Is there a way to change the default google account associated with a non-rooted phone? Every time I try to remove the account it tells me that this account is required by some applications and can not be removed. I ultimately want a new account associated with Google Talk on my Samsung Epic 4G.
If there is no other way than a factory reset on a non-rooted phone, is there a easy way to root the phone without wiping my data and then do this?
Thanks for any pointers and links specific to the Epic.
peridoc said:
Is there a way to change the default google account associated with a non-rooted phone? Every time I try to remove the account it tells me that this account is required by some applications and can not be removed. I ultimately want a new account associated with Google Talk on my Samsung Epic 4G.
If there is no other way than a factory reset on a non-rooted phone, is there a easy way to root the phone without wiping my data and then do this?
Thanks for any pointers and links specific to the Epic.
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Try going to the settings app> accounts and sync> tap the google one then hit menu soft key and it might give you an option to remove account.
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Have you tried adding the new account before removing the old one? No reason you couldn't have 2 Google accounts syncing. I do it now. Once both are going delete the one you no longer want.
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Sometimes when I flash g-apps after upgrading to a newer build it asks me to put in my google account. Of course this is only on aosp roms
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stilesja said:
Have you tried adding the new account before removing the old one? No reason you couldn't have 2 Google accounts syncing. I do it now. Once both are going delete the one you no longer want.
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Yeah....unfortunately it wont let me delete the one that was entered in first and that is the one that is associated with Google Talk. I need the second one to be associated with GTalk. I get the error when I try to delete the first one.
Did you try clearing data in gmail in settings/manage apps?
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xjayman said:
Did you try clearing data in gmail in settings/manage apps?
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All of the clear cache or data buttons for GMail seem to be greyed out. Nothing to click there.
Sadly I tried to find this answer once and found there is no way around the reset. However I hope someone has an answer. I don't know about any rooted solutions though.
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I think you have to wipe the device if you want to remove the "primary" Google account.
unfortunately mate there is no way around it unless you wipe and start again. ive tried it before entered in my google account instead of spelling it as gmail and couldnt access gtalk due to conflicting user accounts on the phone as the one you enter on first start up is the main account on the phone so master reset is the only way around it.
wish there was a way around it but there isnt iv tried.
try flashing g-apps. If you are on TW backup first. I'm pretty sure this will clear out the account
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I was able to do this on my HTC EVO and have it work OK.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17035023&postcount=2
You can do it!
peridoc said:
Is there a way to change the default google account associated with a non-rooted phone? Every time I try to remove the account it tells me that this account is required by some applications and can not be removed. I ultimately want a new account associated with Google Talk on my Samsung Epic 4G.
If there is no other way than a factory reset on a non-rooted phone, is there a easy way to root the phone without wiping my data and then do this?
Thanks for any pointers and links specific to the Epic.
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Just use a root browser and go to /data/system and delete the "accounts.db" !!
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Just use a root browser and go to /data/system and delete the "accounts.db" !!
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If you read the OP, you would see that the phone is NOT ROOTED. Therefore your suggestion would be impossible.
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This has been asked in a few different forums but I was hoping someone with some developing/coding knowledge may be able to help..
Is it possible to change the gmail account associated with the market on a phone WITHOUT doing a factory reset?
Hoping someone with knowledge of the OS may have a little more insight!
Looks like the 1st account you set up cannot be removed without a reset, at least from what I've tried.
Even if you add a second Gmail account, you can remove the 2nd one, but not the 1st or primary account.
I know that, I was thinking perhaps there is a file somewhere buried on the phone that contains this info that can be edited and pushed back onto the phone after you edit it, if you have root
you can not change the email w/o a factory reset.
doing that will let you change the email associated with the market/phone
(primary email account), but you will loose
all purchased market apps, there is currently no way to do that.
Google knows this is the case.....unless its changed when i checked 2 weeks ago
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you can not change the email w/o a factory reset.
doing that will let you change the email associated with the market/phone
(primary email account), but you will loose
all purchased market apps, there is currently no way to do that.
Google knows this is the case.....unless its changed when i checked 2 weeks ago
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Like I said, I know thats the standard answer, but the gmail account has to be stored in a file somewhere on the device, I thought maybe a dev knew where it was and/or how to edit/changes it without resetting....
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Like I said, I know thats the standard answer, but the gmail account has to be stored in a file somewhere on the device, I thought maybe a dev knew where it was and/or how to edit/changes it without resetting....
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Not necessarily. Could be stored in the cloud and linked to your device ID. Don't know for sure, but it's possible.
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PonsAsinorem said:
Not necessarily. Could be stored in the cloud and linked to your device ID. Don't know for sure, but it's possible.
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Maybe, that's why I asked =)
Apps are tied to your account, not your device.
I don't believe there is a way to transfer account details between email address. This is something that would reside on google's end, not on your phone.
JCopernicus said:
Apps are tied to your account, not your device.
I don't believe there is a way to transfer account details between email address. This is something that would reside on google's end, not on your phone.
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I dont believe this is at all what the OP was asking, he just wants to change his primary gmail account linked to his android without doing a wipe. i dont recall him asking about any "apps" other than the market itself
as far i know, this is not posible. i would recomend using an app like titanium backup to backup all your programs and then do a reset, and restore the apps.
good luck, i hope you find the answer your looking for
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Is it possible to change the gmail account associated with the market on a phone WITHOUT doing a factory reset?
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Why do you want to do this? If we know that, we might be able to offer an alternate solution.
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Why do you want to do this? If we know that, we might be able to offer an alternate solution.
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Some people use more than one gmail account, if you enter the wrong one in the setup process you are stuck unless you do a factory reset. I think that's why he's asking.
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I dont believe this is at all what the OP was asking, he just wants to change his primary gmail account linked to his android without doing a wipe. i dont recall him asking about any "apps" other than the market itself
as far i know, this is not posible. i would recomend using an app like titanium backup to backup all your programs and then do a reset, and restore the apps.
good luck, i hope you find the answer your looking for
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Uh...what do you think the link between the market and the gmail account is for?
"his gmail account linked to his android"?
You gmail account isn't linked to any physical device.
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Some people use more than one gmail account, if you enter the wrong one in the setup process you are stuck unless you do a factory reset. I think that's why he's asking.
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If you accidentally entered the wrong info during setup, just wipe and start over right away (it's not like you're going to lose anything).
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If you accidentally entered the wrong info during setup, just wipe and start over right away (it's not like you're going to lose anything).
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Some people don't realize this until they are into the setup a ways. It's a reasonable question, just don't think there is anyone out there that knows where that info would be. It has to be stored on the phone or a factory reset wouldn't fix it. Although i think this might be in the wrong forum
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Some people don't realize this until they are into the setup a ways. It's a reasonable question, just don't think there is anyone out there that knows where that info would be. It has to be stored on the phone or a factory reset wouldn't fix it. Although i think this might be in the wrong forum
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Possibly, but I thought if ANYONE would know where it's stored it would be one of these devs who have gone through the whole filesystem... maybe one of them could jump in?!?
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Possibly, but I thought if ANYONE would know where it's stored it would be one of these devs who have gone through the whole filesystem... maybe one of them could jump in?!?
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It's on the device, but probably encrypted. Why do you want to find it so badly?
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Uh...what do you think the link between the market and the gmail account is for?
"his gmail account linked to his android"?
You gmail account isn't linked to any physical device.
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thats odd, i seem to have issues when trying to login to one gmail account from multiple android devices. after it is synced with one device, and i add it to another, the first device will not sync...
I know any paid apps are linked to the gmail account used to purchase them. Nowhere has the OP said anything about apps, paid or otherwise. The question was simple;
Can I change my primary gmail address my phone is syncing with, and do it without doing a factory reset?
now others have for some reason been compelled to start telling the OP what he can and cant do with apps linked to the gmail account
thats like going to a mechanic and asking him what the sound your breaks are making means, and the mechanic saying "well if you drive into something your airbags are gonna go off"
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now others have for some reason been compelled to start telling the OP what he can and cant do with apps linked to the gmail account
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The OP won't tell us why this is so important. Backing everything up with Titanium Backup, wiping, setting up with the correct account, and then restoring would have taken less time than this thread has existed.
The only explanation I can think of is that the OP is trying to keep paid apps from the current account. There's no other reason to be going through all this hassle.
Following from this (completely reasonable) assumption, people feel compelled to inform the OP that this won't work, since the paid apps will be tied to the previous account. Google's new licensing system is going to make this even more difficult.
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thats odd, i seem to have issues when trying to login to one gmail account from multiple android devices. after it is synced with one device, and i add it to another, the first device will not sync...
I know any paid apps are linked to the gmail account used to purchase them. Nowhere has the OP said anything about apps, paid or otherwise. The question was simple;
Can I change my primary gmail address my phone is syncing with, and do it without doing a factory reset?
now others have for some reason been compelled to start telling the OP what he can and cant do with apps linked to the gmail account
thats like going to a mechanic and asking him what the sound your breaks are making means, and the mechanic saying "well if you drive into something your airbags are gonna go off"
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Is it possible to change the gmail account associated with the market on a phone WITHOUT doing a factory reset?
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Market=apps
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thats like going to a mechanic and asking him what the sound your breaks are making means, and the mechanic saying "well if you drive into something your airbags are gonna go off"
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But if you do drive into something, most times your airbags will deploy. I think the mechanic is making a valid point and merely trying to warn you.
Hola lads and lasses,
So I originally set my Epic up on my personal gmail account. Four months later I'd like to move over to my GApps account but in order to remove the gmail it's saying I have to return the phone to factory default. A couple questions. Really? I can't just switch and keep both? Why (or is that moot)? Next question: what's going to happen, what am I going to lose? How should I prepare (I already moved all contacts over to the GApps acct)? Anything else to consider? I have not rooted but will if I must.
Thanks!
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I never tried but can't you add the second account and switch it to default first?
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My guess is to help prevent app sharing.
Me and my g/f both have android devices. We both got a different set of paid apps. I've tried logging in to her account to get her apps but experienced the same problem.
Sent From Da Hood.
Good question. How do you set a default profile? I don't see that setting anywhere.
I'm not one to be giving advice here, but I am kinda in the same boat. I have a samsung moment on cricket I bought from craigs that has the last owners gmail account on it. I cant reset the phone as from what I heard ill lose the flash. Ne way, from what I read and gathered, but have not tried yet, is to z4root, then download titanium backup, remove gmail app from phone with tb, then download the gmail app from the market. Then log in and it should re ask for an account. I'm gonna do it tommorow and I can let you know if it worked or not.
Don't know I was guessing (hoping for you) lol. Like I said never tried it but the way they word it when you try to delete the main account that's what it sound like. I came across that when I sold my moment so the reset was gonna happen any way
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So what's the verdict GB? Did it work? What did you lose (if anything)?
OK, figured I would ask the E4GT community...
I'm having a problem with Gmail sync where it's not pushing the notifications. Running stock FE22 but removed Mail & Exchange, which shouldn't affect Gmail if I understand correctly. Will sync if I launch or force sync - otherwise, no. Checked and there's no restrictions on background data, connections, etc. Any suggestions?
Flash back to good ole gingerbread my friend lol
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Try wiping your app data then wiping your phones cache/dalvik-cache
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slick_rick said:
Try wiping your app data then wiping your phones cache/dalvik-cache
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Wiped Gmail data and no luck. Thought about wiping cache/dalvik but am not sure if this will trigger the lockup. Not that high enough of a priority where I need to rush doing it, so I might wait until the eMMC fix is in the build.
Well, found the cause - Apparently it didn't like the two gmail accounts (my personal and work one through Google Apps). Remove the personal and gmail push works within 60 seconds.
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garwynn said:
Well, found the cause - Apparently it didn't like the two gmail accounts (my personal and work one through Google Apps). Remove the personal and gmail push works within 60 seconds.
Mods can lock the thread.
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Just Odin the el26 can kernel and wipe there, no chance of any brick. Still, glad you found your answer
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Alright so i been going nuts trying to figure out why when i sign in a new device it gets full access to all my google account information. I have a few android phone in the the house all using different google address so its fine. But recently purchased a new tablet and both me and my brother signed in which is fine. Installed all the apps that were purchased from the Play Store and this is were the problem is.
When you sign in once the tablet now has access to everything related to that google account and no verification is asked or prompts to login. I don't want my brother reading my emails and he is the same it makes no sense why you enter it once and the device has access to everything. I would like to control what features of my google account a device has access too.
I just want to be able to install purchased apps on the tablet and nothing more, is this possible?
Hahahah. Jebise. Haha. Bravo on the nik.
AFAIK, no is the answer to ur question. Google is said to be working on multiple user accounts. Maybe an app is out on play store that locks ur email app but i havent heard of it.
PS. Pusti brata neka cita email naucice nesto novo. Heheh.
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Thanks, it was unintentional way back when i was thinking of an internet alias. It was suppose to be Jebus (Homer say this in one of the episodes) but young foolish me decided to spell it Jebise and it just kinda got stuck and like you once in a while i get these messages. I know what it means now but anyways back to OP.
That is really dump. This is why we never shared accounts, I don't want to purchase the same apps again. I guess Apple has it right with the AppStore because it prompts for a password to install apps and there is no link to email.
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Thanks, it was unintentional way back when i was thinking of an internet alias. It was suppose to be Jebus (Homer say this in one of the episodes) but young foolish me decided to spell it Jebise and it just kinda got stuck and like you once in a while i get these messages. I know what it means now but anyways back to OP.
That is really dump. This is why we never shared accounts, I don't want to purchase the same apps again. I guess Apple has it right with the AppStore because it prompts for a password to install apps and there is no link to email.
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Look in settings in the app store I think there is a setting where it will ask you if u want to ask for password before installing any apps. My phone is off so i cant confirm but I believe i did see it almost 100 %.
bbgt2 said:
Look in settings in the app store I think there is a setting where it will ask you if u want to ask for password before installing any apps. My phone is off so i cant confirm but I believe i did see it almost 100 %.
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It's for a PIN but that still does not solve the issue for gmail. I guess we can just uninstall the app.
Sign in, install your apps the remove the account.
Solved.
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kinghorsey said:
Sign in, install your apps the remove the account.
Solved.
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THIS! and/or titanium backup...
yes but thats kind of annoying.
or you can just go to the google settings in each tab and tell it not to sync email and calander or just disable google sync for all app all together.
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or you can just go to the google settings in each tab and tell it not to sync email and calander or just disable google sync for all app all together.
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yeah but if you go into the app, you can still manually see emails and such even if sync is disabled. it seems I have to remove my account or use TB which is a pain with multiple devices and that not even including updates.
After some thinking I think I will just have to create a new google account just for purchasing apps and nothing else. Sad google has no real control on this.
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yes but thats kind of annoying.
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I dunno about annoying....you only have to do it once.
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not if new apps are purchased or updates.
I think the far easier option is to create a generic email with just a CC used to purchase apps.
Check out Switch Me on the Play Store.
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I recently started using Google's 2-step Authentication app. Well I went and flashed a new ROM via standard protocol of data/cache/dalvik wipe, flashed gapps, went to log in to the play store and guess what... it asks me for an authentication code just like its supposed to. One problem... the app isn't installed on my phone any more. Fortunately this doesn't mean you or I are SOL.
1) You should ALWAYS make an nandroid backup before flashing. This way if you **** something up you can always flash back to a config that worked.
2) When you turned on Google Authenticator in the first place, it should have given you a list of 10 emergency back up verification codes. You should have followed the instructions to write them down or save them someplace safe for facepalm moments like these. Now would be a really good time to use one of them, but you only get 10 so you don't want to burn through one every time you flash a new ROM.
3) You can have your apps backed up to your SD card but you'll need a file manager to do so and the Play Store will be of no use at this point. However, you can get online and search for a downloadable .apk of one. However, if you're going that route, might as well google for a downloadable version of the Authenticator .apk (like here).
4) Probably the easiest hassle free option is to go into your Google settings on a PC that has already been authenticated, look under Security, and turn OFF 2-step verification; there is an option to save your settings to turn them back on later. Then proceed with flashing to you're hearts content after reading #1.
Um, you can just go on-line to your Google account and get a new set of "10 codes to print" whenever you want to - so you don't have to worry about being careful with them or anything. The only catch is that only the most recently requested 10 work - so... just use 10 then request 10 more there is no limit.
Interesting, I'm definitely considering using it.
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Authenticators and phones are not a good mix. For this reason, I use the texting option. Unrecognized computer attempting to login - authentication code sent to my phone.
Pennycake said:
Um, you can just go on-line to your Google account and get a new set of "10 codes to print" whenever you want to - so you don't have to worry about being careful with them or anything. The only catch is that only the most recently requested 10 work - so... just use 10 then request 10 more there is no limit.
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Yes, at the time I posted I wasn't aware that you could get a new set of 10. Thank you for the correction.
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Yes, at the time I posted I wasn't aware that you could get a new set of 10. Thank you for the correction.
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I only know because the same thing happened to me.
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I always use TB and am able to restore the authenticator app with data. If I need to create an account on my phone before I just get the code texted to my phone.
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Borumha said:
I always use TB and am able to restore the authenticator app with data. If I need to create an account on my phone before I just get the code texted to my phone.
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For me, I list my google voice number as the phone number for 2-step verification. Then, I can just click the "don't have your phone" option, choose to send a code to my google voice number, and then access the code via the google voice website. No more worries about getting stuck at the 2-step verification page.
Only issue doing that for me is I often flash my phone during my commute (you mass transit) so don't often have access to a verified pc. But could forward the GV text to my phone and get the code that way as well
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