Google Launches Multi-Account Sign-In
Users with multiple Google Accounts rejoice! You can finally multitask across accounts in the same browser.
Lifehacker reports that Google launched a feature enabling multiple account sign-ins today. According to official Google documentation, not all account holders have access to the multi-account sign-in feature yet, but they are “working hard to enable this feature for everyone and… appreciate your patience in the meantime.”
The multiple sign-in feature does have some notable limitations:
- Users can only sign-in to a maximum of three accounts simultaneously
- When setting up multiple sign-in, the first account logged into will become the default account
- Offline Gmail and Google Calendar features are not compatible with multiple sign-in
- Multiple sign-ins will only work with: Google App Engine, Code, Calendar, Gmail, Reader, Sites, and Voice - Google Docs is not supported, but is marked as “coming soon”
Despite initial issues and limitations, I can’t wait to set this up. No more sign-out/sign-in drills or browser switching. Sweet!
