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How do I change the password of my main Google account on a Droid X?
I changed my Google Account password (on my computer). I now need to change it on my Droid X. I cannot figure out how to do this.
I Googled, and everyone says go to Settings > Accounts. I did ...
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How is a Nexus device “provisioned” when you buy it from Google?
I noticed during checkout for the Nexus 4 that you are given the option to have it provisioned:
When purchasing a Nexus device from Google Play, you'll notice a 'Link this device to my Google ...
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1answer
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How do I delete a Non - primary Gmail account from Gmail app 4.3.1?
This was easy to do before the upgrade, now it doesn't do this. It doesn't make sense to have to do a factory reset! It's less intuitive!
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1answer
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Cannot sign-in Google account on Samsung Galaxy S with 2-step authentication
I recently use 2-step verification to sign-in my Google account.
But after turning this on, I cannot sign-in my phone since no SMS is sent to my phone.
What can I do to sign in now?
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Is there a way to block access to or wipe my Google data for a lost/stolen phone
If my phone was ever lost or stolen, my only real concern is data and apps associated with my Google account, such as my Gmail, the ability to purchase apps from the Market, and maybe Picasa albums.
...
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Unable to access Google account in Android Market on HTC Desire HD
After resetting factory settings, I am not able to access my Google account in Gmail / Market / Talk. Whenever I try to "sign-in" to Android Market using Google account, it shows error with title as ...
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How to change country?
I want to install this application
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.scoompa.callrecorder.open
but I can't, because I'm in a wrong country. I would like to change country. Do I need ...
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How to change my device location on the Play Store
I'm trying to download an App on the Play Store, specifically the Vue Cinema app, but this app is only (presumably) available in the UK.
I have just relocated to the UK, so how do I set my location ...
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1answer
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Using a separate account for Play Store purchases
My family own a number of Android devices. We each have our own google account but ther is no credit-card linked to any of them. I'd like to keep it that way. But occasionally, I'd like to buy an app, ...
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1answer
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Lost all my contacts after flashing custom rom (sg2)
I got a Galaxy S2 as an upgrade from my HTC Hero around January this year. My phone contacts have always been synced to my Gmail account and the backup worked since I got all my contacts on my SGS2 ...
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1answer
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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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2answers
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How to change default username in Google Play? [duplicate]
I'm stuck to this problem. I used to have a google account which is now deleted and not existent anymore. I have a new Google account. The problem is that in my Android device when I have to go to ...
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1answer
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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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Loss of Chrome bookmarks on android
I just experienced a curious situation, so:
I bookmarked some tabs in incognito mode in android Chrome, but when my cell phones shut down and rebooted, it seems that these bookmarks are gone!
Is ...
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761 views
Add contact without using “Google account”?
When I got my phone, I imported my old contacts by writing a small program that uses the contacts API. That worked great, and all my contacts were stored locally on the phone (sync with Google is ...
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2answers
789 views
Cannot connect my Galaxy Ace to my Google account
I have 'Market' and every time I attempt to log into it using my Google account it says that it 'Can't establish a reliable data connection to the server.'
Any idea what could be done to get it ...
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Google Backup: Multiple devices using the same account - what happens on Restore?
It is nothing new that one can use multiple Android devices with a single Google account. Switching on a new device for the first time asks whether one wants to store one's data with Google, which ...
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1answer
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Empty SIM contacts list, but they still show up in contact details
I use solely Google contacts as my contacts repository and display only the Google "My Contacts" group in my contacts list.
When looking at contacts details, most of them have in the "connection" ...
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1answer
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Can't use Google Account on Android 2.3
I have an LG Phoenix with Android 2.3 and I just recently did a factory reset, and now when I go to add my Google account, it won't let me add it. After I entered in my username (...@outlook.com) and ...
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1answer
771 views
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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7answers
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Can I use multiple Android devices with a single Google account?
Surprisingly I haven't found a satisfactory answer for this in a FAQ somewhere or anything.
I have a Motorola Droid (with froyo, if it matters)
I am thinking about getting a Samsung Galaxy Tab.
...
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1answer
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How to prevent google aggressively associating my account to my searches?
i understand they can access my searches when i'm logged in, and of course know the search terms i use, but how can i prevent them to logging searches to my account when:
i'm not logged in
and in ...
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2answers
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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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1answer
586 views
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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2answers
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Why do I need a Gmail account to use Android?
I am a new user of Android phone. I used to own an iPhone. I don't remember needing an Apple account besides using it to download applications from app store. Now I need a Gmail account to do even ...
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2answers
199 views
Is there a way to use a different account with youtube?
I'm having problem using youtube. I use different gmail accounts for e-mail and youtube and I would like them to be separated. Is there a way to tell youtube to use a different account from the ...
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4answers
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Can I turn off Google/Google+ notifications on Samsung Galaxy S3?
I know you can turn off notifications from the native email client, but is there a way to turn them off for Gmail, Google+, and other Google apps? I have my Google account set up on my phone, which is ...
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Unable to set up my google account on HTC Wildfire
I have an old (ish) HTC Wildfire phone that I have been given for work and I need to set up my Google account to enable me to use the Market Place (Updates and downloading apps) and sync my contacts ...
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2answers
220 views
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 ...
3
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2answers
374 views
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 ...
9
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4answers
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Getting “Authentication is required” when trying to access the market
Over the past week, whenever I try to open the Market app on my phone, the app thinks for a while and then displays this error message:
Authentication is required. You need to sign into your ...
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0answers
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“google settings” app [duplicate]
Recently I have seen a new app in my phone "google setting" . I haven't downloaded it , where does this app come from ? Is this a new feature of Google . Or something else , If I remove it from my ...
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1answer
548 views
What is this Google Settings app that installed itself on my phone?
Today, all of a sudden I saw this app in my Samsung Galaxy Y mobile phone:
I am talking about the app named "Google Settings"
I uninstalled it immediately only to find it installed again a few ...
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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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3answers
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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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1answer
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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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1answer
791 views
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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1answer
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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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How-to unlink the main Google account from android device without a factory reset
While setting up my HTC Hero phone, I have entered my gmail account in the setup. But now I want to remove it (I don;t want to change with another account). How do I do it ?
I have searched a lot on ...
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2answers
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How can I save all contacts into google account?
I did it using Gingerbread (Samsung Galaxy Ace 2), but with Ice Cream Sandwich (LG L5) I don't see appropriate action for that.
Previously I entered Contacts (ok), then selected Settings (ok), ...
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Only one account showing on Google+ Android app
I have two GMail accounts active on my Andorid 2.2. Let's call them Acc1 and Acc2.
Acc1 is the default account I've set when I got my Android. I didn't know then, that I can't change the default ...
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0answers
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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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How to change the account for Android Market?
I use two Google accounts and add them to . Let's say acc1 and acc2. When I try to buy an app in the Market, it chooses acc1's Checkout account, and I don't see an option to change to acc2. Can I use ...
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2answers
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“login with google” via mobile browser - how to use secondary account?
I recently tried to use the Dolphin browser login to my Trello.com account, which I had created by signing up through a Google Apps account. Since I had not set up a Trello-specific account yet, I had ...
2
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3answers
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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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1answer
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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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1answer
626 views
Deauthorize an app
I installed MightyText the other day.
But I haven't used it so I uninstalled it.
Then I remembered it required links to my Google account - so I went to Google Account security.
But it doesn't list ...
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How Do I Know Which Google Account is Used for the Market?
So far I've never purchased anything from the Market but just installed free apps. Now, I'd like to purchase an app and I want to make sure the Market is using the correct Google account, since I have ...
6
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2answers
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Error adding another Google account
Device: T-Mobile G2 (UK) / HTC Hero OS: 2.1
I have a primary gmail account, a second Gmail account, and a Google Apps account. I'd now like to add another Google Apps account.
However, whenever I ...
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1answer
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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 ...
