[...] Google account from Apps to a regular GMail account as explained in this blog post – Android: How to change the Google Account without a hard reset. Subsequently,  I changed it back from GMail to Apps. Kept flipping the accounts several times. [...]

when i clear data on the apps
will it clear all the data including the contacts
will it lock the unlocked phone
my phone grays out the sync when i try synching with the htc software

when i clear data on the apps will it clear all the data including the contacts

Not at the very moment (I guess), but when you change your Google Account your contacts from the new Google Account will sync, deleting your contacts (on the phone) that belong to the old Google Account.

will it lock the unlocked phone

No

my phone grays out the sync when i try synching with the htc software

HTC software? I know that many Android phone are from HTC but are you using any custom software from HTC to sync? Which Android phone do you own?

It says the T MOBILE-googles first model- firmware version 1.6 (hope not obsolete yet)and Im using it in Canada
I want to keep the old contacts which i hv painstakingly added
i was told by using htc sync s/w i can save them on outlook but i dont use outlook and the htc sync portion is greyed out
without losing my contacts info in the contacts can i not change the gmail Shekhar?

It says the T MOBILE-googles first model- firmware version 1.6 (hope not obsolete yet)

Don’t worry. Its not obsolete. 1.6 firmware is the latest for the first generation phones. Just for information, only very new phones (about a month or 2 old) come with 2.0/2.1 firmware

I want to keep the old contacts which i hv painstakingly added

Why don’t you export the contacts from your old GMail account to your new GMail account. You can do this by clicking on Contacts>Export in your GMail. And import the exported file into your new GMail account (Contacts>Import)

Subsequently, when you change your account to the new GMail in your phone, all your contacts will sync.

shekhar i dont have the original gmail pswd that the seller had input when selling this to me
i tried yr method but in vain
another qstn
so i cant do all the things that developers can on this one right

shekhar i dont have the original gmail pswd that the seller had input when selling this to me
i tried yr method but in vain

Try ExportContacts which is a free app available from Android Market. It exports your Android contacts into CSV format onto your phone’s SD Card, which you can import into your new GMail’s contacts.

Please note that ExportContacts is not tried and tested by me

so i cant do all the things that developers can on this one right

If your phone is rooted, you can use it as a developer’s phone

i was very anxious when i took the steps today after jotting down each detailed i saved …luckily phone works …unfor…like u said all contacts will have to be manually added….
how do i know whether the phone is rooted n which free applications are a must have….i need one that allows me to take note while on a call
and need a compass

how do i know whether the phone is rooted

In the Android Market search for “root” and try to install and run any one of the apps which requires a rooted phone. If the app runs, your phone is rooted, else not. Simple

i need one that allows me to take note while on a call

While you can use any notes taking app (found under Productivity category in Android Market), I havn’t come across a free app which will attach the notes to the call and display the notes in the Call Log (ideally)

and need a compass

Search for compass in Android Market and you will find more than one!

thanks boss
how do i remove the icons after the downloads have 4-5 now taking the whole top screen and why does it show the E bar arrows up and down all the time does it mean that my data plan is getting used
also the gmail that is sync-ed does not open..msg is your msg will appear shortly. on the top it says waiting for sync???

how do i remove the icons after the downloads have 4-5 now taking the whole top screen

Didn’t understand this part. Please explain.

and why does it show the E bar arrows up and down all the time does it mean that my data plan is getting used

Yep it means data transfer is in action.

also the gmail that is sync-ed does not open..msg is your msg will appear shortly. on the top it says waiting for sync???

This happened to me too in the first go – when I tried other solutions as mentioned in the blog post.

Please follow the steps mentioned in the post again.

Do let me know

Oh my gooooodnesssss, thank you so much for this! I’ve been looking all over for someone to be able to come up with this. Thanks again!

Hi Bee,
pleasure! Hope it worked for you and glad to know that you found this post useful

This is fantastic. Thanks alot, I gave my HTC tattoo to my baby and we’ve been looking for a way to insert her own gmail account but of all the suggestions we got, this is the best. Keep it up.

hi shekhar,
i am using a motorola cliq from t-mobile. i got it unlocked and using it in india. now motorola has released the android 2.1 update file.
my question is, will it lock my phone if I update my phone, or will it result in any unwanted consequences.

~ayush

Hi Ayush,

i got it unlocked and using it in india. now motorola has released the android 2.1 update file. my question is, will it lock my phone if I update my phone, or will it result in any unwanted consequences.

I can’t tell you for sure since I don’t own/worked with this device. The unlock procedure varies from device to device and an update may or may not lock it again (depends on the update and the unlock procedure).

My questions to you would be, did you unlock it yourself? Or someone else unlocked it for you? A quick Google search shows the unlock procedure to be as simple as http://hyfeno.com/unlock-motorola-cliq/

Ok, bought a HTC HD2 running android. But I cant get my google account on it. Tried your method and it didnt work. I cant get his google account off. I already put mine in and I get emails, and my contacts but I cant access the android market. What do I do???

Hi penelope,

But I cant get my google account on it. Tried your method and it didnt work.

This method applies to only the phones running Android 1.6 or lower.

I cant get his google account off.

On your phone, try this. Goto Settings>Accounts & sync. Tap on the account that you want to delete. On the next screen tap on the Remove button.

but I cant access the android market.

The Android Market should start working now. Let me know

hi sekhar
i bought a used phone (a LG GW620 upgraded to froyo 2.2.1) and exactly as penelope, I can’t find a way to remove the old owner’s account. when trying, it says the account is used by some apps. I deleted all the apps data without success.
if you have any idea…

Hi francois,

I can’t find a way to remove the old owner’s account. when trying, it says the account is used by some apps. I deleted all the apps data without success.

Try this, first add the new account and then try deleting the old account.

If this doesn’t work, refer to this URL http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=595653

Please note: the solution mentioned in the URL is not tried or tested by me. So you will have to take it up at your own risk. All the best.

Hi!

I have followed your steps right down to hitting data synchronisation to start the set up for a new account – all my contacts have gone now though. How do I get them back?

When I try to add a new contact I get this message ‘The process android.process acore has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again.

Would setting up a new account return my contacts or allow me to input new ones?

N.B some of my contacts are there when I write a new text, I just cannot access any of them to make calls.

Hi Lianne

To start with, these steps apply to only phones running Android 1.6 or below. What phone and Android version do you have? You can find the Android version by going to Settings>About phone>Android version.

all my contacts have gone now though.

Can you check whether your Gmail or Google Contacts still have these contacts which are not showing on the phone.

Would setting up a new account return my contacts or allow me to input new ones?

If the answer to the previous question is positive, you should be able to get back your contacts

Thanks for giving us those instructions. I needed that help, LOL

I am using Samsung Fascinate, and my Google Apps doesn’t seem to have ‘clear data’, and ‘clear cache’ button is greyed out. I did clear data for gmail and gmail storage. Are there any other solutions?

Myung,

I am using Samsung Fascinate, and my Google Apps doesn’t seem to have ‘clear data’, and ‘clear cache’ button is greyed out. I did clear data for gmail and gmail storage. Are there any other solutions?

This method applies to only older phones running Android 1.6 or lower. Try the following:

On your phone, goto Settings>Accounts & sync. Tap on the account that you want to delete. On the next screen tap on the Remove button.

hi,
i got my t-mobile mytouch 3g phn unlocked in hyderabd. n im using a vodafone sim in it!!! can u plz help me out wd d internet settings in it as im unable to use d net or surf anything… i changed ma google account but its not saving my new account… i hope u’ll help me asap…
thanxxx:)

hey there agn!!!
i lost all my contacts in changing d google account!!!
now i ended up with no internet connection, no google account, no contacts!!!
even ma sim contacts do not get imported!!!
plz help!!!

help!!! it shows (the process android.process.acore has stopped unexpectedly. plz try again )
HELPPPPPP!!!!!!!

Hi SANI,

can u plz help me out wd d internet settings in it as im unable to use d net or surf anything… i changed ma google account but its not saving my new account…

Click on the Menu button. Goto Settings>Wireless and networks>Mobile network>Access Point Names. Click on the Menu button again and select New APN. On the next screen, type in Vodafone for Name and www for APN. Again click on the Menu button and select Save. Your mobile Internet should start working.Once it works, contacts from your Google accounts should sync and show on your phone.

i am using samsung galaxy (vibrant) its runs eclair, and i dont see the option of clearing cache at all what am i missing?

i have a few paid apps, im scared i will lose this if i go for a factory reset.

cleared data on google apps, but no luck.
running 2.1, samsung vibrant

Hi helpmepls

cleared data on google apps, but no luck. running 2.1, samsung vibrant

The instructions in this blog post apply to phones with Android 1.6 or lower. On 2.1, try this. Goto Settings>Accounts & sync. Tap on the account that you want to delete. On the next screen tap on the Remove button. To add a new account, click on Add account. Let me know if this worked for you.

You also can try program Erazzer for android

does anyone know how to get the google account and stuff off the phone because i bought mine from someone and its rooted from windows to an android. I tried the whole hard reset and everything and it didnt work

Hi, i was trying to remove my gmail account from my android (samsung galexy s) , i follow the instruction on this forum. but it keep show me a message on the screen:
that the account is requestd by other application and i can only remove it by reinstall the phone to the menufacture defults .

Please HELP .

Thank you very much for the info. I was trying to get rid of my old android google account and cant but thanks to you. Many thanks

[...] This will start the wizard which will prompt for a new Google account. This wizard is the same that you would have seen when you first (after you bought it) powered on the phone or whenever you wipe off the phone’s data. Update: After following the above procedure, I noticed that though my E-mails were syncing, I could not search my E-mails. Whenever I typed in a search keyword in the GMail app and clicked on the search button, I saw a message saying something as “E-mails will sync shortly”. This can be fixed as follows. Goto Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Gmail. Click on “Clear data” button. Quelle [...]

it worked. thanks for the info

hi. this didnt work on galaxy s 2. there is not a single “google apps” app in the applications manager but there are a lot of separate google related apps. i cleared the data of all of them but nothing happened. the account was not re-set. can anyone help how to reset google account in samsung android phone? thanks!

Thanks a lot!!! U save my day

Hello there, I own an Android (Moment by Sprint) it was given to me by my brother, it was already used by him. He has a google sync account in the phone and out of nowhere someday I start getting notifications saying “please re-enter your password” the bad thing about this is that my brother forgot his password and I can’t get full access to my phone. It doesn’t let me use the Android Market and it doesn’t let me write in my calendar events. I need to know how to delete his account and put in my own. Please help me with this.

@ Maria. •Goto Home (by clicking on the Home hardware button).
•Click on Menu (hardware button)
•Click/touch on Settings>Applications>Manage Applications.
•Click on Google Apps.
•Click on the button labelled “Clear data”
•When prompted with “All information you’ve saved in this application will be deleted permanently”, click on OK
•Subsequently, click on back button thrice and then click on “Data synchronization”. Alternatively, click on Home>Menu>Settings>Data synchronizaion.
•This will start the wizard which will prompt for a new Google account. This wizard is the same that you would have seen when you first (after you bought it) powered on the phone or whenever you wipe off the phone’s data.

@mervin olivera
that doesnt work, this phone came with a random account locked with the market application, i dont know the password for this account and there is no way of me finding out the password, there is no ‘Google Apps’button to click on under Manage Applications. I dont know what to do and i dont know what applications are from google

If I do this will it delete my contacts, messages, and photos?

Great news everyone!

In the newest version of Android Market you can swap Google accounts. If the new UI is not available in your country, you can download it here: http://www.techfreakstuff.com/2011/07/download-install-new-android-market-ui-phones-android-2-2.html

Add your second Google account (one with the paid apps) in the settings, then go to the new Android Market and swap the account from the menu.

After you reinstall the paid app you can remove the second Google account and even roll back to the original Android Market app.

Enjoy!

Hi. I bought used HTC Tattoo with 1.6 version of the phone system.

It had the previous owner’s gmail account on it. I tried the steps explained above to clear the previous account and set my own, but it doesn’t work. I don’t have an access to the Android Market either.

Somewhere at the end of the setting up a new account process the phone shows “Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server”. I use a strong WiFi to enter the Internet and I’m sure it’s not because of poor internet.
It also says: “Your SIM may not be provisioned for data services”, but I do not use the internet connection via mobile operator.

Can somebody help me with some advice?

I have a simple tutorial how to remove your GMail account on Android Market without doing Factory reset. OK, follow this step :

1. Download Root Explorer from Android Market
2. Explore to /data/system/ and find this file : accounts.db
3. Delete that file (accounts.db)
4. Reboot your Android device.
5. Walla…you can register another account

fjam2q, thanks for the advice, but I cannot enter the market – I don’t know the previous owner’s gmail account pass…

Any other ideas?

Thanks much, fjam2q, that worked perfectly and saved me a ton of time!

fjam2q you are a genius! thanks so much! =]

fjam2q, thanks for the advice, but I cannot enter the market – I don’t know the previous owner’s gmail account pass…

Any other ideas?

i just bought htc desire … its second hand ….. i wanted to know how can i check wat ver. of android is it using and also which ver. should i install on it …… n is there any way to keep the paid games like nfs shift …… will really appreciate ur help …… asap thanx

fehmina,

i wanted to know how can i check wat ver. of android is it using

Settings>About Phone>Android Version

i have a hd2 running android 2.3. i cant get the old users gmail account off and therefore cant access the market or google because its asking for *their* password but does not allow me to change the actual email. i tried removing theirs and it says i have to do a factory reset to remove account. my question is, when i do a factory reset will it remove the installed android system and put window back on?

i dont know what to do.. its still coming up with ‘you dont have a connection’
but i do have internet and i have tried using my wireless too.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

I have a simple tutorial how to remove your GMail account on Android Market without doing Factory reset. OK, follow this step :

1. Download Root Explorer from Android Market
2. Explore to /data/system/ and find this file : accounts.db
3. Delete that file (accounts.db)
4. Reboot your Android device.
5. Walla…you can register another account

Posted by fjam2q | July 27, 2011, 8:53 am

Hey in finding it hard to remove a gmail account because there is no Google app to clear

i’m using samsung galaxy s5670..i cant find ‘google apps’ under manage application..please do help me..

unlock

There is no googleapps in Android 2.3.4 – at least no on my device. The method above worked great for me!

1. Download Root Explorer from Android Market
2. Explore to /data/system/ and find this file : accounts.db
3. Delete that file (accounts.db)
4. Reboot your Android device.

Pls help me. Im using htc g1. android 1.6. I’ve changed my gmail account without taking back up of the contacts of syncing it to the previous gmail account. i’ve changed it by deleting google data in the phone application. Setting\applicatons\manage applications\….then deleting the google data.now all the contacts are gone. I cant recover them. Pls help me with it. its very important to me.