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Sign out and delete your account

How to sign out of one device or all, and how deleting your account works, including the 30-day window.

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What it does

The Account section in Settings lets you sign out and lets you delete your account together with your inventions. Deletion is not instant: it is scheduled for 30 days later, and you can still cancel it.

How to use it

Sign out

  1. Open Settings and find Account. Tap Sign out.
  2. The alert "Sign out?" says: "Sign out from this device, or all devices." Choose Sign out for this iPhone, Sign out everywhere for all your devices, or Cancel.

Delete your account

  1. In Account, tap Delete account (it is red).
  2. The dialog "Delete your account?" says: "Your account and inventions will be permanently deleted after 30 days. Signing in again within 30 days cancels the deletion. Subscriptions are managed by Apple and are not cancelled automatically."
  3. Tap Delete account and data to confirm, or cancel.
  4. If it works, your sign-in is removed from this iPhone. If the app cannot reach the server, you see "Couldn't delete account" and "Couldn't delete the account. Check your connection and try again." Nothing is removed in that case.

Anonymous accounts

If you never signed in, the app shows "Anonymous account" with a Sign in with Apple button, and a smaller "Use email + password (legacy)" option. The app says that signing in with Apple lets you recover your inventions on other devices and never lose your work. If your account is anonymous, do that before you sign out.

Settings that affect it

  • Settings > Account is the only place for these actions.
  • Subscriptions are managed in your Apple ID settings, not in Patentomania.

Limits and honest caveats

  • Deleting the account does not cancel a subscription. Cancel it in iPhone Settings under your Apple ID, then Subscriptions.
  • The dialog says nothing about pages you published on depatent.com. Do not assume that they disappear. See "Publish a draft as prior art".
  • For what outside services receive, see "Your data and the AI services" and the Privacy Policy.
  • To cancel a deletion, sign in again within the 30 days.

FAQ

Can I change my mind? Yes, for 30 days. Sign in again to cancel the deletion.

What does signing out do? It ends your session on this device, or on all devices if you choose "Sign out everywhere". It is not the same as deleting the account.

Do I need to delete the app too? Deleting the app from your iPhone does not delete your account. Use Delete account first.