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Looks like Google has released a new version of Authenticator (as of March 21, 2012) under a new package name: com.google.android.apps.authenticator2.
Old version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator
New version:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.android.apps.authenticator2
Different ...
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I have a Motorola Droid running CM6 (Android 2.2, effectively) and a G1 running CM5 (Android 2.1, effectively). The Droid is on Verizon and the G1 is on a pre-pay SIM card with no data (so it is basically a wifi device I use for dev testing).
I use the same Google account on both. It does not force me to have the same apps on both phones. I can download ...
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EDIT: I now personally use AndroidLost. In addition to everything listed below, there is also an AndroidLost Jupstart app that will launch the service remotely if your phone is already lost without any locating software on it. It's pretty sweet:
Read SMS'es
Read the latest SMS'es from your phone and send them to your email.
Remote control alarm
Have you ...
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Note that the Google Play Store now allows use of multiple accounts! In the app, press the Menu button and hit Accounts to see the currently selected account and to choose another.
When you buy or install an app, it will show the email address being used (on the preview page, where you select the payment method, permissions and such). You can still back ...
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Apps are linked to the account that downloaded them, but Android has adapted, and will recognize the apps that are installed, regardless of which account is on the phone. This means:
Your apps will not be deleted from the phone if you switch accounts
You will still be able to update apps
You will not be able to use any apps that were purchased through the ...
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As of mid-2011 the Android Market supports multiple accounts.
To add another account... Press menu button –
select settings – Accounts and Sync – tap on “Add account” and add
your another gmail account. To activate or use another gmail account
in the market, open the new market app (v 3.0.26) and select
“Accounts”. A list will pop-up showing all ...
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Being "logged in" is a misconception. Even when you are "logged in" when you use a browser, this is handled by the storage of a cookie with an authentication token stored in it. On the device is sort of the same, except it is not a "cookie". When you set up your account, an authentication token is requested and stored on the device. A new token can also be ...
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If you go to the Market Account settings part of the Android Market webpage at https://market.android.com/account and click on the Settings tab, you should see a list of the devices registered on that Market account, clicking the Edit button lets you hide that old phone from the web interface. That's what you'd normally use to remove an old device from ...
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Instead of entering a password every time you sync or access your mails - which will also be more insecure, because you enter the password often and in public - think about a good screen lock (PIN or Password) and a remote wipe solution.
Also, all you need is to simply change your Google password to prevent your stolen phone from receiving further personal ...
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In addition to what Flow says, and I think this is a superior solution:
Use application-specific passwords
The idea here is that you can create an application-specific password for any non web-based application that needs your Google credentials (think Android phones, mail clients, IM clients, etc.) You create a credential for each purpose and use this ...
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There's no way to do this. It's been posed on Gmail's support forums in the past and the answer has always been (from the linked discussion above):
... Google's native apps on Android phones are designed to use the phone
itself to sign in and out. If you're concerned about account security
on your phone I recommend you add a lock pattern or PIN to ...
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This is often caused by linking other social networks (via the appropriate App) or third party E-Mail providers to the Android device. This will cause the contact lists or address books to be synced and shown in your device.
This includes for example
Last FM
Yahoo Mail
Skype
etc.
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Prey is possibly another option. I don't see a "remote wipe" feature, but there are these two features listed:
No unauthorized access Fully lock down your PC, making it unusable
unless a specific password is entered. The guy won't be able to do a
thing!
Keep your data safe Hide your Outlook or Thunderbird data and
optionally remove your stored passwords, ...
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To turn off notifications for Google+, open the Google+ app,
press Menu->Settings->Notifications, then press the ON/OFF
toggle in the top right.
To turn off notifications for Gmail/Google Apps Mail, open the
Gmail app, press Menu->Settings, select the account you wish to disable notifications for, uncheck the checkbox that says: Email notifications
To turn ...
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What do you mean, by 'delete it' exactly? Your phone needs to be linked to a Google account, no matter what (as far as I know). If you do wish to change the "main" Google account your phone is linked with, a factory reset is the way. I've had to do it myself a few times.
If you just want to stop receiving Gmail notifications, go into Settings > Accounts ...
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I doubt there's an answer to this beyond "because that's how Google designed its apps". Android itself does not require a Google account to use, only Google's proprietary applications do. CyanogenMod and other pure source builds of Android are actually forbidden from distributing the Google apps within the firmware package itself because of their proprietary ...
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It's probably worth noting that standard Google Apps accounts can't use Checkout at all, so you can't put a credit card on them, and so can't pay for Market Apps. Only Apps accounts upgraded over the last couple of months to the upgraded Apps accounts can (if your account was upgraded you should have got an email with the title "Your Google Apps account now ...
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Yes.
Few years ago, Google Apps services were separate from normal Google services. Even cookies were different & compatible to each other. From last year, all Google Apps accounts are normal Google account (You'll have to sign out from normal Google account if you want to sign in with Google Apps account in a web browser).
And, it supports Android ...
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A method similar to the one that Matt mentions worked in pre-2.0 versions of android, all you had to do was hit the Clear Data button for the Google Apps application in Settings->Applications->Manage Applications
Since 2.0 and the improvements to account management that came with it, this trick no longer works. To the best of my knowledge (G2, myTouch Slide ...
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Set up a new gmail account (you have to have one associated with the phone). Next, on your phone go to settings > applications > manage applications > gmail and choose "clear all data" do this for gtalk and google voice too if you have them set up. This should prompt you to start the account setup on the phone where you'll enter your new gmail acct info.
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I believe if I understand your question, the linking between your Google account happens automatically (as it should) when you log into your Google account on your handset, and your contacts all synchronize. However it sounds like some of the merging of duplicates, and what number is the "default" number get lost? For this I would definitely recommend the ...
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You can't currently remove the primary Google account that you used to set up your Android device, the quickest way to switch to your new Google account would be to restore factory defaults and set up your device to use the new account.
The location of the factory reset depends on the Android version of the device. On ICS (4.0+) devices it's in Settings -> ...
6
Yes, it is mandatory to use Google Account to use Google's Android Market; however it is not mandatory to use Google's Android Market to install Android applications. There are many third party app markets and you can sideload an .apk file you have downloaded to the device (except on some devices from brain-damaged carriers where this option is disabled). ...
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Google Play is covered by the terms of Google's privacy policy, and in fact links you to it when you first launch the app or visit the link in the Play website's footer. The very brief summary is that they divide it into:
"Information you give us" - Any info provided during registration
Device information - Noted to be "...your hardware model, operating ...
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Your app doesn't do Oauth/OpenId, instead it uses Android's integrated auth model via a special permission:
YOUR ACCOUNTS
USE THE AUTHENTICATION CREDENTIALS OF AN ACCOUNT
Allows the app to request authentication tokens.
ColorNote, for example, doesn't need this permission and thus must get an auth token via the browser. It ends up in the list in the link ...
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The Google settings app is being put their either by the Maps app, Search app, or the Google+ app.
It's a unified settings/sign-in thing they just added in literally yesterday and allows you to manage the settings for all of the above (and probably more in future) from one menu.
...
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Yes, add both your account to Settings > Account, then you can choose which account to sign in to on the YouTube app.
Make sure to sign out first
Swipe left, and tap on Sign In
You should be presented with an account chooser
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If you visit play.google.com and click on "My Android Apps", you will be able to see which apps were downloaded for each of your accounts. On mine, my entire app list shows on my personal Google account, and only the system apps show on my Google Apps account. If you have a similar scenario, it's probably safe to conclude that your personal account will ...
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That's true. It's no problem to use multiple phones wi
th one account. I do it like this myself with a g1 and a galaxy s. The paid apps are connected to your gmail account so you can use them on any phone with your credentials. Otherwise you would have to pay with every new phone you are going to buy.
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Obvious: It syncs Google+ notifications if you have a Google+ account. For example, comments on one of your posts (depending on your notification settings).
Not as obvious: You need the Google+ app for it to work.
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