If you downloaded any attachments from the Gmail app on your phone, they will remain unaltered. That is, when you remove the Gmail app, nothing will happen to them. You may still access them without having the Gmail app installed.

iPhone users with the Gmail app are damaging Apple’s intended ecosystem,” says Moore. “This latest news may cause those people to switch to using the native Apple Mail app instead of in order to minimize data leakage because Apple Mail allows Gmail accounts to be used.” So, go ahead and delete your iPhone’s Gmail app.

To begin, open the “Settings” app on your iPhone and choose the “Contacts” category. Select “Accounts.” After that, touch the Gmail account you wish to remove. Then, pick the “Delete account” option.

Uninstalling and reinstalling your Gmail app is the simplest option. Let’s look at the definition of “uninstall” and “reinstallation.” Go to Settings on your phone. Select “uninstall,” then wait for it to finish.

When your Gmail account becomes dormant, you haven’t used it for more than 24 months (two years), it’s considered inactive. If your account becomes inactive, you risk losing any data saved in Gmail, such as emails, files, photos, and videos. You will not lose the account, however.