I recently started using Google's 2-step Authentication app. Well I went and flashed a new ROM via standard protocol of data/cache/dalvik wipe, flashed gapps, went to log in to the play store and guess what... it asks me for an authentication code just like its supposed to. One problem... the app isn't installed on my phone any more. Fortunately this doesn't mean you or I are SOL.
1) You should ALWAYS make an nandroid backup before flashing. This way if you **** something up you can always flash back to a config that worked.
2) When you turned on Google Authenticator in the first place, it should have given you a list of 10 emergency back up verification codes. You should have followed the instructions to write them down or save them someplace safe for facepalm moments like these. Now would be a really good time to use one of them, but you only get 10 so you don't want to burn through one every time you flash a new ROM.
3) You can have your apps backed up to your SD card but you'll need a file manager to do so and the Play Store will be of no use at this point. However, you can get online and search for a downloadable .apk of one. However, if you're going that route, might as well google for a downloadable version of the Authenticator .apk (like here).
4) Probably the easiest hassle free option is to go into your Google settings on a PC that has already been authenticated, look under Security, and turn OFF 2-step verification; there is an option to save your settings to turn them back on later. Then proceed with flashing to you're hearts content after reading #1.
Um, you can just go on-line to your Google account and get a new set of "10 codes to print" whenever you want to - so you don't have to worry about being careful with them or anything. The only catch is that only the most recently requested 10 work - so... just use 10 then request 10 more there is no limit.
Interesting, I'm definitely considering using it.
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Authenticators and phones are not a good mix. For this reason, I use the texting option. Unrecognized computer attempting to login - authentication code sent to my phone.
Pennycake said:
Um, you can just go on-line to your Google account and get a new set of "10 codes to print" whenever you want to - so you don't have to worry about being careful with them or anything. The only catch is that only the most recently requested 10 work - so... just use 10 then request 10 more there is no limit.
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Yes, at the time I posted I wasn't aware that you could get a new set of 10. Thank you for the correction.
grandtheft_jiujitsu said:
Yes, at the time I posted I wasn't aware that you could get a new set of 10. Thank you for the correction.
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I only know because the same thing happened to me.
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I always use TB and am able to restore the authenticator app with data. If I need to create an account on my phone before I just get the code texted to my phone.
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Borumha said:
I always use TB and am able to restore the authenticator app with data. If I need to create an account on my phone before I just get the code texted to my phone.
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For me, I list my google voice number as the phone number for 2-step verification. Then, I can just click the "don't have your phone" option, choose to send a code to my google voice number, and then access the code via the google voice website. No more worries about getting stuck at the 2-step verification page.
Only issue doing that for me is I often flash my phone during my commute (you mass transit) so don't often have access to a verified pc. But could forward the GV text to my phone and get the code that way as well
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Is there a way to change the default google account associated with a non-rooted phone? Every time I try to remove the account it tells me that this account is required by some applications and can not be removed. I ultimately want a new account associated with Google Talk on my Samsung Epic 4G.
If there is no other way than a factory reset on a non-rooted phone, is there a easy way to root the phone without wiping my data and then do this?
Thanks for any pointers and links specific to the Epic.
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Is there a way to change the default google account associated with a non-rooted phone? Every time I try to remove the account it tells me that this account is required by some applications and can not be removed. I ultimately want a new account associated with Google Talk on my Samsung Epic 4G.
If there is no other way than a factory reset on a non-rooted phone, is there a easy way to root the phone without wiping my data and then do this?
Thanks for any pointers and links specific to the Epic.
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Try going to the settings app> accounts and sync> tap the google one then hit menu soft key and it might give you an option to remove account.
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Have you tried adding the new account before removing the old one? No reason you couldn't have 2 Google accounts syncing. I do it now. Once both are going delete the one you no longer want.
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Sometimes when I flash g-apps after upgrading to a newer build it asks me to put in my google account. Of course this is only on aosp roms
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stilesja said:
Have you tried adding the new account before removing the old one? No reason you couldn't have 2 Google accounts syncing. I do it now. Once both are going delete the one you no longer want.
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Yeah....unfortunately it wont let me delete the one that was entered in first and that is the one that is associated with Google Talk. I need the second one to be associated with GTalk. I get the error when I try to delete the first one.
Did you try clearing data in gmail in settings/manage apps?
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xjayman said:
Did you try clearing data in gmail in settings/manage apps?
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All of the clear cache or data buttons for GMail seem to be greyed out. Nothing to click there.
Sadly I tried to find this answer once and found there is no way around the reset. However I hope someone has an answer. I don't know about any rooted solutions though.
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I think you have to wipe the device if you want to remove the "primary" Google account.
unfortunately mate there is no way around it unless you wipe and start again. ive tried it before entered in my google account instead of spelling it as gmail and couldnt access gtalk due to conflicting user accounts on the phone as the one you enter on first start up is the main account on the phone so master reset is the only way around it.
wish there was a way around it but there isnt iv tried.
try flashing g-apps. If you are on TW backup first. I'm pretty sure this will clear out the account
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I was able to do this on my HTC EVO and have it work OK.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=17035023&postcount=2
You can do it!
peridoc said:
Is there a way to change the default google account associated with a non-rooted phone? Every time I try to remove the account it tells me that this account is required by some applications and can not be removed. I ultimately want a new account associated with Google Talk on my Samsung Epic 4G.
If there is no other way than a factory reset on a non-rooted phone, is there a easy way to root the phone without wiping my data and then do this?
Thanks for any pointers and links specific to the Epic.
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Just use a root browser and go to /data/system and delete the "accounts.db" !!
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Just use a root browser and go to /data/system and delete the "accounts.db" !!
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If you read the OP, you would see that the phone is NOT ROOTED. Therefore your suggestion would be impossible.
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Hello
I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S2 [NOT updated to ICS, still running on gingerbread]
last night I put a password or pin on the phone under the security section, but now I cannot remember it. I asked T-mobile if they could reset it, however, the only thing they offered to do was guide me through a factory reset, which I do not want to do.
Is there any way to retrieve the password/pin?
thanks
PS - Pls don't tell me to reset the phone, as i already have been given that option
Reset the phone. Jk if u type it in wrong 5 times in a row a new option will appear that says forgot password. Then just sign in ur Google account and thats it
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moeahmad1995 said:
Reset the phone. Jk if u type it in wrong 5 times in a row a new option will appear that says forgot password. Then just sign in ur Google account and thats it
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thank for the reply!
unfortunately, I did that so many times but the only message it is giving is "You have incorrectly entered your PIN 5(10, etc) times. Please try again in 30 seconds."
the option to get it via email seems to have disappeared!
sphogat said:
thank for the reply!
unfortunately, I did that so many times but the only message it is giving is "You have incorrectly entered your PIN 5(10, etc) times. Please try again in 30 seconds."
the option to get it via email seems to have disappeared!
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I think that's only for ics.you can only enter email on ics
sphogat said:
thank for the reply!
unfortunately, I did that so many times but the only message it is giving is "You have incorrectly entered your PIN 5(10, etc) times. Please try again in 30 seconds."
the option to get it via email seems to have disappeared!
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Flash ics through odin...You won't lose any media. You will lose everything else though.
Or factory reset...those are your only options at this point. Unless you see a button on your local screen that says forgot password then you can enter your gmail. But other then that, not much anybody can do as far as i know
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Its not only ics. I do it to my lil bros g2x all the time to get him mad and that phone is on GB
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What are you afraid to lose?
If you can figure out which file is the security file and all that... I guess you can always flash/push a "stock" one to it, which should remove the password. This is only theoretical. I don't know which file it is either.
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I'd say think harder lol. How do you forget a password you made, within a day?
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I'd say think harder lol. How do you forget a password you made, within a day?
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Usually you don't... its called being shady and might not be his phone or possibly a found or stolen device.
Most of us on here have our stuff backed up and a factory reset isn't a big deal. Now some of us don't have our apps backed up, but have our contacts and such backed up thru Google. Every time I see these threads they generally get shut down by a mod..
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Usually you don't... its called being shady and might not be his phone or possibly a found or stolen device.
Most of us on here have our stuff backed up and a factory reset isn't a big deal. Now some of us don't have our apps backed up, but have our contacts and such backed up thru Google. Every time I see these threads they generally get shut down by a mod..
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LOL Shady is what I was thinking right after I read it..
I got locked out of my phone because my son was playing with it. It's asking for google account. I put in the google account and password but still doesn't take it. Can I bypass the google and pin code without losing data?
Is anyone using Google's 2 step verification? If so, once you have it set up, is it much of a hassle to keep using it? Also, how does it work with custom roms. If you flash a new rom, do you have to keep entering new passwords for apps that use your google account?
I don't use it myself, but I think this thread will answer most of your questions:
forums.androidcentral.com/general-help-how/198542-using-2-step-authentication-when-youre-rom-flasher.html
I use it. You only need to use a application specific password when you login to your Google account on your phone. Custom rom makes no difference.
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i use it. In my opinion, it is a bit of a hassle, but I think that the extra security is worth the inconvenience
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Is anyone using Google's 2 step verification? If so, once you have it set up, is it much of a hassle to keep using it? Also, how does it work with custom roms. If you flash a new rom, do you have to keep entering new passwords for apps that use your google account?
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Once you set it up, you just have to authorize applications every 30 days to use your Google Account. With custom ROMs, there are several ways to do things, all of which are inherently insecure. You can backup/restore your Google Authenticator app to Dropbox, you can backup/restore apps, but overall when flashing ROMs the annoying thing to deal with is making application-specific passwords every time you wanna log into a newly flashed ROM.
I recommend that everyone uses 2-step verification. The fact that its a little bit of a hassle just shows that it's more secure.
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Once you set it up, you just have to authorize applications every 30 days to use your Google Account. With custom ROMs, there are several ways to do things, all of which are inherently insecure. You can backup/restore your Google Authenticator app to Dropbox, you can backup/restore apps, but overall when flashing ROMs the annoying thing to deal with is making application-specific passwords every time you wanna log into a newly flashed ROM.
I recommend that everyone uses 2-step verification. The fact that its a little bit of a hassle just shows that it's more secure.
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i use the 2 step verification for my lastpass account.
i couldnt even tell you what my google password is at all... all i know its 100 characters long.
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Once you set it up, you just have to authorize applications every 30 days to use your Google Account. With custom ROMs, there are several ways to do things, all of which are inherently insecure. You can backup/restore your Google Authenticator app to Dropbox, you can backup/restore apps, but overall when flashing ROMs the annoying thing to deal with is making application-specific passwords every time you wanna log into a newly flashed ROM.
I recommend that everyone uses 2-step verification. The fact that its a little bit of a hassle just shows that it's more secure.
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The 30 day limit is only for webbrowsers. Once you've logged in on your gnex the application password stays valid until you logout or flash a ROM.
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so i got an email from google today saying that someone tried to log in to my account from china. Obviously it couldnt be me, so i reported it and immediately changed my password and enabled two step verification. But still, i would rather stay on the safe side and use a completely new account. Normally i would do just that without a seconds though, but i have paid for apps with this account. so i was wondering if it would be possible to transfer those apps to a new account.
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so i got an email from google today saying that someone tried to log in to my account from china. Obviously it couldnt be me, so i reported it and immediately changed my password and enabled two step verification. But still, i would rather stay on the safe side and use a completely new account. Normally i would do just that without a seconds though, but i have paid for apps with this account. so i was wondering if it would be possible to transfer those apps to a new account.
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You need to email each developer for the paid apps. They will have you verify some things and get you the app on your new account.
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Towle said:
You need to email each developer for the paid apps. They will have you verify some things and get you the app on your new account.
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tedious but doable, guess ill start that process in the morning
Hi everyone,
So today I decided to make a factory reset because of the battery drain since the January Update.
I take care to made a googledrive backup (sms, call, etc...) before the factory reset.
After the configuration of the phone, I'm not enable to use the backup I made on google drive. I can't do anything (just delete it).
Somebody have a solution?
I had the same issue with my last but I think by doing another reset I was able to get it to restore from my Google backup.
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gjkrisa said:
I had the same issue with my last but I think by doing another reset I was able to get it to restore from my Google backup.
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^^ and/or be sure to sign in to your Google account right at the beginning when you're first setting up the phone...
*I'm not 100% certain this will "make" it work, but I believe it will give it the best shot...
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^^ and/or be sure to sign in to your Google account right at the beginning when you're first setting up the phone...
*I'm not 100% certain this will "make" it work, but I believe it will give it the best shot...
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As far as I know that's the only way to use it.
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simplepinoi177 said:
^^ and/or be sure to sign in to your Google account right at the beginning when you're first setting up the phone...
*I'm not 100% certain this will "make" it work, but I believe it will give it the best shot...
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So I removed my google account to re-install it but nothing happen.
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As far as I know that's the only way to use it.
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Yeah, but what I had in mind is that you have the option to "skip" all the Google sign in stuff during the initial initialization of the device, which might be a detriment to what the OP is trying to secure...
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So I removed my google account to re-install it but nothing happen.
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Mmmm...that was a good idea, but my advice was more along the lines of resetting the device again, and to be sure to input your Google account information right at the "get-go" when it first asks when first setting up the device...not merely removing the account and re-signing the account in...
it seems that there are restorative protocols that are only "in play" when first setting up the device; i.e. you can't transfer data from one's old device using the included data cable at any other point than when first setting up the device/Pixel 2 XL...
Update.
I did a second Factory reset and by passing by the step of "transfert from an old phone" I re-enter my Google account and since this moment it give me the choice to choose each update I would like to install (from the Drive)
Now I have all my sms etc...
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Update.
I did a second Factory reset and by passing by the step of "transfert from an old phone" I re-enter my Google account and since this moment it give me the choice to choose each update I would like to install (from the Drive)
Now I have all my sms etc...
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Congrats! I'm glad I was able to help...
*hitting that "Thanks" button would be nice and a welcome compensation...