserve another working sign-in method before making changes.
Identify the correct passkey
Open the intended Google Account and inspect Security & sign-in → Passkeys and security keys. Compare the entries with the device you lost or used temporarily.
Do not remove every entry solely because several names look similar. Check the details and keep a trusted method that you can still use.
Remove a passkey you created
- Select the passkey associated with the unsafe device.
- Choose the removal control.
- Complete any required account verification.
- Return to the list and confirm the intended entry was removed.
Google’s guide says to remove a passkey from the Google Account when the device is lost or when a passkey was created on a shared device by mistake.
Handle an automatically registered Android passkey
Google gives a different route for an Android device’s automatically created passkey: open Your devices → Manage all devices, choose the device, and sign it out.
Review all relevant sessions with that device name. Identically named sessions can represent one device or several. Follow the guide for the actual credential type rather than assuming one removal button handles every case.
Check the credential manager too
If a removed passkey is still offered locally, Google advises checking any third-party credential manager in use and following that provider’s removal instructions. A local suggestion is not, by itself, proof that the account accepted the removed credential.
Do not erase an entire password-manager vault to remove one entry. Inspect the specific account and credential.
Review the wider exposure
A shared device’s ability to unlock a passkey is an account-access risk even after an ordinary sign-out. Review other sessions, recovery information, and unfamiliar account activity if somebody else may have used it.
Remote credential removal does not erase files already downloaded. For a lost device, use its supported lost-device protections as appropriate; for a managed account, notify the administrator. If no sign-in method remains accessible, use official recovery instead of asking a stranger to retrieve the key.
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References
Reviewed against the linked official and developer guidance on October 27, 2026. Available options and screen labels can vary by account, device, region, and organization policy.