Re: Unusable Android J5(6)

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 5/15/25 5:32 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:

On 5/14/25 8:36 AM, Frank Slootweg wrote:

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

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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.

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 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).
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(See: Home -> Devices -> select device (*if* still listed, because as I
mentioned, longtime unused devices are not listed) -> Sign out)

 
I think this may be the same thing?
 
https://myaccount.google.com/device-activity

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 Yes, that's the list.
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I use this to sign out my Google toys when I give them away to grandkids
 (and also reset them of course).

 

 *How* do you 'reset' them? With a 'Hard reset' ('Wipe data/factory
reset') from the 'Android Recovery' boot menu as described before (see
for example <https://www.devicesfaq.com/en/hard-reset/samsung-galaxy-j5>
for the phone under discussion).

 
On my Galaxy S10+ it's Settings > General management > reset > factory data
 reset.

  Ah, I see. Thanks. Pity that Rudy (the OP) can't use that as he can't
get into the phone he has been given. Hopefully he can do a factory
reset/wipe via one of the two other methods (Recovery boot menu or via
his friends Google Account).

But it's been 5+ years since I gave a phone away (current phone's age) so I
 don't remember the exact reset routine I used. But I do remember that the
 grandkid I gave it to used it with no problems on his family account.

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 If you indeed use that procedure, that would negate Jörg's comment
that after a 'Hard reset' the device would not be usable for *another*
user (than the previous owner/user).

 
I suspect that the reset/reuse routine depends on the particular phone and
 the difficulties likely vary...

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