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Hi all.
I've recently bought my very first smartphone which is running Android 2.1. I'm absolutely loving it so far but I have a couple of questions regarding security.
Soon after setting up Android I configured the Google Mail app to sync with my Google Mail account, which is my primary email address.
I've noticed that whenever I open the Google Mail app it displays thousands of my emails, some of which contain very personal and sensitive information. My concern is that if somebody was to steal my phone and get passed the pretty basic key lock, they will have access to all of my emails over the past few years!
I've been told that it's not possible to password protect it or log out of the account; is that true?
I've tried to remove my Google Mail account from the app but it gives me the message:
This account is required by some applications. You can only remove it by resetting the phone to factory defaults (which deletes all your personal data). You do that in the Settings application, under Privacy.
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Surely I don't have to do a factory reset just to remove my Google Mail account?
Any help would be appreciated.
Clear data for gmail in manage applications.
May I know why u want to delete ur gmail account ?
XperiaX10iUser said:
Clear data for gmail in manage applications.
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I've done that already but as soon as I reopen the Google Mail app all of my messages reappear.
I've now archived all of my emails in Gmail and removed them from my inbox so they have now stopped showing in the Google Mail app but any new messages will appear.
I just don't understand why it's not possible to remove my account from the application.
sanketprabhu said:
May I know why u want to delete ur gmail account ?
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I only want to remove it from the Google Mail application on Android so that if my phone was stolen or got into the wrong hands they don't have access to thousands of personal and sensitive emails.
Hello
I'm using LG Optimus Black 4.0.4 - stock rom, rooted.
I want to transfer my company email account from default email application to K-9 email app. But i dont remember the password. Is there any location that we can see the password? I've found wi-fi passwords as plain text. I hope I can read email password too.
dnzksr said:
Hello
I'm using LG Optimus Black 4.0.4 - stock rom, rooted.
I want to transfer my company email account from default email application to K-9 email app. But i dont remember the password. Is there any location that we can see the password? I've found wi-fi passwords as plain text. I hope I can read email password too.
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Why not reset the password (or click on 'Forgot Password')?
That way you can create a new password, and log in using that. :good:
dnzksr said:
Hello
I'm using LG Optimus Black 4.0.4 - stock rom, rooted.
I want to transfer my company email account from default email application to K-9 email app. But i dont remember the password. Is there any location that we can see the password? I've found wi-fi passwords as plain text. I hope I can read email password too.
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u can reset the pass.
this is like stealing!!!
immortalneo said:
Why not reset the password (or click on 'Forgot Password')?
That way you can create a new password, and log in using that. :good:
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what are you talking about? did you understand what i said? ı am using android email application. not web page.
I want to see my password on my phone. I have found that it is stored in a DB file. I need this file's location.
dnzksr said:
I want to transfer my company email account from default email application to K-9 email app. But i dont remember the password.
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dnzksr said:
what are you talking about? did you understand what i said? ı am using android email application. not web page.
I want to see my password on my phone. I have found that it is stored in a DB file. I need this file's location.
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Of course I understood you mate. You want to use K-9 email app to manage your company email account, right? But you don't remember it's password. So, the easiest way is to reset the password and set a new one. Then you can enter the new one in the K-9 app and login! Simple. :good:
dnzksr said:
what are you talking about? did you understand what i said? ı am using android email application. not web page.
I want to see my password on my phone. I have found that it is stored in a DB file. I need this file's location.
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XDA gets very suspicious when someone new signs up to the forum and their first question is about something that could easily be used to obtain hidden information that you shouldn't do.
How do we know that you are not trying to access someone else's email password without their permission?
If this is, truly, for your own work email then just ask the IT department to reset your password - but it is highly doubtful you have really forgotten your work password and sounds dodgy.
I had a similar problem as well. My email password could not be changed, there was no way to recover the password through the provider, and the workaround would have been to wait a few months for the account to be deleted and then reregister. Thankfully, I found the solution with a little googling.
Browse to /data/user/0/com.android.email/databases and copy EmailProvider.db to your computer. Other phones might have their database in a different location. Download and install Sqlite Database Browser from sourceforge.net if you haven't, and then skip down to the sqlitebrowser instructions here:
http://ubuntu42.blogspot.com/2011/11/android-recover-mail-password.html
Decrypt the password
On samsung phones, the passwords in /data/user/0/com.android.email/databases/EmailProvider.db are encrypted. You will need to use the 'samsung-password' decryption tool: lovasoa.github.io/samsung-email-password-decrypt/
SimonTS said:
XDA gets very suspicious when someone new signs up to the forum and their first question is about something that could easily be used to obtain hidden information that you shouldn't do.
How do we know that you are not trying to access someone else's email password without their permission?
If this is, truly, for your own work email then just ask the IT department to reset your password - but it is highly doubtful you have really forgotten your work password and sounds dodgy.
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O STF up do you know how many emails i have? No But i'll tell you 2 personal 3 for work a spam and 2 for shopping not everyone likes using one or two emails for 700 things. you know how hard it can be at times to remember passwords... tell me haven't forgotten a password and wish you could just recover it without having to fight to reset it. sometimes it's not as simple as yahoo where you don't even have to be the owner of the ****ing email to to reset it. Not only that but again he has it on his old phone trying to put it on his new phone or switch apps to something simpler... i'm with him i have about 4 phones with emails on them i don't even remember making... so NO actually he sounds like a legit worker that is tyring not to a piss off the I.T. guys by giving them more **** tastic jobs that we just loving doing. because it's not like we don't have More pressing matters to attended to like fixing your printer that people like to over cram so they have to refill it less often. or constantly keeping you in work by repairing your computers that crash on you well you are doing graphs and slide shows. we would love to stop all that to reset your password you should have put in a secure place to begin with.
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O STF up...
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TLDR...
Did you really create an account just so you could respond abusively to my post from 4 1/2 years ago? Srsly?
immortalneo said:
Why not reset the password (or click on 'Forgot Password')?
That way you can create a new password, and log in using that. :good:
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maybe can you contact customer service?
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Hello,
Somebody has the ability to message my contacts on WhatsApp, despite me changing my phone (have tried both Android / iPhone). Not only are they controlling my WhatsApp, but they also have the ability to post stuff as me on Facebook too, which is quite scary (again on both iOS and Android).
Here's the really strange thing. They are now sending my contacts messages via WhatsApp appearing to be from my mum. My mum does not know what WhatsApp is, let alone use it - her phone doesn't even support internet (it's a Sony Ericsson T68i). How is this even possible?? I'm guessing they've found her contact on my phone (it's stored as 'mum').
I have no answers to any of this, I initially thought my Android phone had been hacked, but the problem is occurring on my iPhone too. My mum's phone has no internet, it doesn't even have a MAC address I believe, so they can't be spoofing via that method??
Help!
SuperSub100 said:
Hello,
Somebody has the ability to message my contacts on WhatsApp, despite me changing my phone (have tried both Android / iPhone). Not only are they controlling my WhatsApp, but they also have the ability to post stuff as me on Facebook too, which is quite scary (again on both iOS and Android).
Here's the really strange thing. They are now sending my contacts messages via WhatsApp appearing to be from my mum. My mum does not know what WhatsApp is, let alone use it - her phone doesn't even support internet (it's a Sony Ericsson T68i). How is this even possible?? I'm guessing they've found her contact on my phone (it's stored as 'mum').
I have no answers to any of this, I initially thought my Android phone had been hacked, but the problem is occurring on my iPhone too. My mum's phone has no internet, it doesn't even have a MAC address I believe, so they can't be spoofing via that method??
Help!
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maybe some other app required permission to access your whatsapp or something like that and now using it.
le grande magnetto said:
maybe some other app required permission to access your whatsapp or something like that and now using it.
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Across two devices? I have had to verify whatsapp on each device with an SMS each time.
He sent my contact another message today stating that I will never catch him and that he is using the same IP as me. Arghhhhhhhhhhhh!!
SuperSub100 said:
Across two devices? I have had to verify whatsapp on each device with an SMS each time.
He sent my contact another message today stating that I will never catch him and that he is using the same IP as me. Arghhhhhhhhhhhh!!
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No, it is not needed.
Have you tried changing password?
le grande magnetto said:
No, it is not needed.
Have you tried changing password?
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Yup - changed every password. A simple search reveals it's quite easy to spoof a whatsapp account, which I believe he's doing. No idea how to stop it and how he managed to access my FB too.
FB sign in logs shows nothing suspicious, so he's doing it through my phone.
Have contacted WhatsApp support, not sure what else I can do.
Might change my mobile number, but that is so much hassle!
SuperSub100 said:
Yup - changed every password. A simple search reveals it's quite easy to spoof a whatsapp account, which I believe he's doing. No idea how to stop it and how he managed to access my FB too.
FB sign in logs shows nothing suspicious, so he's doing it through my phone.
Have contacted WhatsApp support, not sure what else I can do.
Might change my mobile number, but that is so much hassle!
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You should go to FB settings and in Apps/Programs (not english FB currently) and disable access to whatsapp.
hello there i flashed a new rom to my device then i realized that i don't remember my google account passwword and i dont think i have a recovery email connected to it or a phone number but i have the two step verify codes
anyone can help me recover my account please ? everything is connected to this account so i really need it if you can help plese help me
thedk47 said:
hello there i flashed a new rom to my device then i realized that i don't remember my google account passwword and i dont think i have a recovery email connected to it or a phone number but i have the two step verify codes
anyone can help me recover my account please ? everything is connected to this account so i really need it if you can help plese help me
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simple just click forget password and then an opt will be sent to two step verify for account enter it and your account should be recovered.
Bhanu8082 said:
simple just click forget password and then an opt will be sent to two step verify for account enter it and your account should be recovered.
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i wish if it was that simple when i click on forget password and they ask for the two step verification code i put the code then it ask me to give then an email so they could contact me then the send a code to this email then it say sorry we couldn't verify this account belongs to you
thedk47 said:
i wish if it was that simple when i click on forget password and they ask for the two step verification code i put the code then it ask me to give then an email so they could contact me then the send a code to this email then it say sorry we couldn't verify this account belongs to you
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Look inside here:
How to recover your Google Account or Gmail - Google Account Help
If you forgot your password or username, or you can’t get verification codes, follow these steps to recover your Google Account. That way, you can use services like Gmail, Photos, and Google Play.
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You should have a phone number and another email account associated with your Google account. You risk completely and permanently losing access otherwise.
These accounts seldom get hacked if you have a very strong password that you change periodically, but it's not 100% hack proof.
Experience has taught me never to use verification Qs, the devil is in the details.
One missed letter in any of the brain picking Q responses can bone you hard.
Lol, do you really want Google to know your mother's maiden name? NO.
I lost a Gmail account over a decade ago due to hackers along with thousands of other Gmail users. It can happen... cover your assets
blackhawk said:
You should have a phone number and another email account associated with your Google account. You risk completely and permanently losing access otherwise.
These accounts seldom get hacked if you have a very strong password that you change periodically, but it's not 100% hack proof.
Experience has taught me never to use verification Qs, the devil is in the details.
One missed letter in any of the brain picking Q responses can bone you hard.
Lol, do you really want Google to know your mother's maiden name? NO.
I lost a Gmail account over a decade ago due to hackers along with thousands of other Gmail users. It can happen... cover your assets
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dude my paypal is connected to my gmail and i forgot my paypal password too so im basically losing my money
jwoegerbauer said:
Look inside here:
How to recover your Google Account or Gmail - Google Account Help
If you forgot your password or username, or you can’t get verification codes, follow these steps to recover your Google Account. That way, you can use services like Gmail, Photos, and Google Play.
support.google.com
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you really think i would come to xda before i check this third from google ?
thedk47 said:
dude my paypal is connected to my gmail and i forgot my paypal password too so im basically losing my money
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That can probably be recovered. Not sure as I haven't used pp in a decade.
blackhawk said:
That can probably be recovered. Not sure as I haven't used pp in a decade.
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im 21 and my memory is already **** i feel old
thedk47 said:
im 21 and my memory is already **** i feel old
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Lol, I have dyslexia and my passwords are so cryptic that cut and paste are my usual input method.
They look like MS activation codes
So they can be sort of easily enter manually if needed.
thedk47 said:
you really think i would come to xda before i check this third from google ?
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YES.
If Google's advices can't help so how XDA members could help? Do you really think that they know it better than Google?
jwoegerbauer said:
YES.
If Google's advices can't help so how XDA members could help? Do you really think that they know it better than Google?
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yes i do think that
blackhawk said:
Lol, I have dyslexia and my passwords are so cryptic that cut and paste are my usual input method.
They look like MS activation codes
So they can be sort of easily enter manually if needed.
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i always tried to make a strong password also never save it in any app and look where that took me lol
You can recover google account. You can use your recovery option. You can choose forgot password option.
Enter your email address. Select forgot password option. You can answer Security question. If you answer correct you can reset password.
UNLOCK GOOGLE ACCOUNT FRP LOCK
How to unlock Google account lock. Step by step procedure to recover Gmail account and remove FRP lock from mobile. Methods to recover Google account.
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thedk47 said:
hello there i flashed a new rom to my device then i realized that i don't remember my google account passwword and i dont think i have a recovery email connected to it or a phone number but i have the two step verify codes
anyone can help me recover my account please ? everything is connected to this account so i really need it if you can help plese help me
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Hey were you able to recover you google account ? Even i was looking for similiar info, none of the google recovery pages could solve my issue
My issue: I am trying to log in to one of my old gmail account, after giving password its taking me to OTP page with mobile number masked, but unfortunately i am not in same country so i dont have access to that mobile number now. That account have a back up email as well but it never gave me option to enter email to get the OTP. When i clicked on " i dont have the phone number" and "try other way" i am getting we couldnt confirm that this account belongs to you.""
Note: The back up email id mentioned for the account i was looking to log in is getting an email saying "critical activity information for your email XXXXXX, and we blocked the sign in attempt"
Not sure how to recover, can you please guide me if you got solotion for this? Thanks in advance.
thedk47 said:
hello there i flashed a new rom to my device then i realized that i don't remember my google account passwword and i dont think i have a recovery email connected to it or a phone number but i have the two step verify codes
anyone can help me recover my account please ? everything is connected to this account so i really need it if you can help plese help me
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Hey were you able to recover you google account ? Even i was looking for similiar info, none of the google recovery pages could solve my issue
My issue: I am trying to log in to one of my old gmail account, after giving password its taking me to OTP page with mobile number masked, but unfortunately i am not in same country so i dont have access to that mobile number now. That account have a back up email as well but it never gave me option to enter email to get the OTP. When i clicked on " i dont have the phone number" and "try other way" i am getting we couldnt confirm that this account belongs to you.""
Note: The back up email id mentioned for the account i was looking to log in is getting an email saying "critical activity information for your email XXXXXX, and we blocked the sign in attempt"
Not sure how to recover, can you please guide me if you got solution for this? Thanks in advance.
i lost my gmail account recovery link email
Due to carelessness, when I changed my password I forgot and couldn't access my email
All the ways that I tried got the message to send the code to lost email (Email account recovery link) And the email is inaccessible.
I have a phone number for 2-step verification, old password before changing.
And the contact email address has recovered the account several times, I still use my home ip address to recover.
- But I reinstalled windows and phone due to fear of unauthorized access to my account
In that email there was nothing precious but commemorative photos of family and friends on google photo i would be very grateful if someone help me get my account back.
This is Google's mistake to not be able to recover the account just because the account recovery link email is lost.
This is a mistake by Google because when creating an account and when using it, they do not ask users to download the backup code,As well as a warning if the account recovery email is lost it will not be possible to recover the account.In fact, the account recovery email is a secondary email, so it is rarely accessed and used by users As well as the password login system, users rarely use their password after changing.
I got my account back by Reply find email by name and by phone number.I received a request to leave a contact email and after 48 hours of verification I changed my password
GMail accounts are managed by Google themselves. Hence contact them for getting helped.
jwoegerbauer said:
GMail accounts are managed by Google themselves. Hence contact them for getting helped.
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Thanks for answering.
I have tried many ways to contact Google.I'm desperate because my country doesn't have a representative office of google.
I have tried contacting by phone but not helped by security issue will not be supported by phone.
-Do you know any google email address to contact account support ?
I posted on google community support page but got useless replies.
The xda forum is my last hope to get back these memories of my family.
Thank you very much.
Does anyone help me
I can't contact Google Can someone help me how to contact Google account support via email ?
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How to recover your Google Account or Gmail - Google Account Help
If you forgot your password or username, or you can’t get verification codes, follow these steps to recover your Google Account. That way, you can use services like Gmail, Photos, and Google Play.
support.google.com
Go and write to them. Send them tons of emails. Don't expect them to answer of course. Write on their forums. You may draw some attention.
dedq said:
Go and write to them. Send them tons of emails. Don't expect them to answer of course. Write on their forums. You may draw some attention.
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My problem is not knowing how to email them.Writing on their forums only got useless replies.On their forum they just guide me the way I did.And failed
jwoegerbauer said:
Look inside here:
How to recover your Google Account or Gmail - Google Account Help
If you forgot your password or username, or you can’t get verification codes, follow these steps to recover your Google Account. That way, you can use services like Gmail, Photos, and Google Play.
support.google.com
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I've done it this way many times but still got the code sent to the lost account recovery link email.
If I could just follow this guide and get my account back, I wouldn't need to create this thread.
I have tried many times following those tips and instructions to no avail. But the result is still sending the code to the long-lost email because it is not used often.
- I posted on their forum and they guide me like you.
-my problem is that i can't recover my account due to loss of link email, i shouldn't have added it to my account because i rarely access it.
Hi, look under Google drive webpage where you can purchase Google One storage plans. There should be a chat box.(like live text message) You can ask them to connect you with the department you need. Good luck.
kecodoc said:
I've done it this way many times but still got the code sent to the lost account recovery link email.
If I could just follow this guide and get my account back, I wouldn't need to create this thread.
I have tried many times following those tips and instructions to no avail. But the result is still sending the code to the long-lost email because it is not used often.
- I posted on their forum and they guide me like you.
-my problem is that i can't recover my account due to loss of link email, i shouldn't have added it to my account because i rarely access it.
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kecodoc said:
I've done it this way many times but still got the code sent to the lost account recovery link email.
If I could just follow this guide and get my account back, I wouldn't need to create this thread.
I have tried many times following those tips and instructions to no avail. But the result is still sending the code to the long-lost email because it is not used often.
- I posted on their forum and they guide me like you.
-my problem is that i can't recover my account due to loss of link email, i shouldn't have added it to my account because i rarely access it.
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I had the same problem like you once. I've never managed to recover that account. Never. They still have it and they can keep it if they want but they don't want to give it back to you. Why don't you try with some recovery questions? I guess you did but maybe you can try writing to them so they can give you some questions to verify that the account is yours.
dedq said:
I had the same problem like you once. I've never managed to recover that account. Never. They still have it and they can keep it if they want but they don't want to give it back to you. Why don't you try with some recovery questions? I guess you did but maybe you can try writing to them so they can give you some questions to verify that the account is yours.
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I have tried accessing the links but no questions other than asking for backup code, recovery email,after I received the message to send the verification code to the phone number, it was requested to send the code to the email What a ludicrous Google.
Do you mean handwritten and mailed to google?
I tried searching for a way to contact them by email but there is nothing.
Thank you for your reply
Samuel Holland said:
Hi, look under Google drive webpage where you can purchase Google One storage plans. There should be a chat box.(like live text message) You can ask them to connect you with the department you need. Good luck.
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Thank you for your reply,I will try it on my laptop.On the phone I don't see the options as you said Once again thank you and hope this way works.
On the phone only storage and payment options are available.
This is a mistake by Google because when creating an account and when using it, they do not ask users to download the backup code,As well as a warning if the account recovery email is lost it will not be possible to recover the account.In fact, the account recovery email is a secondary email, so it is rarely accessed and used by users As well as the password login system, users rarely use their password after changing.
I lost all my data including contacts, photos, videos, notes.. because of using google online storage
kecodoc said:
I have tried accessing the links but no questions other than asking for backup code, recovery email,after I received the message to send the verification code to the phone number, it was requested to send the code to the email What a ludicrous Google.
Do you mean handwritten and mailed to google?
I tried searching for a way to contact them by email but there is nothing.
Thank you for your reply
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I thought of maybe sending an email to them but I think you have said you have tried. There is no solution that I know of. I'm so sorry for your loss but I had the same loss in the past.
dedq said:
I thought of maybe sending an email to them but I think you have said you have tried. There is no solution that I know of. I'm so sorry for your loss but I had the same loss in the past.
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I got my account back by Reply find email by name and by phone number.I received a request to leave a contact email and after 48 hours of verification I changed my password