Basic question, I recently added the 2 step verify to my account and also actively change out roms on a monthly basis if not sooner. I know the 2 step verify wont allow you to use your google password on android, you have to use the app specific password.
So does that mean when I decide to flash a rom while not in reach of my PC I would be out of luck or need to write down that app password? Which seems like a bad idea.
I assume if I would need to revoke the password after each flash so i can see a new one also?
Any tips on this because I do often flash roms while I am at work but no google account access there ; ;
Thank you.
Year old bump. Been searching a while for an answer myself. Would like to see what people have done
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I have had a lot of people ask me how to remove a gmail account from android without doing a reset on it, so i decided to post up the instructions here:
Needed:
Root
Root Explorer
(according to my theory it may work without root but i came up with a root method so this is how im doing it)(if someone is successful w/o root please post if it worked)
Instructions:
Make sure your phone is rooted (don't ask me how there are plenty of guides for all phones)
Download Root Explorer (or another explorer that can delete file system files)(adao is my personal choice it may work for this if does not require root)
Navigate to /data/system (seems this directory is already r/w because it write your gmail to here, hence why i think root may not be required)
Erase the file named accounts.db (This may also erase e-mail accounts, etc.)
Reboot device
Now there should be no gmail account (verify in settings->accounts&sync)
Add/Create your new gmail and done!
Please thank if you found this useful!
This guide is pretty simple i came up with it because i flash phones to Cricket and erasing the gmail on an optimus s is easier than dealing with f*****g Sprint ID.
Side Note: I'm not sure if i am allowed to post up root explorer apk if i am allowed would a moderator let me know so i can post it here. thanks.
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reserved to update info if root not required or additional methods found.
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/8032-change-associated-account-with-android-market/
*Not saying you kanged it as you may not have known, just showing it's out there elsewhere
Jiggity Janx said:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/8032-change-associated-account-with-android-market/
*Not saying you kanged it as you may not have known, just showing it's out there elsewhere
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haha i did not know i wish i had known though i wasted a good 5 hours figuring this one out.
o did try dis..it works..
but unfortunately also my vpn was disabled by this process..
luckily i had backup mu account.db so i paste it again..
and den my setup of vpn was restored..
as i result i had back to my orig prob..
doesnt change my google acc..
is there any way other tha this?
jejogo said:
Now there should be no gmail account
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Thanks for this!!
Quick question. Do you think there is a similar method to make Google Market re-generate its device signature. I cloned two nooks from mine (Nandroid backup and restore) one for my wife and one for my father. On the Market website, I only see one nook device. I have spoken at length to Google Market support. The general consensus is that cloning is the root (sorry!) of the problem. Google seem to be using a device signature, which is only generated at first startup.
Any thoughts Thanks.
Thanks for that
Really helpful.
Had to be root to proceed using terminal though.
Cheers
Received an ASUS Transformer tablet for Xmas. So far only use it as large-screen book reader and checking eMail. AKA Not much knowledge, so if my questions are dumb then my apology.
Need to change or delete my google account to start over - anyone know how?
The author of ROM TOOLBOX told me that I need to ROOT my tablet first - what is this? What are the reasons, pros & cons? Will it involve my warranty? How to do?
Also; Want to delete a few default programs that came with the ASUS, or create & move them to another folder - is possible?
Have also been told by various others that I should install Android-4. Why? How-to?
Any help/suggestions will be seriously appreciated!
1. Need to change or delete my google account to start over - anyone know how?
Why do you want to change or delete your google account? i ask because depending on why, there may be an easy solution.
heres how to delete if thats your main goal http://tinyurl.com/7zurtj2
2. The author of ROM TOOLBOX told me that I need to ROOT my tablet first - what is this? What are the reasons, pros & cons? Will it involve my warranty? How to do?
What is Root http://youtu.be/NHDZ512o39g
Rooting your Transformer:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1185104
http://tinyurl.com/72dosfh
http://www.xda-developers.com/android/rooting-guide-for-asus-transformer/
3. Also; Want to delete a few default programs that came with the ASUS, or create & move them to another folder - is possible?
Once rooted, you will be able to remove any Bloatware apps that you may wish, just be careful not to delete system dependent apps.
4. Have also been told by various others that I should install Android-4. Why? How-to?
Android 4.0 IceCreamSandwich is the newest version of Android out right now and its simply Awesome.
I think its already available as an Over The Air upgrade for the Transformer
http://androidforums.com/transformer-all-things-root/448637-transformer-rooting-roms.html
Pay Accounts
Thank you for the reply and information!
Finally found on this site a "one-Click" Linux Live CD with script for the ASUS TF101 to automate the Rooting process, Ran that and came back with error 0x8 which the CD producer/author says means the device version can't be rooted yet (NvFlash can't connect).
Oh well!
Hey Guys
I just made this script to remove Pattern/Gesture Locks without reseting phone or going through adb commands
simply flash this zip to remove pattern,pin,password locks.
Will work with all GB phones
EDIT: Use cwm, won't work with stock recovery as zip isn't signed
should work
an alternative to using aroma file manager to delete the gesture and password keys
Good job :thumbup::thumbup:
Sent from my GT-S5360 using Tapatalk 2
dranzer006 said:
Hey Guys
I just made this script to remove Pattern/Gesture Locks without reseting phone or going through adb commands
simply flash this zip to remove pattern,pin,password locks.
Will work with all GB phones
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Will this work for password lock not the pattern lock? I've tried it on password lock and its not working. It still ask for password on lockscreen. I entered wrong password but still cannot unlock the phone and it said i have to enter my email for recovery password.
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Will this work for password lock not the pattern lock? I've tried it on password lock and its not working. It still ask for password on lockscreen. I entered wrong password but still cannot unlock the phone and it said i have to enter my email for recovery password.
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Wipe data if you didn't find any other way to reset your lock.
After you have solved your problem, keep Gmail app installed and sync the email atleast once for making the resetting with Google account working.
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1. Love doesn't need any reason.
2. Wanna speed up 3G (not 4G LTE)?
Here it is:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2586876
yes it works with pin locks, just use cwm, as stock recovery won't work
nice
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dranzer006 said:
Hey Guys
I just made this script to remove Pattern/Gesture Locks without reseting phone or going through adb commands
simply flash this zip to remove pattern,pin,password locks.
Will work with all GB phones
EDIT: Use cwm, won't work with stock recovery as zip isn't signed
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I Dont Think you are the real dev of this script...
check it here
the real script is already released a month ago...
I dont know who the real dev but my friend does...
i have sent him a message regarding this..
it seems like you are copying it...
Doubts Cleared
Thanks For Replying...
InfectedDarkDroids said:
I Dont Think you are the real dev of this script...
check it here Real Script
the real script is already released a month ago...
I dont know who the real dev but my friend does...
i have sent him a message regarding this..
it seems like you are copying it...
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In regards to your post
1 - this isnt realy development
2 - its a basic script which just says to delete two files
3 - anyone could type script in 2 mins
4 - as regards to copying - well every script that wants to acheive this has to have the same commands to delete the two files
5 - did the op write this? who knows but themself but its so basic anyone could write that with a little knowledge of what they want to do
6- you have broken xda rules by posting to another forum that requires registration and could be for commercial gain
7- there are lots of this type of script on xda with dates before that posting -including this one!
InfectedDarkDroids said:
I Dont Think you are the real dev of this script...
check it here Real Script
the real script is already released a month ago...
I dont know who the real dev but my friend does...
i have sent him a message regarding this..
it seems like you are copying it...
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This script does nothing but deleting two ".key" files located in system/data, anyone can write it,
I don't know about that guy on the other forum but I did a lot of research on removing screen lock as I had this problem,
since my phone wasn't hard rooted (can't delete files via adb commands), I had to make a script to remove lock on my phone,
So I just felt like sharing this script here with everyone.
PS: i used this tutorial, if you want you can also give it a try
http://www.addictivetips.com/androi...e-pattern-unlock-on-android-via-adb-commands/
dranzer006 said:
Hey Guys
I just made this script to remove Pattern/Gesture Locks without reseting phone or going through adb commands
simply flash this zip to remove pattern,pin,password locks.
Will work with all GB phones
EDIT: Use cwm, won't work with stock recovery as zip isn't signed
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does this method need a rooted device or will it work with the in-built recovery in samsung devices. the next question is not related to this but i am going to ask anyway. does the warranty get void if i install a custom recovery on to my samsung galaxy note 5??
naz33h23 said:
does this method need a rooted device or will it work with the in-built recovery in samsung devices. the next question is not related to this but i am going to ask anyway. does the warranty get void if i install a custom recovery on to my samsung galaxy note 5??
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Remove Lock Zip work fine on my GT-S5300
IT Remove any pin password and pattern and unlock to slide.It working nice i use CUTE-CWM Or custom cwm working and then install zip from sdcard > Choose zip from sdcard then remove lock.zip and work finally.:good::good:
This not bricked anything but work excellent i tested.
Does anybody know how to change the MAC address on a VZW M8 running 5.0? Or on a phone running 5.0 in general? I'd appreciate any help you can give me.
I'm trying to change my phone's MAC address so that I can spoof a "Nintendo Zone" hotspot and get some of the freebie-goodies for my 3DS from home using my phone as a hotspot. The process is pretty straight forward (Make a hotspot, name it "attwifi", change the MAC to something Nintendo uses, get goodies.), but I'm having trouble getting the MAC address changed. Most tutorials have you use a terminal emulator with busybox to change it via command, or a hex editor to change the MAC address in a specific file, but I've not had any luck with either approach. Even the apps on the Play Store seem to fail. My guess is that it has something to do with Lollipop likely changing how MAC addresses are stored and used.
I've tried just about everything I could find, and am running out of ideas as well as ways to phrase the question to google to try looking this up myself. If anybody could tell me how to do this, or give me some pointers, that'd be great.
Also, in case it needs to be said: I am rooted, and unlocked with busybox installed. I've got the stock rom still, with TWRP if any of that matters.
Also, also. I realize this is a repost of my question in the HTC M8 VZW forum, and apologize for that. I'd have deleted the previous, but I can't seem to find out how. Either way, I figure this issue probably has less to do the the HTC M8 phone itself, and more so with Lollipop 5.0 as a whole, making this a better forum to ask in. Hope that isn't a problem.
Bump.
Apps...
LittleCatman said:
Bump.
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Try using ChamelMac from the google play. Or you can search for MAC Spoofer android ans see what you get.
janekmuric said:
Try using ChamelMac from the google play. Or you can search for MAC Spoofer android ans see what you get.
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I've already tried about a dozen different MAC Spoofers on the Play Store, but none of them actually seem to work. I'm pretty sure something with 5.0 has changed the way MAC addresses are used.
LittleCatman said:
I've already tried about a dozen different MAC Spoofers on the Play Store, but none of them actually seem to work. I'm pretty sure something with 5.0 has changed the way MAC addresses are used.
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have you tried Chainfire's "Pry-Fi" app on google play?
simonbigwave said:
have you tried Chainfire's "Pry-Fi" app on google play?
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I recommend not using Pry-Fi by chainfire. After first use on a Nexus 5 running rooted stock ROM v5.1.1, it permanently broke Wi-Fi functions (setting would not turn on). After extensive web research and troubleshooting, I had to reflash the ROM and wipe the device to get it working again.
If you do install Pry-Fi, I warn app users to get a full backup and know how to restore before installing.
Chainfire has done great work in the community, but Pry-Fi app is no longer great.
fleece said:
I recommend not using Pry-Fi by chainfire. After first use on a Nexus 5 running rooted stock ROM v5.1.1, it permanently broke Wi-Fi functions (setting would not turn on). After extensive web research and troubleshooting, I had to reflash the ROM and wipe the device to get it working again.
If you do install Pry-Fi, I warn app users to get a full backup and know how to restore before installing.
Chainfire has done great work in the community, but Pry-Fi app is no longer great.
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well people should backup before doing anything anyway. for me, i used pryfi no problems at all.
yes , cm12 not work..
Is there an elegant way to disable the ability of a smartphone user to install and uninstall applications?
We have the following situation. Our company purchased smartphones for employees so that they communicate with customers on corporate phones, rather than by personal ones. All they need is a telephone connection, the Viber and corporate mail. As a system administrator, I want to configure the devices for these sevices only. If I make a rooting of the smartphones, can I make some changes that disable ability to install and uninstall apps from files and Google Play? And will I be able to easily turn this ability back on in the future to install some application for user?
Smartphone's model Lenovo A Plus, Android version 5.1.
One way would be to remove package installer app from system partition. I am not sure though, just give it a try
naagdevta said:
One way would be to remove package installer app from system partition. I am not sure though, just give it a try
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Thank you for answer! I must say, I'm new to android, although I have experience in administering FreeBSD (both systems are unix-like). Can you give me a resource from which I could learn about administering and tweaking android?
yurybx said:
Thank you for answer! I must say, I'm new to android, although I have experience in administering FreeBSD (both systems are unix-like). Can you give me a resource from which I could learn about administering and tweaking android?
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https://forum.xda-developers.com/go...urce-guides-info-threads-linked-read-t2784527
These guides are mostly for nexus 5 but once you go through them you will get a fair idea about everything. Then you can search things for your specific device model.
naagdevta said:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/go...urce-guides-info-threads-linked-read-t2784527
These guides are mostly for nexus 5 but once you go through them you will get a fair idea about everything. Then you can search things for your specific device model.
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Thank you very much!
I began to get acquainted with the process of obtaining root-access, and was surprised when I found out that there are no standard unix files "passwd" and "master.passwd" in the android. This means that I can not set a password for root-access, and the user will be free to use root-access. How to solve this problem? Maybe I need a custom firmware or a special app? But which one exactly?
yurybx said:
I began to get acquainted with the process of obtaining root-access, and was surprised when I found out that there are no standard unix files "passwd" and "master.passwd" in the android. This means that I can not set a password for root-access, and the user will be free to use root-access. How to solve this problem? Maybe I need a custom firmware or a special app? But which one exactly?
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Supersu or magisk, they get automatically installed when you flash their zip file from custom recovery to root the phone. But not all phones have custom recovery or firmware. Mostly it depends on popularity of device, if your phone is popular many developers would be working on it.
naagdevta said:
Supersu or magisk, they get automatically installed when you flash their zip file from custom recovery to root the phone. But not all phones have custom recovery or firmware. Mostly it depends on popularity of device, if your phone is popular many developers would be working on it.
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I managed to block the ability to install and uninstall programs by disabling the packageinstaller and daemon installd. Thank you for suggestion!