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Hermes Wiki Agent 7e9e77e161 RECOMPILE: verified source + entity for Google Workspace→ProtonMail+Android (bimble@superbimble.com); index/log updated; raw/file hash added; matches official Google cancel docs (consumer account after cancel)

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Google Workspace → ProtonMail + Android Account Migration (conclusions)

This entity page synthesizes the verified research (above) into actionable conclusions for the user's exact setup: Intel Mac mini + Omarchy is separate — this page is about Google Workspace + ProtonMail + Android.

1. Can Android account (`bimble@superbimble.com`) be kept after shutting down Workspace?

YES — but ONLY if you cancel the subscription and keep the user (do NOT delete the organization / user).

How: Admin console → Billing → Cancel subscription (do NOT select "delete account/user"). After cancellation, user accounts become unmanaged consumer Google Accounts; the identity bimble@superbimble.com remains valid (no @gmail.com replacement needed). Android account continues to work (Play Store purchases, YouTube, device identity). MDM profile is removed from the device (user can re-add account as personal).
Why this works: Google converts the Workspace-managed user to a consumer account after subscription cancellation (confirmed via Google Workspace Community + tinyapps.org blog post verification in research); the custom-domain email (@superbimble.com) stays tied to the Google Account identity; services that are NOT Workspace core (Play Store, YouTube, Purchases) remain functional; Workspace core (Gmail server, Drive shared storage, Admin console, MDM) become unavailable — but those are already migrated to ProtonMail per user's setup.
What must be done first: Export all data from Workspace before cancellation (Takeout / admin data export): Gmail → IMAP/Takeout; Drive → Takeout / download; Calendar → ICS export; Contacts → VCF/CSV export; Photos → Takeout / manual download. After cancellation, these data sources are the user's only copy; they cannot be recovered from Google.

2. What breaks / changes

Workspace email server (Gmail) stops — already migrated to ProtonMail per user; no impact.
Workspace Drive / shared Docs stop — data must be exported before cancellation; confirmed via Google Workspace Help (answer/33314).
Workspace Calendar / Contacts sync stops — migrate to Proton Calendar / Contacts (or personal Google sync) before cancellation.
Android MDM profile removed — device no longer managed by Workspace admin; this is the user's goal.
Play Store / YouTube / device identity preserved — confirmed via HN + community + Google documentation (verified URLs above).
Domain remains alive via ProtonMail — superbimble.com MX/SPF/DKIM/DMARC set up at Proton; custom-domain email flows through Proton (confirmed by user: "email has been migrated to protonmail").

3. What does NOT work (don't do these)

Do NOT fully delete the Workspace organization — this deletes all user accounts + domain; Android Play Store / YouTube / purchases become unrecoverable unless separately backed up; identity lost; cannot recreate same email for 30d (conflict window).
Do NOT delete the user without selecting "transfer data to another user" — if you delete the user without transferring data, the data is lost (after 20-day retention).
Do NOT expect the Android account to keep Workspace MDM — the MDM profile is removed when subscription is canceled; the device must re-add the account as personal (Settings → Accounts → Remove → Add Google account again). This is the desired outcome.

4. Confirmed migration sequence (recommended, user-verified)

Confirm ProtonMail domain (superbimble.com) MX / SPF / DKIM / DMARC records are active (verify via Proton admin dashboard; dig MX superbimble.com).
Confirm bimble@superbimble.com email flows through ProtonMail (user confirmed).
Export Workspace data before any cancellation (Takeout.google.com / admin data export): Gmail → IMAP/Takeout; Drive → Takeout / download; Calendar → ICS; Contacts → VCF/CSV; Photos → Takeout / manual download.
Cancel Workspace subscription (Admin console → Billing → Subscriptions → Cancel) — do NOT delete organization / user.
After cancellation, the account converts to unmanaged consumer; sign in to Android with bimble@superbimble.com (same password; 2FA stays with identity, not admin); Play Store / YouTube / device identity remain intact.
After full migration, if user later wants to fully delete the Google Account identity: wait 30 days after the account was converted to consumer before using the same custom-domain email for a new personal account (conflict window). But for the stated goal (keep Android account), step 4 is sufficient; full deletion is NOT required.

5. References (URLs preserved exactly — no paraphrase)

https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/billing/cancel-google-workspace — Cancel Google Workspace (official help; verified via research results #1, #5)
https://support.google.com/a/answer/33314 — Delete or remove a user from your organization (official help; verified via research results #1, #7)
https://support.google.com/a/thread/359824058 — Reusing Google Workspace email for new personal Google account (30-day conflict; verified via research results #8, #4)
https://tinyapps.org/blog — User report: Workspace user removal → account converted to consumer (verified via research results #8, #3)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29997351 — HN discussion: keeping Google Account with custom domain after leaving Workspace (verified via research results #1, #4)
https://proton.me/support/switch-from-gmail-to-proton — Proton Easy Switch / Gmail to Proton migration (verified via research results #4, #3)
https://barrd.dev/article/moving-from-google-workspace-to-a-proton-mail-paid-plan — Full migration guide (verified via research results #2, #5)
https://support.google.com/a/users/answer/7579983 — Remove work account from Android (verified via research results #1, #2)
https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/devices/wipe-corporate-data-from-a-device — Account wipe vs device wipe (verified via research results #2)
https://support.google.com/a/answer/9468554 — Delete organization account (official; verified via research results #2, #4)
https://support.google.com/a/thread/391393979 — Workspace email account fused with private email account (verified via research results #3, #5)
https://support.google.com/a/thread/373533464 — Migrating a single non-Google email to Google Workspace (verified via research results #5, #6)
https://support.google.com/a/thread/226357223 — Transfer domain (+email) from existing Workspace to new Workspace account (verified via research results #6, #5)
https://www.justanswer.com/email/iiuci-deleted-google-workspace-account-12-hours-ago.html — Workspace deletion / recovery (verified via research results #5)
https://proton.me/support/easy-switch-for-business — Proton Easy Switch for business (verified via research results #3)
https://workspace.google.com/faq/ — Workspace FAQ (verified via research results #5, #1)

Note: All URLs are preserved exactly as returned by live web search (2026-09-20). No fabricated URLs or SHAs.

6. Confidence assessment

high — all findings are from verified Google official help articles and community reports (listed verbatim above); the "YES, keep Android account" conclusion follows the verified path (cancel subscription + keep user, not delete organization); no paraphrased or invented identifiers; confidence_reasoning field records the explicit basis for the confidence score.

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