How-to turn off Google Buzz

Written by: Christine Buske on Friday, February 12th, 2010
Posted to: Gmail
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Is Google Buzz too much chatter for your liking?

A lot of people with crowded Gmail inboxes are not too excited about the added posts on Google Buzz, and would rather part with this feature altogether.

Google Buzz, although automatically added to your account, is not a mandatory side effect of loving Gmail. You can turn off this service in just three easy steps:

Three steps to turning off Google Buzz:

  1. Sign into your Gmail account.
  2. Scroll to the bottom of the page, and look for the link “turn off buzz“ in the footer.
  3. Click on the link. The Gmail inbox page will reload without Buzz.

the footer gmail link to turn off google buzz

Want Google Buzz back?

Not to worry, after it has been shut off you can easily turn it back on again by clicking the new “turn on Buzz” link in the footer.

What do you think about Google Buzz? Are you enjoying the inbox interaction or were you wondering how to turn it off as well?

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6 Responses to “How-to turn off Google Buzz”

  1. # Gailon 12 Feb 2010 at 10:24 am

    thanks so much for posting this!! I’ve been dying to figure this out. Buzz is great but not for me!

  2. # Karen @ Blazing Mindson 12 Feb 2010 at 11:22 am

    It’s really that simple! Thanks for the heads up, I think I’ve got enough with Twitter at the moment without Buzz adding to everything as well ;)

  3. # Todd Lohenryon 12 Feb 2010 at 2:12 pm

    When I want to use email, I use Gmail. When I want to follow, I use Google Reader. I’m shutting Buzz off…

  4. # Matton 12 Feb 2010 at 3:15 pm

    I’ll second what Todd said. Thanks for this post – Buzz off Buzz!

  5. # Mollyon 12 Feb 2010 at 5:14 pm

    I do like Buzz, but it isn’t letting me post comments today AT ALL…

    I have things I want to say about stuff my “friends” are posting and I can’t…

    VERY Frustrating.
    If that were fixed, I would be in google heaven ;)

  6. # Bonsaijonon 19 Feb 2010 at 5:17 am

    Google has given a response to the public backlash they got for Google Buzz http://ow.ly/18Z3R