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Recover Google account password without unlinking/deleting the main account from android device
I forgot the password for my Google account and I want to recover it. This Google account happens to be the main Google account linked to my Android device.
When I try to use the Recovery options:
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Saving a place on Google Maps account
I want to save a place in Google Maps and put description/notes on it..
When I used Symbian, after clicking on the star to add the place as favorite, I could put name and description in the place, ...
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Application-specific passwords only work for a short period of time
I have two-step verification enabled on my Google Account, and I generated an application-specific password for my Android device (Infuse 4G with custom ROM in case that's relevant), and input it. ...
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Is it possible to wipe the phone without uninstalling the apps?
I'm having problems with my Google account in my phone and because of that I want to remove it and add it again. When I try to do it, it tells me that I can't remove it unless I restore to factory ...
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Google account on HTC desire & galaxy tab
just got my new shiny galaxy tab out of the box and am attempting to add the same google account i have setup on my HTC desire. after entering my username and pass, i am given the worded picture that ...
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How do I change a Google account for Android mobile (Xperia 10)?
When I first set up my Xperia 10 (running Android 1.6) I selected a 'dummy account', not knowing that it might be somewhat difficult to change it afterwards to a real account (I wasn't warned).
I ...
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Why were some of my contacts automatically merged without notice?
I found several questions here where people want to merge several of their contacts into one.
I'm having exactly the opposite problem:
On both my Android devices (Google Nexus 4 and Nexus 7), two of ...
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I can't use my Google Account password to bypass the lock screen
On my CM9 / ICS 4.0 phone, if I incorrectly enter the drawn pattern five times in a row, it locks itself for 30 seconds. I can't enter any more passwords, but I can click a "forgot my password" button ...
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Finding my Google email and password. I've made too many accounts
I really need help because I just got this tablet for Christmas and only had it for 2 weeks.
I wanted to set the security on facelock, so I didn't have to remember the password. Instead, I set it to ...
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Sync problem with Google account
I erased all my contacts in my Samsung S i9000 to import all of them from Google.
Sync has downloaded only around a half of 4500 contacts. Over and over syncing to get the rest of them I get an error ...
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Wrong Google account picture
Some applications on my phone (e.g. Maps) show a wrong picture for my user account.
Specifically, an old picture is shown instead of last one I put on my Google+ account.
How can I fix this?
I use a ...
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Android devices shows up in wrong account on Google Dashboard
I noticed today that my Android device shows up in the Google Dashboard for my work (Google Apps) address, as opposed to the Google Dashboard for my personal address.
I am wondering if this is even ...
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Backup contacts, photos, apps, remove google account, and replace with dummy account
I want to unlink my main Google account from my phone and use a dummy account instead. I don't really use any of Google's services on my phone like gmail, voice, etc. For security, loss reasons and to ...
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Where I can find my own Google+ Play reviews and ratings?
I know that now Google Play reviews and ratings are connected with my Google+ account and my name. But where exactly I can find list of my own reviews and ratings Google Play apps?
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How do I change the Gmail account associated with the Play Store? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to change the account for Android Market?
I got on the market yesterday and it made me enter my password for my existing Google account but I had forgotten the ...
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Privacy level with an anonymous account?
I am interested in the currently achievable levels of privacy on an Android device. As far as I understand it, the best one can do is not to activate a Google account. However, even then significant ...
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Why is my phone's brightness reset to full brightness?
I put a new SIM card in my phone, then took it out and rebooted. Afterwards I noticed the screen brightness was up to nearly 100% (I always have it all the way down). Auto-brightness was off both ...
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new account for GMail only
I added a second account in the GMail aplication, in order to be able to send/receive mail using that account.
I realized that the account has been added not only for GMail, but the Market (Play ...
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Logging in with a non-gmail account
I got here an ePad running Android 2.3 and I want to set up Market on it for its owner. He doesn't have a Gmail account, neither he wants one. I have just made a Google account that is associated with ...
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Deleting a device from the Google Play Store?
Yesterday I bought a new Android smartphone & performed a factory reset on my previous HTC handset. Naturally (I think) I set up my new phone under the same Google account as was registered for my ...
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What does “Sync Google+ Notifications” do?
I've recently upgraded to 2.3.7 and noticed a new setting under the Google accounts sync options.
Settings->Accounts & sync->my google account
As well as sync contacts, GMail etc it now ...
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Why can't I get past CAPTCHA after changing Google Account password?
I changed my Google Account password, and now there's a notification about trouble logging into my Gmail account on my Samsung Galaxy S. That's fine, I'd expect that.
What I don't expect is a pop-up ...
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What happens to my google account if I factory reset?
Ive have been using this Android phone for about a year and a bit but
I was just wondering about my gmail/google account which is connected to my phone.
I want to change the email address on my ...
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Transferring Phone Ownership
I currently have an HTC Desire handset. I am just about to upgrade to a new HTC handset and would like to be able to pass this phone on to my wife.
What’s the best way of changing the account setup n ...
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Accessing the internal phone memory by swapping out the SIM card
Is it possible to access an Android phone's internal memory by switching out the SIM card?
My Android phone, with no SD card, has been stolen but access to the phone is locked via the "graphical ...
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Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 infinite login redirect with 2 step authentication
I've just bought a Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 and tried to login with my google (gmail) account (which has 2 step authentication) and it redirected me to the web login which I completed (with the text ...
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Contacts disappeared after adding new google account
I am using a Google Nexus S I9023 mobile phone (Android 4.0.4). For whatever reason my google account was deactivated. So, I registered a new one and added it to the phone.
Afterwards, 80% of the ...
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Android Account types missing google
When I go to Settings -> Accounts & sync -> Add account, there isn't the option of google, just skype and corporate. How can I get the google account type option? I have rooted my tablet, and have ...
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I have multiple Google accounts on my phone. How can I delete some of them?
I have an annoying problem with this Samsung Epic 4G touch. I set up a new Gmail account, which I use for Google Talk and the Android Market. However, I logged in to YouTube under two usernames at ...
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Can I use my Google account on two or more phones? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Multiple Android Devices with a single google account
I want to share some applications and contacts on my girlfriend's Android cellphone, can I do that? Will I lose my ...
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How can I download apps again after changing my Google account password?
I changed the password for my Google account earlier, and since then, every attempt to install an app results in a download was unsuccessful error. I have not been prompted for my new password ...
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I always have to login to google again?
Everytime my battery ends, and the phone turns off, I'll have to login to google again? Isn't there a way to keep my login information even if the mobile restarts?
By the way, I use double check ...
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How to transfer installed apps from one account to another
On my Note 2 I have two accounts configured
my.email@gmail.com
my.work.email@company.com
Usually I have the Play Store configured to buy/install apps under my.email@gmail.com but somehow it got ...
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Is there a maximum number of devices allowed on a Google Play Account?
Many schools are looking at using Android tablets in classrooms. Some have classroom sets of 35-40 tablets. As a means to manage apps, having them tied to a single Google Play account would be ...
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Reconnect Authenticator with Google account for a second time
My account had 2-step verification enabled and associated with the Authenticator App on my phone.
Yesterday I reformatted it and now I'm installing the apps again. Everything is setup but the Google ...
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How do I change my Google Account in Beyondpod?
How do I change my Google Account in Beyondpod, the podcatcher? The one used to synchronize with Google Reader I mean.
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Can I use the default music app in ICS without linking it to my google account?
I somehow cannot use the music app in android without linking it to my google account first.
So - against my will - I linked it to my google account. I did this because I was hoping to remove that ...
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How to change google account without wiping? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How-to unlink the main Google account from android device without a factory reset
I'd like to change the google account an unrooted Nexus One is linked to without ...
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1answer
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Change “contact” photo when making a call
I've started using Google Plus and I want my Android "contact" picture to change to the picture used in G+; a real photo of me. It's currently using an old avatar picture I once set for Google Talk, ...
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Motorola Defy does not sync to GMail
I have purchased a Motorola Defy some time ago, and imported my address book from my old featurephone using the SIM card.
Under Settings / Account now I have two accounts listed in the Motoblur ...
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Received Contact via WhatsApp is stored in Phone - How to move it to Google without loosing the image
for some time now I'm experiencing the following issue: When I someone sends me a contact via WhatsApp it is stored in my phone and not my Google address book.
How can I move this thing to Google or ...
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How to limit the synchronized contacts to “My Contacts” on a Galaxy Note?
I have a problem with my Galaxy Note II (Android 4.1.1) when synchronizing the contacts I have on the phone via Bluetooth with my car. I believe this is some limitation of the number of contacts (or ...
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Recover password with phone logged in? Need to set up additional device
I bought a new android tablet but I can't remember my google acoount password.
I can't reset it because my phone is already logged in. It says I need to be logged off for 4 days.
Is there a way to ...
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Second google account never shows up
I want to add a Google account to use as the primary (paying) account in Google Play.
I have tried to add the account in the Google Play app or in settings under Accounts and sync. I get no error, ...
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How to sync contacts in one direction only — from phone to Google?
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2, Android 2.3.
I just lost a lot of time after syncing contacts -- executed from the phone. I assumed that all the changes will be transferred to Google account (as initially) but ...
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Problem in setting up google account - “couldn't open connection to server.”
I had just installed custom ROM cynogenmod-9(ICS) in my S Plus device and now I am not able to add Google Account in my android device. It gives the following error message,
Couldn't finish
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Sync Multiple Devices Simultaneously With One Account
I've got a question regarding maintenance/management with multiple android devices on a single account. For example:
A school has 30 android tablets.
Teachers need all 30 devices updated
The school ...
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birthday duplicates after removing google account and adding it again
After removing my Google-Account on my HTC One S and adding it again, i recognized that all birthdays stored with contacts are in my calendar twice. When i change birthday at some contact, there is ...
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How can I create a Google Account?
I have a new Android 4.0 device (d2pad), and I have installed Google Drive and Google+ but neither one works. When I try to start Google Drive it gives me the message "No Google account found, ...
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Why / When do I have to log in to Google?
Installed MyDocs, I can select my Google-account and see listings of my documents, but to edit something I need to enter a password.
Why is this? When does it happen?
(I am constantly logged in to ...
