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Google account wont go away? Sprint Galaxy Tab

Hi everyone,
Just purchased a galaxy tab on ebay and when i got it, it came attached with the previous owners google account.
No matter what i try, "factory data reset", "remove all applications and try to remove google account" nothing works?
even factory data resets will come back with his account installed?
is there anything i can do to remove his account and add mine?
Thanks.

Go to settings - accounts and sync, click the account and select remove account.
/Feras - Galaxy Tab

Filgaliel said:
Go to settings - accounts and sync, click the account and select remove account.
/Feras - Galaxy Tab
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Yes I've tried this it says
"This account is required by some applications. You can only remove it by resetting the phone to factory defaults (which deletes all your personal data). You do that in the Settings application, under Privacy."
so i tried deleteting all the market apps and still no go. I must have factory reseted like 25 times already and as soon as it starts up the account is preloaded.
I have reformatted my sdcard, even tried removing the sdcard completely while i factory reset.
nothing is working is there any thing im missing?

Best bet is switch ot off. Hold the up key whilst pressing the power button which will take u into the recovery menu.
Select factory reset on there. That will set it as from the factory for sure!
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jongilluley said:
Best bet is switch ot off. Hold the up key whilst pressing the power button which will take u into the recovery menu.
Select factory reset on there. That will set it as from the factory for sure!
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I have tried this numerous times and it always comes back with the account logged in.
this has me so baffled

Maybe this helps
http://android.modaco.com/content/g...-account-data-stored-in-android/#entry1575859

Heppieboeddah said:
Maybe this helps
http://android.modaco.com/content/g...-account-data-stored-in-android/#entry1575859
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i will try this now and report back need to root first thanks!

Heppieboeddah said:
Maybe this helps
http://android.modaco.com/content/g...-account-data-stored-in-android/#entry1575859
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i rooted and deleted the mentioned files some files were missing..
but when i came back? every single account was back (before i did this i removed the accounts i could like facebook etc..)
does anyone have any other ideas?
i tried using odin and flash sprint_dj30_tab.zip even that didnt work?

noman2 said:
i rooted and deleted the mentioned files some files were missing..
but when i came back? every single account was back (before i did this i removed the accounts i could like facebook etc..)
does anyone have any other ideas?
i tried using odin and flash sprint_dj30_tab.zip even that didnt work?
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Well maybe this?
http://www.mygalaxytab.net/samsung-galaxy-tab-how-to/how-to-remove-gmail-account/
Or a hard reset this way:
Reset Galaxy Tab with Hardware Keys
If Android OS is not loading then you can hard reset Galaxy Tab using hardware Keys combination.
Make sure tab is turned off, Press and hold the Power button for about 10 seconds to turn it off.
Press and hold the “Volume Up” and “Power” buttons at the same time, when logo appears on the screen release the “Power” button and continue press the “Volume” button
When recovery screen appears use “Volume Up/Down” buttons to navigate and select “wipe data / Factory reset” by pressing the “Home” or “Power” button

Heppieboeddah said:
Well maybe this?
http://www.mygalaxytab.net/samsung-galaxy-tab-how-to/how-to-remove-gmail-account/
Or a hard reset this way:
Reset Galaxy Tab with Hardware Keys
If Android OS is not loading then you can hard reset Galaxy Tab using hardware Keys combination.
Make sure tab is turned off, Press and hold the Power button for about 10 seconds to turn it off.
Press and hold the “Volume Up” and “Power” buttons at the same time, when logo appears on the screen release the “Power” button and continue press the “Volume” button
When recovery screen appears use “Volume Up/Down” buttons to navigate and select “wipe data / Factory reset” by pressing the “Home” or “Power” button
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thanks for the help but as listed in the first few posts i have already tried those and the account keeps coming back.

noman2 said:
thanks for the help but as listed in the first few posts i have already tried those and the account keeps coming back.
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Well, then i dont know how to be helpfull further. the only thing i wouldt do in youre case, is flash a rom?!
The RotoJMIv2 is a nice one. If you flash it with Odin and use the pit-file as wel, youre phone will be reformatted and i suppose the phone is then completly clean.

Ok I contacted Samsung technical support when I was having a similar problem and they instructed me to power the tab down and once off, press and hold BOTH volume buttons at the same time and press and hold the power button and continue through the menus, if this does not work you can contact Samsung personally if you like the number is: 1-888-987-4357
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noman2 said:
Yes I've tried this it says
"This account is required by some applications. You can only remove it by resetting the phone to factory defaults (which deletes all your personal data). You do that in the Settings application, under Privacy."
so i tried deleteting all the market apps and still no go. I must have factory reseted like 25 times already and as soon as it starts up the account is preloaded.
I have reformatted my sdcard, even tried removing the sdcard completely while i factory reset.
nothing is working is there any thing im missing?
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Don't know if you've fixed it yet or tried this, but adding a new account should allow you to remove it.

Was there ever a resolution to this problem? My 'refurbished' tab is doing the exact same thing.
I've flashed it using Odin with both the original EA24 and rooted gingerbread ROMs mentioned in this thead.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1133053&highlight=reinstall+applications+flash+gingerbread
No effect. The Tab 'works' after being flashed, but still has the same problem.
I've factory reset it both through the settings menus and also on the recovery boot screen.
Still, the previous account persists.
It will also not remember any changes I make to it after a reboot. No wifi networks are remembered, no applications I install remain. It behaves the exact same way on both EA24 and gingerbread.
Is this a hardware problem of some kind?

[NEED HELP] with flashing firmware

My friend gave me yesterday this phone and said that he blocked his phone because he had forgotten screen lock´s pattern. He has no gmail account and he wasn´t using market, email or similar stuff. Now the phone is stucked on screen where you should put your gmail account if you want to unlock it again. So I think that´s only way how to do it is to flash new firmware and I don´t know how.

Why not force boot to recovery and wipe or restore?
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do you mean CW recovery? no there is no recovery

I guessing that it is stock?
Ok so what you going to do is this.
A HARD reset.
This will erase Everything thats on the phone. So that means no market apps or accounts. It will be completly stock
Directions:
Turn on your phone, then when at lock screen or other, press this combination
Press Volume up + Home + Search key for 5secs

[Q] Stuck Android logo only

Hi Folks
My tab only stuck Android logo, ask for password. i enter password then again comes android logo and nothing
I tried hard reset combination. but none worked for me. is there any solution to this problem ?
a solid hard reset combination ? or a rom which will recover my device from this state ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & regards

subr4t4 said:
Hi Folks
My tab only stuck Android logo, ask for password. i enter password then again comes android logo and nothing
I tried hard reset combination. but none worked for me. is there any solution to this problem ?
a solid hard reset combination ? or a rom which will recover my device from this state ?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks & regards
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Sounds like you'll need to try to do a factory wipe from recovery and then flash a zip of the stock rom (which you'll need to copy to your SD card)
Did forget your own password or buy this one hot?

dottat said:
Sounds like you'll need to try to do a factory wipe from recovery and then flash a zip of the stock rom (which you'll need to copy to your SD card)
Did forget your own password or buy this one hot?
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Probably not a good idea for him to answer that if it's the latter.

dottat said:
Sounds like you'll need to try to do a factory wipe from recovery and then flash a zip of the stock rom (which you'll need to copy to your SD card)
Did forget your own password or buy this one hot?
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Thanks for reply
Trying to factory wipe by following some hard reset manual but none worked for me.
No, password i know still i can enter.
Trying to restore with Update or Full package.
Acer_A500_0.000.00_4.017.07_EMEA_CUS7_1311771237783_253e5e46.zip
Acer_A500_0.000.00_4.010.42_EMEA_GEN3_1311244577711_036d89ae New.zip
Tried with this 2 files, but none worked yet.
which file i ve to try from here ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1113878
??

anyone else ? i m still stuck

Did you try a full wipe of the tablet? Hold down the volume up key and the power button until the tablet vibrates. Release the power button while still holding the volume up key, and slide the screen lock button (next to the volume up key) to the right and then back to the left.
The screen should display 'Erasing Userdata', you can then release the volume key. It should then erase the cache, Acer says it can take 5-10 minutes to complete. The tablet should then reboot, and you may be able to get in from the stock settings.
If the tablets hangs at 'Erasing Cache' for more than 15 minutes, force a power down by holding in the power key. The try the power/volume/lock routine again.

subr4t4 said:
Tried with this 2 files, but none worked yet.
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What doesn't work exactly? Did you get an error during installation? Or was installation successful but the problem still exists?

ThatGeekGuy said:
Did you try a full wipe of the tablet? Hold down the volume up key and the power button until the tablet vibrates. Release the power button while still holding the volume up key, and slide the screen lock button (next to the volume up key) to the right and then back to the left.
The screen should display 'Erasing Userdata', you can then release the volume key. It should then erase the cache, Acer says it can take 5-10 minutes to complete. The tablet should then reboot, and you may be able to get in from the stock settings.
If the tablets hangs at 'Erasing Cache' for more than 15 minutes, force a power down by holding in the power key. The try the power/volume/lock routine again.
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Tried exactly same as u said, it shows "Erasing cach before sd update" then it brings recovery icon. nothing........
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What doesn't work exactly? Did you get an error during installation? Or was installation successful but the problem still exists?
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Installation was 80% but not success........ stuck @ Recovery logo

anyone else with any other idea? m still stuck......

I have the same issues. I have tried installing new roms, and still get the same issues. Any ideas would be great

[Q] Download mode

Hello.
I have a problem with a Stock G3.
How do i get it in to recovery? Tried power + volum up/down + home etc etc..
The problem is that the phone has a locked security pattern and the customer does not remember his e-mail/password so i need to rest it.
Plz help

try it like this : Vol down/up + home + power

dont work

Stock ROMs does NOT include CWM...
You should flash a rom with CWM or g3mod kernel.
Maybe you mean download mode?

sorry - not recovery but download mode, changed topic...
is it possible to reset the phone in download mode?

andreapier said:
Stock ROMs does NOT include CWM...
You should flash a rom with CWM or g3mod kernel.
Maybe you mean download mode?
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Uuh you dont need cwm recovery to factory reset.
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Recovery is vol up+vol down+home+power(All buttons should be pressed in order). Hold till you see I5801 bootlogo. Try it.
Edit : - This is for recovery. In download mode you can t factory reset.

Okaj so i cant reset the phone in download mode, what can i do?
The phone has a locked security pattern and they dont know the e-mail/password to unlock.
Can i use Kies to factory reset the phone? Any suggestions?

You can flash stock xxjps or flash another rom
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vidarb said:
Okaj so i cant reset the phone in download mode, what can i do?
The phone has a locked security pattern and they dont know the e-mail/password to unlock.
Can i use Kies to factory reset the phone? Any suggestions?
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Uh as I said you can boot into recovery (vl up/down + home + power) then wait till it boots. Or you can reflash the ROM if you know which on it is
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vidarb said:
Okaj so i cant reset the phone in download mode, what can i do?
The phone has a locked security pattern and they dont know the e-mail/password to unlock.
Can i use Kies to factory reset the phone? Any suggestions?
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Go in download mode and flash kyrillos rom non oc version.
Then go in recovery and wipe data/cache/dalvik cache
Then flash stock rom.
Now you are sure you have a factory phone.
Ps: this is the long way. If you just need recovery flash the rom you prefer

So much not needed to do a simple factory reset!
Do this:
turn off phone
press home & vol up/down(both) keeping them pressed press power button and on gt-I5800/1 logo release all buttons
you'll see stock samsung recovery(just 4 options available)
use vol keys to navigate and home to select
select wipe data/factory reset and let it happen
Done!

cdesai said:
turn off phone
press home & vol up/down(both) keeping them pressed press power button and on gt-I5800/1 logo release all buttons
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This does not work on this phone for some reason Doing it exactly as you have described...
Must probably do it the hard way and flash CWM etc...

Goto download mode and flash a .tar as one package that contains only datafs.rfs. You ll find it in CyanogenMod thread I think.

dhirend_6d said:
Goto download mode and flash a .tar as one package that contains only datafs.rfs. You ll find it in CyanogenMod thread I think.
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thats smart

dhirend_6d said:
Goto download mode and flash a .tar as one package that contains only datafs.rfs. You ll find it in CyanogenMod thread I think.
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With cache.rfs for a full reset
Or a better idea
Open back cover of the phone
On the bottom left (near the screw) just where the battery ends there is what small hole
That's the hard reset switch
Press it with a small pin and done!
Remove sdcard if you wanna preserve sdcard data

[Q] soft bricked i think

i have the problem where it says after lg logo
fastboot mode started
ubc_start()
i then managed to turn off the phone holding the power button
and tried to get into recovery mode using vol down + power button and after lg logo appears releasing the buttons and then holding them again
this got me into a white screen with two options to choose from
factory hard reset
permanently erase user data & reset settings?
press power key to confirm and any other key to cancel
how do i really get into recovery? twrp
and if i press the power key now will it erase everything on the phone? internal storage? music photos ect?

anonymousss said:
i have the problem where it says after lg logo
fastboot mode started
ubc_start()
i then managed to turn off the phone holding the power button
and tried to get into recovery mode using vol down + power button and after lg logo appears releasing the buttons and then holding them again
this got me into a white screen with two options to choose from
factory hard reset
permanently erase user data & reset settings?
press power key to confirm and any other key to cancel
how do i really get into recovery? twrp
and if i press the power key now will it erase everything on the phone? internal storage? music photos ect?
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anyonee ? i really need some help here and dont want to lose my data
and i need to make my phone work again

Pushing a thread after 10 minutes? Wow, you have a great patience..
btw, i doubt that you can fix it because you cant even use google, but anyways... https://www.google.de/search?q=lg+g...nnel=fflb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=cYUMU6iEG-fa8gew7oGYAg
5 seconds google...

If you have twrp installed that menu won't erase the phone, it will start twrp. And questions go in Q&A not General

kewkie said:
Pushing a thread after 10 minutes? Wow, you have a great patience..
btw, i doubt that you can fix it because you cant even use google, but anyways... https://www.google.de/search?q=lg+g...nnel=fflb&gfe_rd=cr&ei=cYUMU6iEG-fa8gew7oGYAg
5 seconds google...
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ofc i used google before making this thread but when i tried to get into recovery and managed to go the white screen i thought that i could save myself the pain of trying the other solutions i found on google
thanks anyway

gunnyman said:
If you have twrp installed that menu won't erase the phone, it will start twrp. And questions go in Q&A not General
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thanks a lot !