You’re stuck in a Google sign-in loop on Chrome. Every time you click ‘Sign In,’ it bounces back to the login screen. Not a reset, not a password issue—just cookies gone haywire.

It’s frustrating but fixable without losing data or starting over.

Paper-cut clock wrapped around Google logo tangled in sign-in loop

1. Check Your Cookie Settings

Your browser might be blocking Google cookies outright. This is common if you’ve enabled strict privacy settings.

Go to Chrome Settings > Privacy and Security > Site Settings > Cookies and site data. Make sure ‘Block third-party cookies’ isn’t set too aggressively.

Browser window highlighting Google cookies

2. Clear Specific Google Cookies

Clearing all cookies can cause more issues. Instead, target just Google’s domain.

Open Chrome DevTools (Ctrl+Shift+I), go to the Application tab > Storage > Cookies. Find ‘accounts.google.com’ and delete it. Reload the page—this often breaks the loop instantly.

Chrome DevTools showing cookies section

3. Disable Cookie Sync in Extensions

Sometimes browser extensions like ad blockers or privacy tools interfere with Google’s login process.

Temporarily disable all extensions, then try signing in again. If it works, re-enable one by one to find the culprit.

Final thoughts

This is a common issue that usually resolves quickly once you target the right cookie settings.

No data lost, no reset needed—just clean up your cookies and move on.