Questions tagged [google-account]
issues with your Google account (used for Playstore, Gmail, etc.)
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Is it possible to restore Whatsapp Data from Google's backup, when it was backed up but Whatsapp just wiped it recently?
Is it possible to restore Whatsapp Data from Google's backup, when it was backed up but Whatsapp just wiped it recently?
What happened was I had whatsapp on my Oppo Phone, and my Laptop.
I dropped my ...
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Remove Family Link from Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. No longer supervised but impossible to remove
Things I tried:
Changed age (even though it wasn't under an age limiter as I am 53)
Stopped supervision from "parent phone" but it's impossible to uninstall the parental control app ...
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updating 2FA for a defunct phone number
I moved an account from phone x to phone y and secured the account so that phone x had no access anymore. Next I enabled 2FA through the phone number on the new phone, phone y and discarded phone x. ...
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Why does my battery still show that its damaged after replacing it
I have a Samsung Galaxy s10 that I recently had to replace the non-removable battery. The original was needing to be charged every 2 hours! I went on Samsung Members app and did a diagnostic test ...
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Protecting google account password reset from device pin/password compromise?
Today I realized that by just knowing the phone PIN it is possible to reset the Google account password... doesn't matter what 2FA/Backup codes you configured.
For example, you can go under the ...
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Google On-device encryption Google Passwords
I recently decided to enhance my online security by changing all my passwords and activating Two-Factor authentication for most of the services I use. I updated my passwords in Google Password Manager ...
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Is a Google-free work-phone possible using Microsoft 365?
We are a small company, and in the past, we used Windows Phones; since we are very much based on Microsoft's services. Now that the Windows phones have all been replaced by Android phones, our ...
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How to toggle account sync at certain times?
I would like to pause the synchronization of my private account during work hours and sync the sync of my work account outside of my work hours. I don't want to use any special email client for that.
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Can I stop Google from blocking X-plore File Manager access?
I can't link my X-plore File Manager to my Google account. Google blocked it.
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My Google activity taking hours to update
I always use My Activity in my Google account which comprises all activity made with my phone for that day. It used to update quite quickly after each interaction on my device such as apps used, phone ...
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Mysterious device
I see a device in my recent security activity:
New sign-in on sdk_gphone64_x86_64
North Carolina, USA · sdk_gphone64_x86_64
I also see it in my list of Google prompts on my 2 factor authentication ...
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Getting google/google play to work on an android 4.04 tablet
Currently, the tablet seems to be in a chicken and egg situation:
Can't login to google (presumably) because of outdated software (we get a "invalid login" message, but the credentials are ...
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How to disable Google Assistant without being logged into account?
I am unable to disable Google Assistant without being logged into an account. When I try to, I am stuck with the following:
Sign in to make the Google Assistant yours.
Your assistant knows you by ...
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Unable to register new passkeys for Android 13 with error message "Your encrypted data is locked on this device"
I was experimenting with the passkey support for Chrome on Android when I came upon this error while registering a new passkey:
Your encrypted data is locked on this device
For security, you can no ...
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How does Google Play determine location? How do I trick it to think I'm in US? VPN and location spoofer don't work
I just want to buy in-game content and I can't redeem the code (with the "need more info" error)... It's a US code, my phone has US setting, I cleared all Play data, made an account set in ...
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How can I change the Google account used by the Google Lens app?
I use a Pixel 6 and Android 12. When opening the Google Lens app for the first time, the following dialog appears:
Welcome to Google Lens
Google Lens helps you search what you see. You're signed as ...
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When you're looking at your google activity and it says viewed next to it, does that mean you actually viewed that topic in your cards? [closed]
When you're looking at your google activity in your iPhone. Next to some of my cards it says viewed but I didn't actually view that topic. So what does that mean?
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Cannot log out of Gmail
On an Android phone I had to log in to my Gmail account to update an app via the "Play Store".
I noticed (to my extreme annoyance) all my emails appearing as notifications on the phone's ...
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Does Google know my screen lock PIN/password?
Where does Google save my screen lock password as it asks me to verify my Google account by entering it?
That means Google knows my screen lock password.
Where can I find that password in my Google ...
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Google play store automatically install apps after login to google account
Hello my problem is after login in my google account the google play store automatically install google apps like google assistant,google maps , etc and i don't know how to stop it even opening google ...
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Endless loop after account password change
I recently changed my Google account password, logging myself out of my Android tablet. It shows an alert of "account action required". Tapping the alert brings me to a page with "...
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How to create shortcut to 2nd YouTube account
How can I make a shortcut to a 2nd YouTube account on my Android phone. I have a Samsung s21+ with one ui 4.1 and Android 12
There is a dual messenger function which allows multiple versions of the ...
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How to install Google Play or other repo's on Waydroid?
Having just installed waydroid, how is the Google Play Store installed?
nicholas@mordor:~$
nicholas@mordor:~$ sudo waydroid shell
/system/bin/sh: No controlling tty: open /dev/tty: No such file or ...
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What to do when Google Family Link didn't start working, and when tapping the "Account action required" notification had no effect
Google Family Link is Google's parental-control app for Android and Chromebook devices. (No parental-control software is perfect. Therefore, it's wise to also keep all your child's devices in your ...
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Accessibility and elderly people: Google backups preventing deletions by "helping" users
I have a disability and the person I share a home with helps me carry out since daily tasks every day. In order to enable this, I give this person my phone's password and get this person to manage ...
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I can neither add new contact to Google account nor sync contacts
My ASUS ZE554KL (Android 8.0) lost its ability to sync contacts. And when I add a new contact it offers to sync with: device, SIM and that's it. Below there was a list of my Google accounts, but now ...
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Receive Google sign-in notification to only one Android device
I have two Android phones A and B.
When I sign in to a specific website using my Google account, they send a notification to both of my devices for two-step verification.
https://support.google.com/...
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Sign in page and chrome crashes on huawei P9 lite
Whenever i try to sign in through the account setup setting, it always crashes 5 seconds after it loads. I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling chrome, removing chrome updates. On other web browsers,...
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My Google Username is a non-Google email address and I used it to log onto a new Pixel 6 Pro which now won't add my Exchange account with same address
I have a new Pixel 6 Pro and have migrated apps and settings from Pixel 3a via my Google ID. My Google Username is my regular Outlook email address and not a Gmail address. When I now go to add my ...
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How does one clear the storage in Google One without affecting the original files?
I was trying to move all my stuff from my old iPhone to my new google pixel 6 pro. In the process of me trying to do, that one of the attempts I made was to use Google One to make this change. It ...
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What does "clear app data in Google account" mean
On https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/3118621?hl=en
I Found "Clear app data"
If an app isn't made by Google, you can delete its app data from your
Google Account. On your main ...
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12 months needed to change Google Play country because must first create profile first?
According to Google Play Help - How to change your Google Play country, the following means
12 months are needed to change one's Google Play country, because one must first create a payments profile, ...
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Does a store see my email address when I pay with Google Pay (NFC)
Can a store see an email address associated with my Google account (a card has been added to) when I pay with Google Pay via NFC?
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How do I leave Google workspaces and keep my android phone?
I have one of the legacy Google workspace accounts but even with the new "personal" account offer, it is not going to work for me. I am planning to move my email hosting to Protonmail. My ...
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VPN broke my network connection, how can I restore it?
I have a problem on my Lenovo K33a48 with Android 7.0. The problem manifests in almost all my google apps showing that there is no internet connection (Chrome, Play Store, Gmail), not syncing to my ...
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Checking info infinite loop + Play store blank screen
whenever I try to login using a google account, no matter the application, I get stuck in a page with "Checking info..." and an activity indicator, just nothing happens. Also, when I try to ...
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Why does the "What's new" section in the Google Play Store now indicate "No information from the developer"?
In the Google Play Store, the "What's new" section for every Android app with an available update now claims "No information from the developer".
This is happening even when ...
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How to clear Google Play Store & Google Play Services data / cache without allowing Google to force-update all apps on the Android device?
I find the Google Play Store and Google Play Services to be quite buggy. As such, I frequently need to delete the data and cache for each of them.
The trick is figuring out a way to do this without ...
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I changed my Google account password on my PC. How do I make the change on my phone and tablets?
I changed my Google account password on my PC. That went fine. But how do I make the change on my phone and tablets? I don't want the phone or Google apps on the phone to suddenly ask me for the ...
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How to login to Google Maps in Android Auto, if I am already logged to my account in the system?
tl;dr I cannot use saved destinations when using Google Maps through Android Auto, because I always see a message that I must login to Google Maps first. I am logged into my Google account in both ...
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Why did the account sync became so delayed specifically for the Google account?
Until recently Gmail messages arrived to my Nokia 9 PureView instantly.
But recently unacceptable sync delays appeared in the Google account, especially in popular services like Gmail.
Nokia suggested ...
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Google Discover says "Something went wrong" - How to fix?
I'm on a OnePlus 9 Pro using Android 11 and version 12.47.14.23 of the Google App. I really enjoyed the Google Discover tab and would use it many times a day on the phone. A few days ago, it simply ...
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synching a contact edit across various Google accounts & Samsung account
this may be a familiar situation with many .
you may have multiple google accounts and one propriety phone provider account e.g. Samsung account
exemplifying the above
g1 - Google account 1
g2 - ...
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How to handle Play store accounts in a medium sized company
What is the best way to handle Play Store in a medium company where it is not needed a google account for each user?
We have about 30 users with Android, they don't have and don't need a google ...
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which adb command to Delete gmail account from a device
Can anyone pls suggest me which adb command i may use to delete gmail account from a device. I can add account through below command but can't delete any account.
adb shell am start -a android....
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Will my old device reconnect with my account if I change my account password back?
Background:
The device in question is an LG Stylo 3 (LS777) which I think is running Nougat. USB debugging is on and it shows up "unauthorized.: I dropped it and broke the screen a couple years ...
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Cannot remove google account from Samsung android phone. Remove button greyed out
I cannot remove my google account from my android phone. Samsung XCover 4s Android 10.
This is a work phone and I only used my account to download whatsapp for work communication group.
I have deleted ...
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How do I Remove a Google Contact from Phone without Deleting it from Google Account?
My work Google account is one of many synced to my phone. I'm a teacher so I have lot's of student emails as contacts on my work Google account. When I do a search for say "David" on my ...
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All contacts lost on Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro, how to find a reason? "Deleted on Sprd - ums512_1h10_Natv"
I’m an iPhone user myself, so I am not well familiar with how Google and simultaneous Xiaomi backup management.
My father who has Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 Pro told me all his contacts are missing. I’ve ...
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I have two phones same model, Google account sees older one but not newer one
I have two phones same model, Google account sees older one but not newer one
If I go to http://myaccount.google.com then security then look under "your devices" so https://myaccount.google....
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