I came from an S3 and before that a Bionic and there was no issue to connect to my Google account bookmarks. Now with the S4 it asks for a Samsung account not Google.
Is there a way , besides downloading Chrome, to go back to the way I'm used to?
Thanks
Don't need samsung acct. Just skip it and when you go to playstore..it will ask for Google accounts information
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decaturbob said:
Don't need samsung acct. Just skip it and when you go to playstore..it will ask for Google accounts information
safestrap enabled, Hyperdrive driven
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Play store is already set up, the only thing missing are my links to my Google account using the built in Internet app. On the past 2 phones it always worked
pbman1953 said:
Play store is already set up, the only thing missing are my links to my Google account using the built in Internet app. On the past 2 phones it always worked
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I guess I don't understand the issue then, you have your google account set up ok on your phone but missing a link?
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Dumb question, but I have yet to figure it out LOL. So I got 2 new phones for my kids and I add them to my contact list and sync contacts, but everytime I flash a new rom and log in to my google account the 2 new phones are never on my contact list and I continually have to re add them. How do I get my contacts to sync and update to my google account ?
Thanks for any help it's driving me nuts.
When you add a contact, there are options to save to the phone, google, or sim card, make sure you change from phone, to google.
fenixnr said:
When you add a contact, there are options to save to the phone, google, or sim card, make sure you change from phone, to google.
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Ah, never noticed that before ! Thank you
Also make sure in your setting that you google account is set up to sync the contacts
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Since we're on this topic, I've noticed that when I edit a google contact on my phone it only stays changed for a few mins until it re-syncs with google contacts and then it goes back to the way it was. How can I set it so that I can edit info on the phone and it'll update the contact on google's servers. It seems like its only a one way sync on this HTC phone. I've had galaxy S phones before and never had this problem. Thanks.
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Since we're on this topic, I've noticed that when I edit a google contact on my phone it only stays changed for a few mins until it re-syncs with google contacts and then it goes back to the way it was. How can I set it so that I can edit info on the phone and it'll update the contact on google's servers. It seems like its only a one way sync on this HTC phone. I've had galaxy S phones before and never had this problem. Thanks.
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Bump.
Is there no way to have the phone update gmail contacts on google's servers? I've never had this problem before on any Android phone. Samsung touchwiz, AOSP, and Cyanogen all worked properly.
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Is there no way to have the phone update gmail contacts on google's servers? I've never had this problem before on any Android phone. Samsung touchwiz, AOSP, and Cyanogen all worked properly.
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I have the same problem on an SG3. It is driving me crazy. At the moment is seems that the only way to get a new contact on the phone is to enter it into Google first.
This seems to be a big problem for a lot of people.
I expect that there is some simple answer and that it is simply that smething which is being misunderstood - but if some knows the answer and could post it here - there would be a lot of grateful people.
There is also the option to back your phone up with your google account when you first sync it. DoD you select that?
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derek4484 said:
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Is there no way to have the phone update gmail contacts on google's servers? I've never had this problem before on any Android phone. Samsung touchwiz, AOSP, and Cyanogen all worked properly.
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Under people, make sure everything is deselect except Google contacts. Then everything should sync
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Weirdness with mine is I keep adding numbers to my Google account and it syncs but days later when I change roms It isn't saved.
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blestsol said:
Weirdness with mine is I keep adding numbers to my Google account and it syncs but days later when I change roms It isn't saved.
ReZound
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i have the same problem and it drives me crazy. when i update a Google contact on my phone and after manually sync the contacts, it doesn't get updated on my Google account on the net.
please advice.
Complaints here are worthless without saying what code is being run. I use rooted/debloated stock firmware, and contacts sync just fine between the phone and gmail.
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Complaints here are worthless without saying what code is being run. I use rooted/debloated stock firmware, and contacts sync just fine between the phone and gmail.
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Same. I've never had an issue like this in all my years on android. All I can say is make 100% sure you are changing the Google contact in your phone book and not a phone/facebook/sim one. Any chances made via phone or Web to contacts should sync pretty much instantly.
Also if you have multiple accounts like I do, I'd recommend using just one for all your numbers and having the others just for email addresses and such. Maybe the multi account sync is just showing the one with the most information vs the actual one that you edited. See if this helps
finally i found the solution on the net. @ https://forums.motorola.com/posts/4b949ea56b
Hi experts!
I used to have two Google accounts, one private and one for work. Unfortunately, I have been fired a month ago and I have no more access to the latter. I believe it is still active but they changed the password and I just can't login.
The problem is that all the apps registered in my Google Play under this account are not available for uninstall or update. Each time I try, I get the message "Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account."
The apps work well on the Android phone but I can't manage them. Moreover, I can't reinstall apps that I uninstalled using the disabled account. All the apps that have been installed with my private account are managed just fine.
I am using a Samsung S2 (GT-I9100) with Android 2.3.3. Google Play Store v 3.7.15.
Any clue how I can get the control back on those apps?
Thanks in advance!
mixxupp2 said:
Hi experts!
I used to have two Google accounts, one private and one for work. Unfortunately, I have been fired a month ago and I have no more access to the latter. I believe it is still active but they changed the password and I just can't login.
The problem is that all the apps registered in my Google Play under this account are not available for uninstall or update. Each time I try, I get the message "Authentication is required. You need to sign into your Google Account."
The apps work well on the Android phone but I can't manage them. Moreover, I can't reinstall apps that I uninstalled using the disabled account. All the apps that have been installed with my private account are managed just fine.
I am using a Samsung S2 (GT-I9100) with Android 2.3.3. Google Play Store v 3.7.15.
Any clue how I can get the control back on those apps?
Thanks in advance!
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This might be a dumb suggestion but if you know the username but not password then why not try the "forgot password" system most sites have.
Never needed to with play but they must on the website version have a way to recover or reset password.
Although if work paid for those apps they could in theory seek compensation if you try re accessing them.
Dave
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This might be a dumb suggestion but if you know the username but not password then why not try the "forgot password" system most sites have.
Never needed to with play but they must on the website version have a way to recover or reset password.
Although if work paid for those apps they could in theory seek compensation if you try re accessing them.
Dave
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Thanks for your suggestion. It's not dumb but since my former work Gmail account is managed by the administrator, it would be too easy if I could just reset the password myself. Anyway, my intention is not to hack the account but rather get back access to my apps.
BTW, these are not work related apps, just that when I installed them from the phone somehow, Android chose that account by default (I don't even know how). I am now stuck with no possibility to manage them.
I wonder if by deleting this account on the phone, the apps will stay installed or will be uninstalled as well.
mistermentality said:
This might be a dumb suggestion but if you know the username but not password then why not try the "forgot password" system most sites have.
Never needed to with play but they must on the website version have a way to recover or reset password.
Although if work paid for those apps they could in theory seek compensation if you try re accessing them.
Dave
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my suggestions does not belong to hacking and software and so on but in your situation i would think about which apps u installed/owned by the corporation id on google play
cus if there are any apps wich needed any additional privat information or even have to deal wich such privacy things u might go to the administrator and say him well after the laws in this state ure not allowed to keep this information and he might will give u acces again.
its like getting a notebook by from your work and getting some private stuff on it like photos from your children..afterwards u loose ure job and they retake the notebook.
they have to give u the possibility to change or delete this information.
thats what i would do
why can't you download those same apps on your device with your private gmail account? just delete your corporate acct after you register your private acct. i' ve done multiple accts so many times.
LORDFIRE00 said:
why can't you download those same apps on your device with your private gmail account? just delete your corporate acct after you register your private acct. i' ve done multiple accts so many times.
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I was just wondering if the apps will be uninstalled automatically if I delete the corporate account or if they will be stuck with the then unexisting account (on my device) with no possibility to update or uninstall them.
Any clue?
when I can go to Playstore it uses gmail account I don't want to, i don't have that account chosen, I don't have it in Sync either.
Playstore one time takes 1 account and sometimes 2nd account, totally unpredictible...
Any ideas what to do ?
Without a Gmail account you will not be able to access the Play Store.
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Without a Gmail account you will not be able to access the Play Store.
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I'm using gmail account, I have several of them setup on my phone(Galaxy S3), but the problem is that it uses randomly those accounts and won't use the one that is chosen as default.
nixtip said:
I'm using gmail account, I have several of them setup on my phone(Galaxy S3), but the problem is that it uses randomly those accounts and won't use the one that is chosen as default.
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U can set which account to use under play store settings.
Lifehacker7 said:
U can set which account to use under play store settings.
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Yes I did that, but then why when I want to install app in that window shows different gmail account ? and not the one selected in settings ?
Have you tried removing the other accounts from the Play Store completely ?
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I don't see option to remove accounts from the Play Store, I know it works if I remove the from Android>Google Gmail settings, but from Play store no. I see only Add feature, but no remove.
nixtip said:
I don't see option to remove accounts from the Play Store, I know it works if I remove the from Android>Google Gmail settings, but from Play store no. I see only Add feature, but no remove.
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You have to do it from the PC / Desktop.
TEAM MiK
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I'm coming from an HTC M8 and have been using my work exchange emails from within the Gmail app since support was added late last year. However, the gmail app on the S6 Edge does not have Exchange as an option when adding an account - just POP and IMAP.
Is there something I'm missing, or has Samsung disabled email clients other than their own from using exchange?
Have you updated all the apps in the Play Store?
I'm having the same issue on my Galaxy S6. All of my apps have been updated in the Play Store. Any ideas? I don't want to have to run two email apps to get my work email... (I really hate exchange servers)
donkeyshark said:
I'm having the same issue on my Galaxy S6. All of my apps have been updated in the Play Store. Any ideas? I don't want to have to run two email apps to get my work email... (I really hate exchange servers)
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I believe if you disable the stock email app then you will also disable the exchange function in Gmail.
dazbutler1 said:
I believe if you disable the stock email app then you will also disable the exchange function in Gmail.
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I can't speak to that as I haven't disabled the stock email app, however I did find a solution to this problem as discussed in another thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/themes-apps/gmail-exchange-support-t3070884
The problem appears to be that Samsung blocks the Google Exhange APK in the Play Store. However, you can still download the APK and install it after enabling 3rd Party Software installs in security settings, then it will work. You can get Google's APK here: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...ge-services-6-5-1729047-android-apk-download/
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I can't speak to that as I haven't disabled the stock email app, however I did find a solution to this problem as discussed in another thread here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/galaxy-s6/themes-apps/gmail-exchange-support-t3070884
The problem appears to be that Samsung blocks the Google Exhange APK in the Play Store. However, you can still download the APK and install it after enabling 3rd Party Software installs in security settings, then it will work. You can get Google's APK here: http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google...ge-services-6-5-1729047-android-apk-download/
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Thank you! This was one thing that was driving me crazy!
leanne said:
Thank you! This was one thing that was driving me crazy!
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Do you like using Gmail over the built in app? I was actually pleasantly surprised by it.
I do. Option wise its good, quick, simple layout.
Is there anyway to remove work profile on android?
Google it. I suspect it's in Google account settings or simple delete the associated Google account. Or maybe just clear the the data in that app. I never use it...
blackhawk said:
Google it. I suspect it's in Google account settings or simple delete the associated Google account. Or maybe just clear the the data in that app. I never use it...
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I have and no its not that easy. I cant even root it because of the MDM. Ive tried everything i can find online.
Is it a Samsung?
Remove a work account from an Android device - Google Workspace Learning Center
When you remove a work account or profile from your device, everything associated with the account is removed from the device, including email, contacts, and settings. If your device has a work profil
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blackhawk said:
Is it a Samsung?
Remove a work account from an Android device - Google Workspace Learning Center
When you remove a work account or profile from your device, everything associated with the account is removed from the device, including email, contacts, and settings. If your device has a work profil
support.google.com
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Yes. First step in that guide, I dont have it. THere is no "accounts" or "us ers and accounts" in settings. There is an "Samsung acount" but all you can do there is login with the google account connected to the phone. No remove options.
So it's a work account using Samsung Knox... that matters.
Unenroll devices
blackhawk said:
So it's a work account using Samsung Knox... that matters.
Unenroll devices
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Yes! What does
Navigate to Device.
mean? It it an app on my phone? I cant find it.
Offline Unenrollment Is not an option in settings. This phone is secure as hell