The accounts that you have setup will be listed there. Ryan Morehart: I guess there is no other way than to do a factory reset as suggested by you. My question is that is there any other way to switch between the accounts? Needless to say i did another reset and use the correct account the next time Click to expand. Enter your new account details. If you are keen to know what I do in the technology side, vist my other blogs here.
Select Google or any other email that you wish add. Especially the fact that all searches go through the main account presents a privacy issue if any personal searches are performed with your work or school email. Thanks so much, I would really appreciate it. On top of that, switching accounts may lead to Google Now not working properly. If it the primary gmail account, it say says that the account information is being used by other applications and in order to delete that account, I would have to do a factory reset. It has two lines on it. Hello Everybody, I am new to Android.
My mail is not staying online for me to view on my laptop once it is viewed on the device. All your data is in the cloud contacts, calendar, email if you're using Google and have sync enabled, so you don't need to back them up. In the next page select your mail Account 4. Haha, anyway, I appreciate all the screenshot you put on here! I can tell you how it's done in my Android phone the Samsung Captivate. This article lists methods to change your primary or default Gmail account.
Now check out your new Gmail Profile Picture. When I try to buy an app in the Market, it chooses acc1's Checkout account, and I don't see an option to change to acc2. I also did a Nandroid backup. However, you can always change the primary or the default Gmail account on your mobile phone. I also had this problem whereby I had to change my Google account password and then found that my Android phone Vodafone Smart 858 - Android 2. Follow the below steps to change your primary Android Account 1.
In case this helps anybody. Can I use acc2 to pay this? The account is required to access Google Play Store and Google Play Services, the background processes and various apps. Since you're changing your primary email account I believe none of your apps will be reinstalled automatically. Other Google services that use phone numbers might not be listed on that page. No, after I had to do a master reset, I used the Gmail icon instead.
It is much easier for me. Step5: Scroll down and click on the Save button to activate your changes. Otherwise, just select No thanks. Your password is now changed on your Android 4. Changing the primary account in an android device does not require a factory rest. This is how to change mobile number in Gmail. The new market allows for multiple accounts, so you can in fact have one account as your primary account on your phone and use another account after adding it to your phone for your apps.
Here, enter your Gmail address and tap Next. Clue for those with multiple accounts: you can keep your phone's main account the same as before, and disable the features your don't want on that account and enable them on secondary accounts. The phone chose my wife's account as the primary so when I sent text messages they would be sent from my wife's Google account. For example, if you use your phone number for a loyalty program, you might see related ads while using Google Search. Actually, that wasn't obvious to me, so thanks for stating it.
Most importantly, you will lose access to apps and content that you purchased from the if you remove the Gmail account that is tied to the store. Share on Facebook Tweet this Share One of the first things most people do when they purchase a new smartphone is add their Gmail account. Thank you for using TechWelkin! However I have gotten into the habit of archiving my gmail email. All content herein is meant for your personal enjoyment only. I have a feeling the Droid is going to tell me that the old gmail address is required and cannot be removed just like it is doing now.