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You can be logged into multiple Google Accounts at the same time without the extension. Just click the little profile icon in the top right and click "Add Accou

You can be logged into multiple Google Accounts at the same time without the extension. Just click the little profile icon in the top right and click "Add Account." I'm logged into four, including a Gapps account.

swsieber 9y ago
Have they fixed the issues though where some of their apps only work with the primary account you're logged in with? (e.g. the first one)
- caro_douglos 9y ago
  +1 deal with this all the time on spreadsheets ===== fixed
- baddox 9y ago
  Over the years they have definitely fixed those one by one, but I’m not sure if they’ve fixed all of them. I believe the last problematic one I encountered was some ads-related developer console a year or two ago.
- imbur 9y ago
  They fixed the big ones but there are still a bunch of edge cases where you have to log out, like one account is from US and one is from Canada.
- fphilipe 9y ago
  Google Play Console only works with your primary account.
- dredmorbius 9y ago
  Good question, though the account isolation to the extent I've tested it has been surprisingly good. I still don't fully trust it, but that's a different matter.
- josefresco 9y ago
  No. I use this feature daily, and have to login to my "primary" Google ID for my Drive/Calendar, then I "Add Account" to enable my secondary/tertiary ID's. It has to be in that order.
ocdtrekkie 9y ago
This would let Google know these accounts are affiliated with the same person on your network, whereas containers won't necessarily provide that assumption. Right?
- rtkwe 9y ago
  If they wanted to they could associate them other ways by just looking at the IP address and/or browser fingerprinting.
  - madez 9y ago
    I assume there is no hiding from Google unless you black-hole their IPs. Also, don't let an Android device with links to Google be near you. It'd hard to ban Google from your life even if you want ti. I think governments should help citizens achieve that when they choose so.
  - ocdtrekkie 9y ago
    My thought is that they can certainly find good indicators that they're related, but that signing into them at the same time directly in their website confirms the relationship. Bear in mind, everything coming from say, a corporate network, won't be distinguishable by IP, and browser fingerprinting is likely less helpful in an environment with a hundred PCs running identical system images. Your home device may not live in such a family, but it's hard for Google to determine that.
    - rtkwe 9y ago
      Even in a corporate network there's some plugin drift over time depending on job role especially for developers. And GP specifically has installed a container add-on which probably makes him/her fairly unique among all the corporate traffic coming from that IP/group of IPs.
      - ocdtrekkie 9y ago
        Most good corporate environments should be controlling what plugins they allow users to install in their browsers. (For the few users we permit to use Chrome, for example, all extensions are disabled.) But again, the issue is not your specific configuration (or GP's specific configuration), the point is that Google cannot assume same IP or browser fingerprint is a definitive association of identity, whereas signing in additional users in Google's app definitely does.
creato 9y ago
I'm not sure if this is the same thing you are suggesting, but what I like to do is use the "Manage people" option from the menu at the top right. My work and home google accounts are never logged in at the same time in the same chrome window. It seems to keep everything separated pretty well, even extensions seem to maintain their own settings/"activated-ness" within each person/account.

swsieber 9y ago

Have they fixed the issues though where some of their apps only work with the primary account you're logged in with? (e.g. the first one)

caro_douglos 9y ago
+1 deal with this all the time on spreadsheets ===== fixed
baddox 9y ago
Over the years they have definitely fixed those one by one, but I’m not sure if they’ve fixed all of them. I believe the last problematic one I encountered was some ads-related developer console a year or two ago.
imbur 9y ago
They fixed the big ones but there are still a bunch of edge cases where you have to log out, like one account is from US and one is from Canada.
fphilipe 9y ago
Google Play Console only works with your primary account.
dredmorbius 9y ago
Good question, though the account isolation to the extent I've tested it has been surprisingly good. I still don't fully trust it, but that's a different matter.
josefresco 9y ago
No. I use this feature daily, and have to login to my "primary" Google ID for my Drive/Calendar, then I "Add Account" to enable my secondary/tertiary ID's. It has to be in that order.

ocdtrekkie 9y ago

This would let Google know these accounts are affiliated with the same person on your network, whereas containers won't necessarily provide that assumption. Right?

rtkwe 9y ago
If they wanted to they could associate them other ways by just looking at the IP address and/or browser fingerprinting.
- madez 9y ago
  I assume there is no hiding from Google unless you black-hole their IPs. Also, don't let an Android device with links to Google be near you. It'd hard to ban Google from your life even if you want ti. I think governments should help citizens achieve that when they choose so.
- ocdtrekkie 9y ago
  My thought is that they can certainly find good indicators that they're related, but that signing into them at the same time directly in their website confirms the relationship. Bear in mind, everything coming from say, a corporate network, won't be distinguishable by IP, and browser fingerprinting is likely less helpful in an environment with a hundred PCs running identical system images. Your home device may not live in such a family, but it's hard for Google to determine that.
  - rtkwe 9y ago
    Even in a corporate network there's some plugin drift over time depending on job role especially for developers. And GP specifically has installed a container add-on which probably makes him/her fairly unique among all the corporate traffic coming from that IP/group of IPs.
    - ocdtrekkie 9y ago
      Most good corporate environments should be controlling what plugins they allow users to install in their browsers. (For the few users we permit to use Chrome, for example, all extensions are disabled.) But again, the issue is not your specific configuration (or GP's specific configuration), the point is that Google cannot assume same IP or browser fingerprint is a definitive association of identity, whereas signing in additional users in Google's app definitely does.

creato 9y ago

I'm not sure if this is the same thing you are suggesting, but what I like to do is use the "Manage people" option from the menu at the top right. My work and home google accounts are never logged in at the same time in the same chrome window. It seems to keep everything separated pretty well, even extensions seem to maintain their own settings/"activated-ness" within each person/account.