Re: Unusable Android J5(6)

On 2025-05-14 17:36, Frank Slootweg wrote:

Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:

On 2025-05-14 10:48, R.Wieser wrote:

Jorg,
>

Recovery of what please ?  And how would I do that (see the above) ?
Also,
how would that make the phone forget my friend, accepting me as its new
owner ?

>
Remove the Google-account of your friend

>
"Remove the Google-account of your friend"
>
Thats the whole thing : *how* ?  My friend doesn't remember anything about
his erstwhile, years old identity.

>
He uses a different identity on each phone? Normally, people use the
same account when they buy a new phone.
>
He could login into google in a computer, and there find the list of
devices, and drop the one. The old phone should accept this, if it gets
internet.

    Do you know how to actually "drop" the old phone? The only thing I
see, is a 'Sign out', but AFAIK if a device is signed out, it is still
linked to the Google Account, because you can just sign back in).

I haven't actually looked, because I do not want to actually unlink any of my devices by accident.
But google finds it. :-)
How to Remove a Device from Google Account on Desktop
    1 Go to the "Security" page in your Google account settings.
    2 Locate the device you want to remove under "Devices you trust."
    3 Click on the three-dot menu icon next to the device name, then select "Remove."
    4 Google will ask you to confirm removal of the device.
    5 The selected device will now be removed from your Google account.
    6 Repeat steps 2-4 for any other devices you want to delete by removing trust.
    7 Once done, recheck your devices list to confirm the removed devices no longer appear.
Following these steps allows you to easily prune and declutter your connected devices list from a desktop computer.
<https://reolink.com/blog/how-to-remove-a-device-from-google-account/>
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Cheers, Carlos.