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I am trying to change the primary email address associated with my phone and don't want to reset my device. I have looked elsewhere and the only solution that would work is to clear the data from the "Google Apps" program. However, that program does not exist on my phone. Does ANYONE know have a workaround to get this to work? I cannot believe that this is a hard-fixed setting!
Thanks
this may help you ....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1146967
Cant find the same solution for 9100 yet tho
Have you tried going into gmail >
menu > accounts > add an account. Then just add the account you want to use on your phone.
Then backout to home screen hit menu > settings > account and sync > remove account.
Then just remove or unsync the account you no longer want to use and snyc the new one with google?
You can have multiple accounts.
I hope this helps.
Thanks for the response guys.
@killercownz
I saw this solution somewhere else but first wanted confirmation that it worked and second I don't have root access on the phone. I only have a mac in the house and cannot root from it. I did try for an entire day and could not get it to work. If there was another way to gain root access to that directory to change the name then I would happily try. I am really trying to keep the phone stock at this point.
@Jerry D
Thanks for the response. Unfortunately when I do that it doesn't do what I want it to. I have 3 gmail and 1 exchange account on the phone. I know how to sync all three email accounts while only syncing contacts from one account and then sync calendar from another. What I want to do is to replace the default account that syncs up to gtalk and the marketplace. It seems that the only surefire way to do that would be to do a factory reset. I've cleared the cache on all of the programs, removed accounts, readded them, etc. It seems that the setting is permanent somewhere in the phone. I've even found a program that would allow me to access the original setup program but it crashes (doesn't force close, just exits) every time I try and use it.
I heard that a program called Erazzer can reset the master account. There is free version in the Market. Never tried it myself though.
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AntonX said:
I heard that a program called Erazzer can reset the master account. There is free version in the Market. Never tried it myself though.
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This is the perfect solution, thank you! I still have to find a computer to root my phone with but hell, I'm willing to take that chance in comparison to resetting the phone. I can't believe that through all of my searches that this has not been mentioned ANYWHERE!
Thank you!!!!!!!!
Good thread. I learned something today. Thanks guys
@Karmakills
When I first got my phone I didn't have a computer and wasn't knowledgeable/comfortable enough to feel safe about rooting from a friends or families computer. I knew I needed to root though.
What I did was print the step by step instructions off of xda and then went to a nearby computer repair shop. I explained to the guy in there that I wanted to root and gave him the detailed instructions.
He easily rooted my phone using SuperOneClick and charged me $20. Maybe that is something you could do...
I'm a little more knowledgeable now and got a laptop so I do it myself on occasion.
Good Luck with your rooting and modding!
Hi guys! I'm new in this forum (at least new on posting). I had an issue with a device and I think maybe you can help me.
My girlfriend's device (Moto G XT1040) was working really laggy and slow after updating to 5.1, so I decided to do a factory reset. Before that, I made a backup of all the photos and contacts on the cloud, so I can recover them later. I've made the reset, started the device fresh, set up the Google Account, but none of the contacts and photos were there, not even the apps she bought on Google Play (in fact, there wasn't any downloaded app related to the account).
The thing is that I can't remember which account was set BEFORE the reset, but considering that my gf has only one G. Account (for real, she doesn't even use Gmail, she uses Outlook), is kind of strange that it isn't the same account she used previously. And as far as I know, there's no way to backup photos on "Photos" app witouth a Google Account, right? So those images went somewhere when I did the backup...
First, is there any way to find which Account was set up in the device before the reset? (I tried looking at the browser history, youtube history, even location log, but nothing comes up). Second, if the account was the same, what happened?
Thanks in advance for your help, and sorry for my rusty english!
Would it be possible you set her phone up on your account? You can check https://security.google.com/settings/security/activity?pli=1 on you google and her account and see whether the device pops up. Searching in the other direction, I would know.
Yep. She had another account that even she didn't knew... Sorry to waste your time guys. And thanks a lot for your help!
Hey buddies, I'm looking for some help
Basically I changed the pass of my main Google account one week ago being sure that my browser saved it like I always do but it didn't happen.
I forgot it (prob I'm missing some words) and I can't retrieve it because Google is a ***** one, I tried many times to recover it fullfilling all the camps but I can't complete the recovery mail one since the mail that i I linked with the acc is expired somehow
So I'm looking for a way to recover the pass directly from the phone since I'm still logged in there, I tried with sniffing packets within my wifi but I got nothing and with looking for some database but nothing again
Any ideas or software that can help me out?
h320 said:
Hey buddies, I'm looking for some help
Basically I changed the pass of my main Google account one week ago being sure that my browser saved it like I always do but it didn't happen.
I forgot it (prob I'm missing some words) and I can't retrieve it because Google is a ***** one, I tried many times to recover it fullfilling all the camps but I can't complete the recovery mail one since the mail that i I linked with the acc is expired somehow
So I'm looking for a way to recover the pass directly from the phone since I'm still logged in there, I tried with sniffing packets within my wifi but I got nothing and with looking for some database but nothing again
Any ideas or software that can help me out?
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There is no need to use software or any kind of "hack" to recover the password if your are signed into the device with that account, as you claim you are.
If you're signed into the phone with the same Google account, use the "forgot password" feature, it will send an email to your gmail account, then just open the gmail app on the device and then find the email they send to change the password. If you are signed into the device with that account then you have access to the gmail app and the email for that account so this method should be sufficient.
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Droidriven said:
There is no need to use software or any kind of "hack" to recover the password if your are signed into the device with that account, as you claim you are.
If you're signed into the phone with the same Google account, use the "forgot password" feature, it will send an email to your gmail account, then just open the gmail app on the device and then find the email they send to change the password. If you are signed into the device with that account then you have access to the gmail app and the email for that account so this method should be sufficient.
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Hello mate, thanks for you reply.
Yes, I'm logged into my main phone with the account that I'm trying to recover. If I do the "forgot password" feature from the browser or from the phone directly it will ask me the same things like it already did. I can complete all steps apart the mail one since the recovery mail is expired (my bad that I didn't change it).
For that I'm looking for some software/tricky way.
Regards.
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
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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
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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.
support.google.com
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
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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.
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.
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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.
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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?
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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?
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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.
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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
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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