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John_dewinter

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Hi,

My friend and I have both pretty recent android Samsung phone (1 and 3 months).
She's not yet used to it so we decided I'd be the one who'd help her install skype, whatsapp, etc,...

She does not have a Google account so when entering Android Market for the first time I did not want to lose time and I entered my account in order to download several applications which went well besides the fact that all my contacts were imported to her phone as well (She could live with it).

Days later, she says she's getting emails, emails from other persons meant for me! She's actually able to read them too.

Obviously that wasn't part of my plan, I did not want to create a clone of my account data on another cellphone...

I read somewhere that there's a -though not easy way to delete the Google account from the android market even without rooting it (I was planning to do this). Now this email problem has occured, it seems like a necessity, but do you guys here think that it'll also solve the email and imported contact issue?

Thanks for helping me out.
I don't think the phones' specifics are needed for this.
 
John_dewinter said:
Hi,

My friend and I have both pretty recent android Samsung phone (1 and 3 months).
She's not yet used to it so we decided I'd be the one who'd help her install skype, whatsapp, etc,...

She does not have a Google account so when entering Android Market for the first time I did not want to lose time and I entered my account in order to download several applications which went well besides the fact that all my contacts were imported to her phone as well (She could live with it).

Days later, she says she's getting emails, emails from other persons meant for me! She's actually able to read them too.

Obviously that wasn't part of my plan, I did not want to create a clone of my account data on another cellphone...

I read somewhere that there's a -though not easy way to delete the Google account from the android market even without rooting it (I was planning to do this). Now this email problem has occured, it seems like a necessity, but do you guys here think that it'll also solve the email and imported contact issue?

Thanks for helping me out.
I don't think the phones' specifics are needed for this.
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Um, she needs to log off of your account on her device. Apps are associated with the account, not the device.
 
KENNECTED said:
Um, she needs to log off of your account on her device. Apps are associated with the account, not the device.
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Thanks for the response so right, disconnect my account from the device is what I intended to do, but is it as simple as @Chanchan05 said: just go to settings>... etc and then all will be solved?

Which (and that is not a problem) will also have as a result that when she goes to The Android Market it'll appear as 'virgin' so downloading new apps will be impossible (again just to understand the system's logic)?

Last question: the already installed apps originated by my account will remain usable? Viber on her smartphone will be kept installed?
 
They should be kept installed I'd think. I mean I have apps I didnt install from the market and they dont disappear. The phone will read them as side installations most likely :) . Also, once she has her Google account on her phone, market will be useable.
 
my understanding is that when you get rid of your google account the phone will have to be hard reset, which means it will be like the day you got the phone....so no the apps will not be there, except for the ones that were there out of the box...she needs her own google account....Android = Google....it is a google phone you need your own account
 
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