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[Q] Gmail on Android phone

On my Incredible, I started a gmail account and now I receive gmail on my phone.
Now I want to use gmail on my desktop PC but I don't remember how I started it on my phone i.e. I can't remember my username, password or the email address I used to start gmail.
How how can I recall these facts to add my gmail account to my desktop?
Thanks

kubla1 said:
On my Incredible, I started a gmail account and now I receive gmail on my phone.
Now I want to use gmail on my desktop PC but I don't remember how I started it on my phone i.e. I can't remember my username, password or the email address I used to start gmail.
How how can I recall these facts to add my gmail account to my desktop?
Thanks
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Just go to settings>accounts & sync, you'll be able to see your username under gmail, then you can just go to the gmail site and recover your password.

mb02 said:
Just go to settings>accounts & sync, you'll be able to see your username under gmail, then you can just go to the gmail site and recover your password.
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Thank you for the reply. I did what you said and the user name was my gmail address, and they asked for things I couldn't supply, like, who I sent gmail to, when did I open the account, etc.
Apparently I don't really have an account - just an email address. Does that make sense?

kubla1 said:
Thank you for the reply. I did what you said and the user name was my gmail address, and they asked for things I couldn't supply, like, who I sent gmail to, when did I open the account, etc.
Apparently I don't really have an account - just an email address. Does that make sense?
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If your phone is receiving email you have a GMail account. If you don't recall what information you put in when you originally started the account there's probably not much more that can be done.
Did you find this phone or something?

StirCwazy said:
Did you find this phone or something?
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That's what I was thinking

Yup. Very odd
Sent from my Incredible using XDA App

khanam said:
Yup. Very odd
Sent from my Incredible using XDA App
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Just a little =)
I bet ya he doesn't respond back now. "OMG they found me out, how is that possible, I was sooooo careful!!!"

StirCwazy said:
Just a little =)
I bet ya he doesn't respond back now. "OMG they found me out, how is that possible, I was sooooo careful!!!"
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VERY FUNNY.
I have always had a lot of respect for this forum, but it is open to everybody and everything.
I started up my Gmail and got rebuffed when I tried to buy an apk and it required me to check-out at the Google store. I was told I didn't have a Google account so I wasn't able to buy the apk, but I am still able to send and receive Gmail. Now I want to be able to receive Gmail on my desktop, but I don't have the information to be able to complete that so that's why I asked for help.
Thanks.

kubla1 said:
VERY FUNNY.
I have always had a lot of respect for this forum, but it is open to everybody and everything.
I started up my Gmail and got rebuffed when I tried to buy an apk and it required me to check-out at the Google store. I was told I didn't have a Google account so I wasn't able to buy the apk, but I am still able to send and receive Gmail. Now I want to be able to receive Gmail on my desktop, but I don't have the information to be able to complete that so that's why I asked for help.
Thanks.
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You can send and recieve mail because you have a gmail account. You can't buy anything at the store because you don't have a matching account in Google Checkout which you would have had to set up separately.
Based on the information you're providing - which I'll agree with the others comes off as either sketchy or aternatively completely computer clueless that's my best guess.

I rooted a guy that I work with phone and he didn't know his gmail password. He didn't use gmail, just set up the account to use the market and backup contacts.....bit he also was able to figure out when he opened the account because it was the same day he bought the phone.
Sent from my personal space

Thanks for the comments.
I just got off Google's site and I went through the steps to recover my username and recover my password and even though the recovery site accepts my username and my gmail address, it sends me a message that it's database has no reference to a password for either one.
I tried a site that was supposed to be the tech site to help me and after I asked my question, they asked me how much would I be willing to pay for the answer and suggested 37 dollars.
Well, I guess you know, I went no further.
My problem is, why does google recognize my gmail address, but has no reference to a password I would have to have to start the gmail account? ? ?
I know it's my fault I don't remember what I did to create the account, but why is there no record???
Google can't, or won't let me back in without some things I don't recall, but they seem to have no mechanism to let me correct my situation without just cancelling the account and creating a new one.
Thanks again for the dialog.

Are you serious? I can't believe that post (the one before this one)....its kinda making me very angry on how ridiculous this is lol.
Sent from my ADR6300 using XDA App

jaboswell said:
Are you serious? I can't believe that post (the one before this one)....its kinda making me very angry on how ridiculous this is lol.
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Kinda smells like fresh troll doesn't it?

[Q] Media Hub Account Recovery?

The problem:
Attempting to sign into my Samsung Media Hub account tells me my username or password is incorrect.
Using the "Forgotten password?" feature tells me, "Success! Your password has been sent to your email address.", but I never receive anything in my email.
Things I've tried:
Checked my spam folders (of course).
Tried the only other email address I would have used.
Note: When trying my other email and the "Forgotten password?" feature, it fails, telling me that the email address could not be found (or something). So I know the email address I'm using is the right one, it just isn't actually sending me my password.​Tried every other password I would have used. (Besides the one I'm 90% sure is correct.)
Note: Even tried intentionally mistyping passwords a few different ways.​I tried using another Epic that's still a virgin, just in case it was root / rom related.
Note: Tried the "Forgotten password?" feature from this phone as well, still no email received.​Tried posting a Question in the Samsung support Q&A section, but I guess it hasn't been authorized yet, because I can't find my question anywhere.
(Maybe I will get my answer there eventually.)
Tried searching google for any kind of info about Media Hub account recovery. Results are nothing but links to old promo info about it being released.
Tried uninstalling and re-installing the Media Hub app (from the market), didn't make a difference.
And now posting here for help.
Other notes:
I used a comcast.net email address if that makes any difference.
So my question is...
Has anyone had any trouble logging into their Media Hub account?
Has anyone ever successfully used the "Forgotten password?" feature?
Does anyone know of anywhere I could try to log into my Media Hub account online (via PC)?
Anyone know of an email address I could contact to resolve this?
I suppose this isn't really that big of a deal since my only goal in this is to be able to use up the rest of my promotional $50.00 they gave me, but it still bothers me.
Thankx in advance for any help.
=]
Edit:
How about someone testing the "Forgotten password" feature for me? Does it send you an email?

Bump for 1st post edit.

OK so I did some more testing.
A new account with a gmail address will send out an email no problem.
So it seems that this may be a comcast related issue. I'll try to contact them to see what (if anything) they can do about it.
Is there no one that has had any trouble with this? Or are you all just not using the Media Hub?
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Comprimised XDA email database? ([EN]Diablo III Account Locked - Action Required)

Today, I received a scam email to the account I created solely to join XDA developers, eg [email protected]
My privacy settings do not allow other users to send me email., Are there any other users who have recently received a similar email (see below)? Has the email database of xda been compromised?
Greetings
It has come to our attention that your account is involved in illegal transactions. As you may not be aware of, this conflicts with the EULA and Terms of Agreement.
Terms of Use: (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html).
It will be ongoing for further investigation by Blizzard Entertainment's employees.
If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your account ownership.
You must complete the steps below to secure the account and your computer.
STEP 1: ACCOUNT INVESTIGATION
We now provide a secure website for you to verify that you have taken the appropriate steps to secure the account, your computer, and your email address.
Click on the link below to verify your e-mail address of the Battle.net account:
https://www.battle.net/account/d3/login-support.html (this link is falsified in the email)
If you can’t click the link above, copy and paste the entire URL into your browser.
STEP 2: VERIFY YOUR SUBMISSION WAS RECEIVED
We will contact you with further instructions once we have received and processed your submission. If you do not receive a reply within 48 hours of submitting this form, please resend it from the address listed above.
Please be aware that if unauthorized access to this account, it may lead to further action against the account.
We understand that these policies may seem harsh, but they are in place to ensure that every player is able to enjoy their time in game. Thank you for respecting our position.
Please do not reply to this email as you will receive an automated response.
Regards,
Thary
Account Administration Team
Blizzard Entertainment 2012
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gnac said:
Today, I received a scam email to the account I created solely to join XDA developers, eg [email protected]
My privacy settings do not allow other users to send me email., Are there any other users who have recently received a similar email (see below)? Has the email database of xda been compromised?
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Yes, I received the exact same email

Title of email was Diablo 3 but email is about WoW? These scammers are getting more stupid
I haven't got the email
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

I've had this before and suffered no ill effects because of it. It's a very common one.
Someone brought this up before and our server guy assures us that our database has not been compromised. If it's a Gmail account then set up the extra security features and view the log in info for peace of mind.
Obviously you shouldn't reply or anything but you already knew that...
Sent From My Fingers To Your Face.....

Is it by any chance hotmail?
They had an issue not long ago when loads of people got spammed with these, reporting them to blizzard themselves can help them bring them down
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using Tapatalk 2

I received the Diablo III email today to my customised account as well. It is using my own email server, not hotmail, gmail or any of the other online free ones and the format is [email protected] I don't use this email address anywhere else and I've never written it in a publicly viewable area. I've checked my XDA account and as far as I can see the email address is not publicly visible. I use customised addresses like this for each site I register with so I can tell where spam email is coming from, so exactly this kind of situation.

Just got my first email spam (also a diablo III phish) to my specific xda email address. The only other gaming related phishing emails I get is to a email address that was forum compromised several years ago. This is also not generated from a dictionary attack to my server.
Your email address database may not have been compromised, but I would not be surprised if one of your moderators / admins or such that has visible access to visible email addresses on the forums is being screen scraped by a virus.

Could be although the last time I posted here (besides in this thread) was months ago, in March.

othermark said:
Just got my first email spam (also a diablo III phish) to my specific xda email address. The only other gaming related phishing emails I get is to a email address that was forum compromised several years ago. This is also not generated from a dictionary attack to my server.
Your email address database may not have been compromised, but I would not be surprised if one of your moderators / admins or such that has visible access to visible email addresses on the forums is being screen scraped by a virus.
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We have checked our own logs to look for any kind of suspicious activity like scraping, and I believe none was found. The list of privileged accounts is checked regularly, along with removal from anyone no longer requiring it, to prevent this.
We continue to investigate. I've got a number of accounts on XDA registered with different email addresses though, and haven't seen anything like this. I'll continue to look into this.

Thanks for your diligence. As we all know the email account listing swipe/accrual/etc didn't have to be anything recent. This could be from anytime between 2010 and now, somebody has just managed to monetize/find usefulness in the data currently.

There's another thread about this with more replies over here.

Same here
Got the same email today.

I'll flag the server admin, though I'm not sure it's on our end as our database is secure and we don't share any contact details.
Also, another thread exists on this so let's just use one: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835116

Spam Email via XDA

I only use the email registered on XDA for XDA forums. Received a Spam email to that email about 12 minutes ago.
I'd like to help make sure this doesn't continue to happen as I don't appreciate receiving spam.
Greetings
It has come to our attention that your account is involved in illegal transactions. As you may not be aware of, this conflicts with the EULA and Terms of Agreement.
Terms of Use: (http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/legal/termsofuse.html).
It will be ongoing for further investigation by Blizzard Entertainment's employees.
If you wish to not get your account suspended you should immediately verify your account ownership.
You must complete the steps below to secure the account and your computer.
STEP 1: ACCOUNT INVESTIGATION
We now provide a secure website for you to verify that you have taken the appropriate steps to secure the account, your computer, and your email address.
Click on the link below to verify your e-mail address of the Battle.net account:
https://www.battle.net/account/d3/login-support.html
If you can’t click the link above, copy and paste the entire URL into your browser.
STEP 2: VERIFY YOUR SUBMISSION WAS RECEIVED
We will contact you with further instructions once we have received and processed your submission. If you do not receive a reply within 48 hours of submitting this form, please resend it from the address listed above.
Please be aware that if unauthorized access to this account, it may lead to further action against the account.
We understand that these policies may seem harsh, but they are in place to ensure that every player is able to enjoy their time in game. Thank you for respecting our position.
Please do not reply to this email as you will receive an automated response.
Regards,
Thary
Account Administration Team
Blizzard Entertainment 2012
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I got the same one a few days ago.
There was a topic on this before recently too.
If Pulser or any of the Admins want, I can forward the email on to them.
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Just another guy from Potato Land™...

I also use an email address here that is used nowhere else, and got the same fake Blizzard account spam. The email came from an IP in China. I would have to assume the forum's email addresses have been compromised.

Anything?

One of the admins mentioned in a previous thread about this that they're trying to find the source of the problem, but they're confident that there's been no breach of personal data or that the system has been comprised at any point.
''Evil corrupts the mind of the weak but fails to feed off the mind of the strong''

Here is the "official" thread on the subject:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1835116
An administrator there says, "We feel that there are enough of these to indicate that at some point in the past there was some sort of information disclosure which exposed these email accounts."

[Q] Spam goes into Inbox in Mail

Hello everyone. I'm not sure if the same question already is on the forum or not, but here's the problem.
Not so long ago, I deleted my account from the Mail app. Can't remember the reason, but if there was a problem, there was a problem, easy enough... So, later (the same day) I re-entered all my login information. It connected without any problems, and I was satisfied. However, recently enough, I started to have spam in my Inbox folder on my phablet. I don't know the reason, and that's my question: is there any way to stop receiving spam into my Inbox folder? OK if Spam folder, but there isn't one. The email is at Yahoo. Could you recommend me a few steps to successfully resolve this issue? Not so long time ago, I received a spam about growing man's organ (hope guessed which). I'm a man, but I don't need it to be bigger. So, any help would be appreciated.
P.S. Contacted Samsung about this issue, hasn't been resolved.
P.P.S. The security was used SSL. Now switched to TLS, in hope the spam stops...

Is the spam hitting the Yahoo inbox online? If so it's Yahoo and borked settings on your web mail.
Also NO spam filter is perfect and things will get past all the time.

ItsLasher said:
Is the spam hitting the Yahoo inbox online? If so it's Yahoo and borked settings on your web mail.
Also NO spam filter is perfect and things will get past all the time.
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Just now checked the web version of Yahoo. Spam is in Spam folder.

So, any other ideas?

miha2 said:
So, any other ideas?
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Gmail.
My wife used Yahoo for years and after the last round of changes she finally switched up. Yahoo is made of fail and all things stupid in recent years.

ItsLasher said:
Gmail.
My wife used Yahoo for years and after the last round of changes she finally switched up. Yahoo is made of fail and all things stupid in recent years.
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The thing is, I have 2 general accounts, one Gmail, another - Yahoo. The one on Yahoo is in Email app, so that is the only reason I'm asking. I do not wish to connect them, so that's why I'm using 2 apps individually. If I wanted to connect the two accounts, I'd ask how to connect, not how to stop receiving spam in Inbox.