I swear that I was able to sign into a separate Youtube account (x@mycustom.com) and Gmail (p@gmail.com) yesterday. I know this because I constantly check gmail and youtube (where I never really sign out/ never really remember signing out).
Because of the service changes months back with the whole
- Cannot change username
- Cannot unlink accounts
I thought my solution by signing with my custom (i.e. university) address would solve the trick and it for a while. Now today I cannot get back this trick.
This question is not about linking. This question is about getting a youtube account (I know I could do this with youtube account pre google acquisition) and a gmail session running at the same time under different usernames.
Solutions I am not looking for
- Use two different browsers / windows
- Just don't sign into youtube (I have subscriptions that I follow closely)
Best Answer
Google has enabled multiple sign-in with the use of Switch Account. YouTube also supports this ability to switch between accounts.
For Gmail
For YouTube
Once you're logged in to both accounts, you'll be able to go back and forth between them without having to log out and log back in with different accounts.