So this is kinda random, but I'm sure others have run into it.
My wife and I both have Android phones (Gnex) with separate Google accounts, obviously. I have purchased apps on my account that I want to install on her phone, so I log my account into her phone and access the Play Store to install them. All is fine and dandy--works well. But then with my account on her phone, she gets my Google Talk IMs all the time. I have the account set to sync nothing. And I open Talk and manually sign out, but it keeps signing me in automatically. Is there anything to do about this? I want to basically block the account but still have access to it (I know it's crazy talk). lol. Any thoughts or imput? Thanks!
Well...it's possible to freeze google talk,if you're rooted...
But somehow I think play and talk are synced somehow ..freezing talk may create issues with talk
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There is a tutorial for that on xda
Buying an app from the Play Store only entitles the particular user to use that app. From Google's point of view, you cannot use apps purchased from one account on another account.
Having said that, you can use Titanium Backup to create a backup of apps on your phone & then restore those apps on your wife's mobile. However, this would require you to be rooted.
ptcpayme said:
Well...it's possible to freeze google talk,if you're rooted...
But somehow I think play and talk are synced somehow ..freezing talk may create issues with talk
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If your wife doesn't use talk, then this above is a good idea.
I've always uninstalled talk through TitaniumBackup perfectly fine so freezing should not create any issues
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My wife uses Talk for her account, so I don't want to disable it entirely. And we're rooted, yes. I install the apks most of the time, but since I own them, I was trying to do the legit thing. =)
yellowdie said:
My wife uses Talk for her account, so I don't want to disable it entirely. And we're rooted, yes. I install the apks most of the time, but since I own them, I was trying to do the legit thing. =)
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It's possible to sign out of your google account on talk.. and have hers only..it has that options in ics/new google talk
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Since there is no way to use two google talk accounts, how do I sign out of one account and sign in with another? Even with auto sign in turned off, when I sign out and then launch it again, I get logged in with the login I don't want.
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Not sure if it's possible. I think the app uses the Google account you registered to your phone. Maybe you can add another account in Settings->Accounts&Sync, and make it your default Google account somehow. Other than that, you could always use Third party apps like Meebo to sign into your other accounts.
Avinant said:
Not sure if it's possible. I think the app uses the Google account you registered to your phone. Maybe you can add another account in Settings->Accounts&Sync, and make it your default Google account somehow. Other than that, you could always use Third party apps like Meebo to sign into your other accounts.
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I already have two accts on phone but it only uses one of them.
Bump.... any updates on this?
Menu > Settings > Accounts and sync > Google > Remove account. Then sign in with other account.
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That isn't a solution.
I'm sorry to say so, but i'm 99% sure that there is no way to switch accounts. It automatically uses the one you register the phone with. The same one you use on market.
As of right now, it is not possible to change accounts on google talk. I have researched this myself many times. It is even a flagged issue on google. It has been flagged and even acknowledged by google employees for 2 years! Only option you have that has almost all features of talk is fring.
If I am moving to another android phone how do I back up/transfer all the data and apps? One of my friend has Atrix and we both were planning to switch phones for some time to see which one we really like.
Is there something like iTunes where I can sync up all my apps? I am not much worried about data (songs, photos etc.,) but I bought a bunch of apps which I would like to transfer them from phone to phone.
Any help is appreciated.
uday029 said:
If I am moving to another android phone how do I back up/transfer all the data and apps? One of my friend has Atrix and we both were planning to switch phones for some time to see which one we really like.
Is there something like iTunes where I can sync up all my apps? I am not much worried about data (songs, photos etc.,) but I bought a bunch of apps which I would like to transfer them from phone to phone.
Any help is appreciated.
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As long as you google sync your apps should load on that phone.
mudknot2005 said:
As long as you google sync your apps should load on that phone.
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Thank you for the reply. Can you please help me find where "google sync" is located on my phone? When I go to Menu->Accounts&Sync->Google, there is only option to sync my books, contacts, gmail and calender.
I am very new to Android so sorry if I sound naive.
uday029 said:
Thank you for the reply. Can you please help me find where "google sync" is located on my phone? When I go to Menu->Accounts&Sync->Google, there is only option to sync my books, contacts, gmail and calender.
I am very new to Android so sorry if I sound naive.
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If I remember correctly as long as you log into your google account it should sync all your apps that you've bought or downloaded from Market. I could be wrong, if so some one please correct me.
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When you use a google account for the Market, it will remember apps you have downloaded. It does not however save settings, preferences, cached data, etc.
I ran Android on a Fuze for over a year before upgrading to the Inspire. When Google released web access to the Market, it allowed me to track which apps are installed to which phones. When I switched phones, i jumped on my PC and clicked all the apps from the Fuze I wanted on the Inspire and Google automatically downloaded them to the phone.
If you want the apps and data backed up, you may need a product like Titanium back-up. I used it on the Fuze but since that was rooted, not sure if it will work on the Inspire with stock ROM.
or, if you're taking your sd card with you, you can use an app like app installer by gregory house to back up all of your apk files. or titanium backup does the same thing.
the market always screws me somehow. I purchased apps when I first got it only to find that it didn't remember me buying when I rooted and put on a custom rom. Even using titanium, 99% of my apps restore but I have ran into a few that won't due to licensing. When I go to the market, no record of it at all. I missed how itunes and cydia remembered everything you had. Don't miss the iphone though! lol
I use titanium backup. Works quite well.
I had forgotten how annoying this feature was with a rooted INC, but now the VZW guy set this up on my new phone...We have google to back up our contacts, we don't need VZW doing it too, let alone daily....Can I turn this off?
Check in Menu > Settings > Account & sync
You can always wipe the phone... then skip through the VZ backup at setup... If you're going to root you'll end up wiping anyways... I always skip through that because like you said... Google already backs up what I need so why do I need VZW doing it as well?
yeah, just skip thru the VZW backup assistant screen during initial setup. if you want to prevent it from running in the background, freeze it with titanium backup or bloat freezer
you can also freeze it with titanium backup
As I read this, I also want to know if I can remove this backup assistant? Seems like a waste since Google already backs up your contacts to your gmail account.
On a related note, is this service from Verizon free?
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As I read this, I also want to know if I can remove this backup assistant? Seems like a waste since Google already backs up your contacts to your gmail account.
On a related note, is this service from Verizon free?
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Yeah it's free. And if you're rooted you can remove it. It's not even in Das BAMF which is nice. There is no use for it unless you're coming from a non-android phone and your contacts are saved with Verizon and you want to restore them. But after that you'd have no reason to use it.
you can proly remove it without adverse effects, but i froze it just in case i needed it later. it's a good idea to freeze apps before uninstalling completely. that way you still have access to them if necessary, which is much quicker & easier than reflashing a rom
as far as i know, it is a free service. however, verizon is notorious for adding bogus charges to your monthly bill. so if you choose to use the service, keep an eye on your bill
It is free if you have an account on the VZW website, otherwise I think it's $2.99 a month.
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If your rooted, delete it. Remove both apk's from the /system/app folder. First thing I do. Absolutely no need for it.
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Only perk I see to it is Google never backs all my contacts up. Don't know why, so I still use backup assistant.
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Aerogriff said:
Only perk I see to it is Google never backs all my contacts up. Don't know why, so I still use backup assistant.
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Make sure the drop arrow on the top when you add a contact is set to Google. It is set to phone by default. After you set it the contacts that are added with sync with Google.
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I want to root my phone but I want to back up my apps before I do so, mainly just xda premium because that's the only app I paid for. How do I do this if I'm not rooted?
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I want to root my phone but I want to back up my apps before I do so, mainly just xda premium because that's the only app I paid for. How do I do this if I'm not rooted?
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Do a backup from your settings menu in phone. When you get a new phone just put in your gmail info on setup and it will automatically download most of your apps from the market. The last part is that any app you pay for stays with your gmail account. When you get a new phone and set up your gmail info go into market and you will see it say purchased. The catch is that you have to use that gmail account from here on out. If its not the main account on the phone neither of the previous suggestions will work.
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oh ok sweet, i already had my gmail account set up so i guess i'm good
So when I went to the market to put xda premium back on my phone it's saying I have to buy it again. The market shows that I'm logged into my gmail account as well.
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So when I went to the market to put xda premium back on my phone it's saying I have to buy it again. The market shows that I'm logged into my gmail account as well.
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Astro, free in the Market. Once installed, Menu, Tools, Applications manager/Backup. Ir will create a folder called Backup and a subfolder inside it, called Apps.
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If you are logged into the same Google account the purchase was made on, you can re-download any purchased app at any time without paying again.
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If you are logged into the same Google account the purchase was made on, you can re-download any purchased app at any time without paying again.
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Just remembered I bought it through Amazon so I got it that way.
Now another question. I had backup assistant with verizon and when I started my phone the first time I got it it loaded that up and put in all my contacts. How do I get it to do that now that I'm running gummyCHARGED
Okay maybe a stupid question
I'm a developer.. but this is my first Android phone... so forgive me if this is a stupid question.
If I buy an App on GmailAccount#1. Can I back it up and then restore it if my phone is synced to GmailAccount#2?
Reason I ask, and maybe this is the way it is suppose to be, but coming from an iPhone I am use to sharing apps with my wife's phone.
I researched a bit and it seems like the only way to do that is if you decided to setup a third gmail account, and make it the primary for both, and then sync our personals after that.
Is there an easier way to share apps within the household? Or is it suppose to be more of a 1 app per device vs 1app per household?
If I can't do both, I'll probably buy fewer apps, especially the more expensive ones. I could justify it more when at least I could get 2 (actually 3 cause I have an iPad too) installs out of it.
Apps are matched to the purchasing account and only the purchasing account.
I believe that's intentional, as it's a bit unfair to app developers for the OS provider to decide their apps can all be shared.
HOWEVER: if you put the Amazon Appstore on both phones and sign in to the same Amazon account, the Google account the phone's set up on is irrelevant. Most really good apps are on the Amazon Appstore now (and in general, the quality of apps is higher and they're certainly safer since Amazon approves every single app).
So did anyone else notice that the new Market has an account setting? Allows me to select different accounts. Does this finally mean that I can merge two accounts worth of apps? Family style?
dlang123 said:
So did anyone else notice that the new Market has an account setting? Allows me to select different accounts. Does this finally mean that I can merge two accounts worth of apps? Family style?
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Im not sure if you can merge 2 accounts, They have to have a way of preventing people from signing into a family members account and downloading apps that were bought thru said account. If not then it poses a serious problem for app developers and devs getting paid correctly. Unfortunately I dont have another account to test it on..
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"Your application purchases are tied to your Google Account and can be installed an unlimited amount of times on any device." See:
http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=113410
It works for watching movies rented on another account, too:
http://www.google.com/support/androidmarket/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=1283330
Keep in mind you do still have to add the additional Google account(s) to the phone, meaning the device will have access to all other Google services including Gmail.
so lets say I added my gmail account to my wifes phone and downloaded all the apps I have paid for to her phone..couldnt I just delete my gmail from her phone after and her phone would still have all my apps on it?
The documentation doesn't say, but most likely yes, and it'd be real easy to test it. Just add your account, download an app, remove the account, and see what happens.
Keep in mind, though, that without the associated Google account you won't be able to update those apps -- which is an enormous downside in the long run.
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so lets say I added my gmail account to my wifes phone and downloaded all the apps I have paid for to her phone..couldnt I just delete my gmail from her phone after and her phone would still have all my apps on it?
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I plan on just having a family account to buy apps on, and then add that to all the phones. But it use to be that it had to be the main account.. I haven't purchased any apps yet, recent iphone switcher, but now it appears to not have to be the main account... which is awesome cause google talk only worked with the main.