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how can I remove initial google account? I have a problem with google checkout on this initial account and need to remove it.
I tried remove the cache and that didnt work nor did it trigger a notification.
Any suggestions?
How can I remove all google apps?
If you're simply trying to change the Google account the phone uses, go to Settings > Accounts and Sync, and then add your new/other Google account and remove the problematic one.
Thats does not work.
It says the "problematic" account can not be removed because its used by other applications.
And this is AFTER you added the second account? You may have to do an entire wipe and then sign in with the new account on first boot.
fermunky said:
And this is AFTER you added the second account? You may have to do an entire wipe and then sign in with the new account on first boot.
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crap, so do I have to reinstall the ROM when doing a wipe?
ebeing said:
crap, so do I have to reinstall the ROM when doing a wipe?
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I think the answer to my own question is yes;therefore, should I just follow these instructions?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=747381
im good, disregard.
I must have missed the part where you were rooted, but yes, I always suggest a wipe from recovery. When re-flashing, dont forget to install the latest gapps.
Is a rom install needed? Can't he just reset data via factory reset?
It's only his account that need's changing.
PcFish said:
Is a rom install needed? Can't he just reset data via factory reset?
It's only his account that need's changing.
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I agree I have an evo rooted with cyanogenmod 6 and just factory data reset its that simple no need for other unnecessary stuff come on guys you know better than that sometimes the answer to the problem is the easy way out
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Hello
i had made factory reset without backing up the contacts becus of forgotten lockscreen...anyway i lost my contacts from the phone tried to many program but all of them work with SD-Storage...Contacts stored on root as u know i need a program how can deal with root parition and recovery files for me ... i also hadn't find neither windows recovery program for recovery from android all of them work with hard disk only...
note: i don't have G-mail backup also
PLEASE HELPPPPPPPPP
Is your device rooted now? It needs to be then you can use root ecplorer to go here data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts db
I'd if thought it would if been wiped clear tho,
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whynot66 said:
Is your device rooted now? It needs to be then you can use root ecplorer to go here data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts db
I'd if thought it would if been wiped clear tho,
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yes it's rooted,i have root explorer and accessed that place allready ... that database had removed already ... i start with label "Factory reset/FullWipe"
If there's nothing there then there's nothing left, do you not have any old nandroids? Titanium backups? Anything?
If you do then restore it and sync your contacts to Google
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silent_fear said:
Hello
i had made factory reset without backing up the contacts becus of forgotten lockscreen...anyway i lost my contacts from the phone tried to many program but all of them work with SD-Storage...Contacts stored on root as u know i need a program how can deal with root parition and recovery files for me ... i also hadn't find neither windows recovery program for recovery from android all of them work with hard disk only...
note: i don't have G-mail backup also
PLEASE HELPPPPPPPPP
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I think that you lost it. Sorry
Have you tried Amacsoft Android SMS + Contacts Recovery, I think it would help, we can use it to recover lost contacts and messages easily with it, try it yourself!
That's why gmail is entered in your phone for market etc..In future sync your contacts with gmail!
Dstronnaa said:
3rd-party android data recovery-Coolmuster Samsung Recovery software can help restore lost/deleted contacts,sms,photos,videos from smasung ,lg,siony,htc,motorola phone.
How can I regain lost data from android mobile phone
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I tried this, but it doesn't connect neither to my HOX, nor to my Nexus 7 (2013).
Both devices have USB debugging on. HOX runs 4.4.4, and Nexus 5.0.2.
I think you may need a third-party software and you shouldn't use your phone after the factory reset, because new data will overwrite your previous data. My friend recommends is Mobiledic Android Phone Recovery. You can have a try . It can recover data for accidental deletion, factory reset or whatever reasons. Here is also an article may help you recover your data after factory reset.
Extract / Restore
whynot66 said:
Is your device rooted now? It needs to be then you can use root ecplorer to go here data/data/com.android.providers.contacts/databases/contacts db
I'd if thought it would if been wiped clear tho,
Sent from my HTC One CMX
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Thks for the infos, it did worked for me i found it in that exact path
but im wondering now, how to extract the data or restore that .db file please ?
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EDIT : and what about sms, is the same thing apply for them
if yes, what's the patch please
My i19082 goes into a constantly repeating reboot cycle if the "Sync" function is activated. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem?
Thanks in advance for any comments.
QuixAndroid said:
My i19082 goes into a constantly repeating reboot cycle if the "Sync" function is activated. Any suggestions on how to fix this problem?
Thanks in advance for any comments.
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More details? Rooted, or installed any custom mods or etc? Try factory reset, if else not working then you will have to flash your firmware again.
"Sync' Option Causes Reboots
soralz said:
More details? Rooted, or installed any custom mods or etc? Try factory reset, if else not working then you will have to flash your firmware again.
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Thanks for the response. I'm a novice - how do I find out if the phone is Rooted? How do I do a factory reset? Or, where can I find information on these issues?
QuixAndroid said:
Thanks for the response. I'm a novice - how do I find out if the phone is Rooted? How do I do a factory reset? Or, where can I find information on these issues?
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Alright, if like that means you haven't play anything on your phone yet, To resolve that, go to Settings > Backup and reset > factory reset your device.
Warning all apps will be lose your apps and all will be reset to default. (*just like you have newly bought your phone)
You can backup your SMS messages using SMS Backup & Restore app. Search for it in Playstore, If you want to backup your contacts, just export your contacts to SD card.
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soralz said:
Alright, if like that means you haven't play anything on your phone yet, To resolve that, go to Settings > Backup and reset > factory reset your device.
Warning all apps will be lose your apps and all will be reset to default. (*just like you have newly bought your phone)
You can backup your SMS messages using SMS Backup & Restore app. Search for it in Playstore, If you want to backup your contacts, just export your contacts to SD card.
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Is there anything that I could try first that isn't so catastrophic that it wipes out everything on the phone ? . . .
QuixAndroid said:
Is there anything that I could try first that isn't so catastrophic that it wipes out everything on the phone ? . . .
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Or, you can try remove all your account and add them again then disable the Sync, See if it helps, if not, try reset your phone. If you are very unlucky even after reset the problem still presist, you should sent to Samsung Service Centre, maybe is hardware related issue.
Regardless of device encryption and fingerprint scanners and the like, couldn't someone just get your phone, boot into recovery, and factory reset it? Wouldn't that undo any security you had on device?
Yes but the actual files have been encrypted. So while they can start the device fresh and use file recovery tools to "get" the old files, they are useless.
And they would be useless to everyone after that, even you? I guess that would be pretty good. So you encrypt to protect your user data, and you fingerprint lock to make sure nobody can ever decrypt, even if they factory reset thru recovery, which will get past your fingerprint scanner but not previous encryption. That right?
Actually since lollipop you must log out of your Google account before a reset. If you just factory reset you well still have access to the device to track it out wipe your account from it.
I could be wrong here, but if you have stock recovery, a factory wipe can only be started in the phone's settings menu. If you have twrp installed, a wipe can be started with out being in the phone, but you need a password to start it.
If you do wipe the phone, it is still useless as you need the persons gmail username and password to complete the setup, so the phone is useless to all other users bar the user of the phone.
I think you can factory reset from stock recovery.
So I don't get it. I thought user data was encrypted from phone, i.e., the internal storage. If I factory reset, I don't need a Google account to start the phone up. So then couldn't I access the internal storage data with a file explorer?
You have to authorize the phone to sync with your computer so you can not get on that way either. If you do not authorize you can not push adb or anything else.
As km8j said, yes, you can factory reset the phone, but you won't be able to recover any of the encrypted data. That's why before you get rid of an old phone you should encrypt (if it wasn't) and wipe it.
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I think you can factory reset from stock recovery.
So I don't get it. I thought user data was encrypted from phone, i.e., the internal storage. If I factory reset, I don't need a Google account to start the phone up. So then couldn't I access the internal storage data with a file explorer?
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Thats not quite right. If you factory reset your phone, you do need a google account to complete the initial setup wizard. The only exception is if the user releases it from his or her's google account so it can be sold on.
But yes to complete the instillation it will ask for a google account that has been authorised and wont continue until it gets it. This happens automaticly the first time you sign in to play store.
Also factory reset will fully wipe the phone, brand new out of the box. It also wipes the users data, so if you were able to get on the phone, there would be no data to access. I really do like the way google have thought about it. Also I never keep anything on the phone that I would consider critical.
A lot of inaccurate information here. You have been able to skip that Google account setup on all android phones for the past few years. Also in basically any file system, when joy delete a file, even formatting, the content is not deleted. So while the information is not there at face value when you wipe the phone it can easily be recovered without encryption.
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Yeah, that keeps confusing me. I have activated so many phones without inputting a Google account. It says "skip" right there on the screen!
Didn't Google introduce the security features with the Nexus 6 and 5.0? It locks the phone to your google account even after a factory reset but requires compatible hardware.
I haven't seen it mentioned with this year's devices but when setting up a pin on the 5x I believe it asked if I wanted to enable that feature.
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jackdubl said:
Regardless of device encryption and fingerprint scanners and the like, couldn't someone just get your phone, boot into recovery, and factory reset it? Wouldn't that undo any security you had on device?
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No. If your data is encrypted, no one can access it without your decryption key. As for access to the device, if you had set up a Google account on the device, and had a lockscreen password/pin/pattern/etc., then no one else can use the device other than you unless you remove your Google account and lockscreen password before you factory reset. This was a new feature introduced with devices that sold with 5.0+
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Actually since lollipop you must log out of your Google account before a reset. If you just factory reset you well still have access to the device to track it out wipe your account from it.
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Yes!
Stephen said:
I could be wrong here, but if you have stock recovery, a factory wipe can only be started in the phone's settings menu.
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With the stock recovery, you can reset either from within Android or from within the stock recovery.
jackdubl said:
So I don't get it. I thought user data was encrypted from phone, i.e., the internal storage. If I factory reset, I don't need a Google account to start the phone up. So then couldn't I access the internal storage data with a file explorer?
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Prior to devices shipped with 5.0+, this was true. No longer.
km8j said:
A lot of inaccurate information here. You have been able to skip that Google account setup on all android phones for the past few years. Also in basically any file system, when joy delete a file, even formatting, the content is not deleted. So while the information is not there at face value when you wipe the phone it can easily be recovered without encryption
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Yes, you can skip Google account setup. However, IF you do set up a Google account and a lockscreen password, THEN you cannot skip the Google account setup on that device after a factory reset (if you hadn't already removed the account prior to the reset).
bblzd said:
Didn't Google introduce the security features with the Nexus 6 and 5.0? It locks the phone to your google account even after a factory reset but requires compatible hardware.
I haven't seen it mentioned with this year's devices but when setting up a pin on the 5x I believe it asked if I wanted to enable that feature.
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+1.
GUys I have emui 5 version Android 7.0, It is a fingerprint enabled, and I have forgotten the password. My Gmail email ids are already added to that phone. I can unlock the phone using my fingerprint. Is there any way to recover or reset the password without hard reset or complete reset?
bilalrajput said:
GUys I have emui 5 version Android 7.0, It is a fingerprint enabled, and I have forgotten the password. My Gmail email ids are already added to that phone. I can unlock the phone using my fingerprint. Is there any way to recover or reset the password without hard reset or complete reset?
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Try using Android device manager reset / erase it remotely, or you just need to give it new password
I recommend you install Magisk and root the phone, and then more possibilities will open up. Best I can say is to factory reset, but back up stuff first.