Hey guys,
This is probably a strange ask but I'm sure most of you have had to deal with this annoyance before in some way or another with one of your phones. This isn't just limited to Pixels.
Basically, every time I flash a new ROM or reflash stock, most online services (such as Play Music / YouTube Music, etc) think I am accessing it from a new device. See this image:
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You'll see many "Google Fi Devices" but in fact, I'm only using my one Pixel 3. For most services, this doesn't matter, but with some who have a device limit like YouTube Music, after a few reflashes I would have gotten to my device limit even though I'm only using one.
Is there anything I can do during the reflash process to preserve some sort of device identifier or something to prevent this from occurring? It would be extremely useful I'm assuming the device may be resetting a MAC address or something every reset, which might be how these services identify which device you are using.
Are you preserving your data with flashes? I am not sure as I do not use any service that asks for this.
I think I found a way around it. Google play music support asked why I factory reset my device after each update, as it registered as a new device on those, and I lied and said I am a developer. So, as of right now, I don't have to call them every few months to devices for me. I'll try to delete a few right now and see if they told me a lie or not
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just deleted 12 copies of my phone from there. Limit is usually what? 10?
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Recently my phone has started to forget account defaults, specifically in youtube. I will watch a video in to morning with no problem, then try again at night and it acts like I have never opened it before, asking me to select between the two Gmail accounts I have. It has come up occasionally on other apps like Google currents, and it has persisted between roms. It started on skynote 8 a while ago after maybe a month of usage, I thought nothing of it after switching to clean rom 4.5 (just trying out different roms). It started to happen again after about a month again. Between these two rom switches I wiped everything possible because I was attempting to clear up other weird problems. I wiped the usual (cache, system, data) as well as formatting my microsd card in the Android system.
I have not been able to find a correlation to an app install or any setting change, if anyone else can shed some light on this I would be grateful, if not I will flash back to stock and see if it happens again, then I will take the issue to ATT.
Thanks!
One other thing I forgot that also broke was the accelerometer. It just failed to give any values. After switching roms it came back. I dont see how this would happen, again no correlation to an app or mod, in fact I hadnt flashed anything other than skynote.
Just going to guess. Do you have this app that Google forced on us?
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It just shows up after downloading something from the playstore.
I have no idea why.
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I've tried slimkat stable 6 and cm 11 m8 and I'm getting the same browser error on both ROMs. For each install I formatted every single partition and did a clean install through adb push. I've asked on both forums and nobody has an answer, and this issue prevents me from opening gmail thumbnails or viewing images. I heard it had something to do with SSL? I tried disabling browser, reenabling, clearing data, rebooting etc etc but nothing is working! Could someone please help?
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Dont know if I can help much as im not very familiar with cm. But have you tried an alternative browser from the play store? Does it happen on mobile data and wifi?
Id flash the stock firmware via Odin and test there. If it still happens then, its probably not the rom, but more likely to be a network problem.
I'm using a different browser, they work fine but apps like gmail use the stock browser to view images and such.
Im not real sure then....Hopefully someone who knows cm better than me will have some thoughts to share.
I did see another user with a similar problem earlier. I think it was in the AT&T forums. If I find it again ill post the link so you can monitor that thread for help too.
Heres the thread I mentioned earlier.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2812768
No answers there yet either, but hopefully if a solution is found there it'll help you here as well.
Its not the exact same error, but seems to be similar enough to watch. Hope it ends up helping...
Hi guys,
I hope someone here can help me figure out a solution to this problem. It seems that every time I switch on my data (4G, 3G, etc.) Google Play Services suddenly kicks into overdrive and downloads an insane amount of data for no reason that I can figure out.
My first indication this was happening was when my mobile operator turned off my data a few days after getting the phone because I had already hit my monthly limit (3GB)! I switched off my data until my new bill arrived and when I turned it back on again on the 14th of this month, it started happening again. I went into settings and selected "restrict background data" and this stopped it, but my phone wasn't working as I expected it, as I'm sure you can imagine. Over the previous weekend, I was staying at a B&B. I turned on data for an hour and unselected "restrict background data" so I could use the phone like normal. I left the phone down for that hour doing nothing before I remembered I left data on (the horror!) and discovered it downloaded a further 300-odd MB's in that time.
I've attached some screens for you to look at. This is a new phone, but this behavior is totally alien to me. Can anyone help?
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RESOLVED:
Called HTC Support and they were as surprised as anyone would be. They reluctantly decided that the best, even though the most primative, form of action here would be Factory Reset.
It worked, so I'm glad I have my phone working as it should now.
Hello folks,
i have Samsung Galaxy J2; its a year old. Yesterday, my device got stuck and after restarting the device, it failed to open up normally. So i did a factory reset ! But it took me to Wi-Fi Connection setup and enter gmail id.
As i remember this phone belonged to my father, when he purchased, the shop keeper must have made a gmail id for him and entered like so.
But now, as i enter my gmail id , it refuses to accept my gmail id, my father can't remember his gmail id.
Also my phone is running Android OS 5.1 or higher and it must have had Android Factory Reset Protection (FRP) turned on.
This feature allows you to set up your device to prevent other people from using it if it's been reset to factory settings without your permission. For example, if your device is lost, stolen, flashed, or wiped, only someone with your Google account or screen lock information can perform a factory data reset and use the device.
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I don't know if there is another way to access my device. Or to flash it with different ROM.
I found a similar thread with the same problem but its almost 2 yrs old.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/stuck-factory-reset-email-t3174865
My mobile spec:
Samsung Galaxy J2 runs Android 5.1
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_j2-7357.php
Is there a fix yet for this problem. I will waste a perfectly good amount of money if i don't fix it.
Awaiting some solution.
I just remembered where i had kept my gmail id. Did a little searching and found and my device opened up.
Every thing is working properly now.
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Muhuhhahahaa
Hey there everyone,
I have snooping wife issues.
I need to know if there is anyway I can see if my wife has opened my phone. It's Samsung A70 running Android 10.
Are there any logs that show what time my phone was opened.
She probably knows my password.
Just wanted to know.
Thanks.
Help and cool comments are highly appreciated please.
Reset google password
Reload phone
Get rid of wife
blackhawk said:
Reset google password
Reload phone
Get rid of wife
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Number 3 is a bit extreme...but still!
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Could happen again
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Number 3 is a bit extreme...but still!
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Lol. Root cause analysis provided to prevent future failures...
This is what I did.
I found out my "sleep timings" from Samsung Health located in setup and noted my sleep time from there.
Then I collated it with "Samsung Digital Well-being" to see if any of the messaging app was operated while I was sleeping.
It was not.
So I'm going to change the login pin and password.
Let the kids grow.
I'll be living alone when they move out.
Maybe try using the goodlock module "nice catch" by samsung, it stores data about notifications by apps and sudden wakeup of phone.
If goodlock is not available in your country try other alternatives like nicelock from playstore or any other app that provides same functionality.