Changing gmail address associated with an Android phone
I created a new gmail address for an Android phone a couple of years ago. It used the googlemail.com domain rather than gmail.com as Google was having a bit of bother at the time. More recently I was told by Google that I could use the gmail.com domain instead of the googlemail.com domain as the 2 addresses were linked, which I did and distribute my address now as ----@gmail.com
There are legacy logons and email addresses stored here and there that still use the googlemail.com. In the worst case I can delete these and created new accounts or whatever.
But how do I make the change with the phone itself? I've associated my @gmail.com address to my phone but it co-exists with its googlemail.com twin. When I tried to delete the twin I was warned that all data relating to that account would be deleted. I have disabled sync for it but still get annoying notifications that there was a problem logging in as it's waiting for my password.
There are legacy logons and email addresses stored here and there that still use the googlemail.com. In the worst case I can delete these and created new accounts or whatever.
But how do I make the change with the phone itself? I've associated my @gmail.com address to my phone but it co-exists with its googlemail.com twin. When I tried to delete the twin I was warned that all data relating to that account would be deleted. I have disabled sync for it but still get annoying notifications that there was a problem logging in as it's waiting for my password.
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The Android operating system asks for a Google Account during setup, once it has an account it will refuse any attempts to remove that account unless another is present.
There are two ways to attack this issue:
1) Assign a second google account to your phone, then delete the first.
- Go to your phone's settings menu > "Accounts & sync". Press the "Add Account" button at the bottom of the screen.
You should see a prompt for the account type, press "Google Account" and enter your account info. Once set up
The phone should start syncing with the new account. If all goes well you should be able to go back to the "Accounts & sync"
menu and delete the defunct account.
2) Factory reset the phone, then enter your preferred account information.
- If the phone refuses to cooperate, your other option is to perform a data wipe to remove the defunct account information.
Under your phone's settings menu go to "Privacy". You should see "Factory Data Reset", Press it and hit "yes" at the confirmation
prompt. Your phone should reboot automatically. When the phone restarts you may be asked for your account information,
If not try opening the Gmail or Market app and you will be asked to set the account up.
There are two ways to attack this issue:
1) Assign a second google account to your phone, then delete the first.
- Go to your phone's settings menu > "Accounts & sync". Press the "Add Account" button at the bottom of the screen.
You should see a prompt for the account type, press "Google Account" and enter your account info. Once set up
The phone should start syncing with the new account. If all goes well you should be able to go back to the "Accounts & sync"
menu and delete the defunct account.
2) Factory reset the phone, then enter your preferred account information.
- If the phone refuses to cooperate, your other option is to perform a data wipe to remove the defunct account information.
Under your phone's settings menu go to "Privacy". You should see "Factory Data Reset", Press it and hit "yes" at the confirmation
prompt. Your phone should reboot automatically. When the phone restarts you may be asked for your account information,
If not try opening the Gmail or Market app and you will be asked to set the account up.
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xwizzard: Hi thx for info. I do have an alternative account which is simply the @gmail.com equivalent ( or twin to be consistent with my question) of the @googlemail.com account. They both represent the same email data and gmail account.
When I try to delete the @googlemail.com account it warns that I'll lose all data associated with that account. Is that OK? Will I lose any data? I want to keep everything the same as the new account simply replaces the old account.
I think: Given that this issue has been created by Google the process should make this clear. I'm not changing the account, just using a preferred representation of the account as suggested by Google.
When I try to delete the @googlemail.com account it warns that I'll lose all data associated with that account. Is that OK? Will I lose any data? I want to keep everything the same as the new account simply replaces the old account.
I think: Given that this issue has been created by Google the process should make this clear. I'm not changing the account, just using a preferred representation of the account as suggested by Google.
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Thanks. Apols for delay in responding
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