How can you set Chrome to sync passwords to Google Account - but not any other data? Chrome is designed to send full browser history to Google, for ad-tracking purposes. What's the full list of things to make sure are turned off, after signing in to Chrome with my Google Account? --- I'm setting up a new device (Pixel 9 with Android 16). It comes with Google Password Manager. Sadly, Chrome uses its own autofill code. When Chrome offers to save something in Google Password Manager, it does _not_ look the same as in any other app. => If I _don't_ sign in to Chrome, I will have two separate password managers: 1. System-level autofill with Google Password Manager - which can only save passwords in your Google Account. 2. If you don't sign in to Chrome using your Google account, then Chrome can only save passwords "on this device". I use Firefox as my web browser. But I'm used to keeping the original browser as a backup (or keeping Chrome on Linux). I need to be able to check whether a website has decided to hate Firefox, or whether it's broken for everyone. It might sound picky, but I don't want my backup browser to use a separate "on my device" section in Google Password Manager. It's too much confusion. I want to have a good setup, that I can recommend to other people.

I recently decided to enhance my online security by changing all my passwords and activating Two-Factor authentication for most of the services I use. I updated my passwords in Google Password Manager and enabled on-device encryption. After updating my Google Account password, I was automatically logged out of all my devices. However, when I tried to access my passwords in Google Password Manager, I received a message saying that I couldn't access my encrypted data on the device I was using. The message suggested that I should try using a device that I recently used to sign in to my Google account: > for security, you can no longer access your encrypted data on this device. try again using a device that you’ve recently used to sign in to your google account. What I have tried: 1. Checked the Web & App Activities settings on your Google Account and turned it Off and then On again. 2. Checked the cookies settings on your browser. 3. Confirmed that Sync is not paused in Google Chrome. 4. Cleared data in Google Chrome and turned Sync off, signed back in, and turned Sync on again. 5. Checked the Device Activity page on your Google Account and confirmed that Sync is On and not paused on the devices you recently signed out of. 6. Restarted my device and waited for bookmarks and passwords to load. Despite trying these steps,I still cannot access my encrypted data on the device I am using, and I am looking for further help.

Getting the following error when I try to active my new One Plus 7 Pro, > **The Google Assistant isn't available for this account** > > The Google Assistant needs Activity controls that your device administrator has limited on this account. Check with your administrator or switch accounts and try again

My Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra updated today (10 December 2024). Now I can't access my text messages without choosing a Google account to attach them to. I have multiple Google accounts and I've never attached my text messages to one, nor do I want to. My accounts are aliases (as is my account here, CJ Dennis is not my real name!) since I don't want to dox myself. The last thing I want is people being able to scrape my personal information from a Google API. How can I access my messages with Google Messages but without selecting an account?

I use my friend's google account on my Android phone (Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro) to help him sell on ebay. All his phone numbers from his contacts list now appear in my contacts list. I don't want the numbers from his list to show up, what can I do? I also want to continue using his account, to help him.

> ### Turn "Better ads & Google services" on or off > > This setting lets your phone number to be used across Google services to show you ads more relevant to you. If you don’t want personalized ads, turn off the setting ... > > \- [Google Account Help](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/3463280?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&oco=1#zippy=%2Cturn-better-ads-google-services-on-or-off) Google created this phone number setting to make money. It must get turned on some other way, that doesn't involve you digging into Google settings. I want to find how this happens. When I use a computer to add a phone number to Gmail / Google account, it leaves this ad-tracking turned off. Do Android phones ask you to turn on this "Better ads" setting?

I just bought a new Xiaomi 14t phone, which came with HyperOs installed and which I want to use with both my personal and work accounts. Both of these are Gmail/Google accounts. I have therefore set up Xiaomi's second space and tried to use my work email as the second space's main account. This isn't working, the account seems to be added but I get a notification with: > Account action required > > my.email@my.company.com Tapping the notification does nothing, but when I go to Settings -> Google -> Manage account, I get: > Something went wrong. > > Some info may be out of date. Please try again later. At some point, I managed to get to a screen that told me: > To access your work account on this device, you'll need to set a lock screen. This is your organization's mobile device policy. Sorry, I can't seem to figure out how to get back to that screen now. In any case, OK, I need a lock screen, but I have one! I have set a lock screen password on both spaces (main and "second space") so why isn't this working? Is there something else I need to do to "set a lock screen"?

On my Samsung Galaxy S4, the "Calendar" under "Sync settings" in my Google account disappeared. Under the Google accounts at the bottom, it reads > Sync is currently experiencing problems. It will be back shortly. How do I fix it?

In my Accounts and Backup, under Manage Accounts, I have my relative's email added. - If I remove their Google account from my phone, will they know? - Do they get notified if you look through their email or do anything in their account?

I was at 99% of my Google drive storage the other day, so I went into my Google storage and deleted an Android phone backup for an old phone stored on Google storage, that took up about 3gb, with my current phone backup taking about 3.5 GB. Fast forward a few days, I get that annoying red notice on my profile again, and now I check and my phone back up is now taking up 6 GB! It seems like it will take up what ever storage it is able to? I don't want to delete my phone backups outright, but I also want a couple gigs of storage for things I need, and to get rid of that red notice. Is there a way to choose what is backed up to this category (I have photos backup turned off) or to cap the size of the backup? All I really want backed up are device preferences and text messages. I definitely don't need 6+ GB of my app data and device preferences backed up.

Say, I have multiple Google accounts (A and B) on my Android 8 smartphone. I have already installed some apps from the Play Store in the past with account A, and I'd like to continue using this account. But now, somehow, when I open the Play Store app, it asks me to accept the terms of use with account B. If I decline, the app closes, so I can't switch accounts from within the app without accepting account B, which I'd like to avoid. Am I missing something?

I have a Leagoo Lead 3 running Android 4.4 KitKat. After factory resetting it, I'm no able to add my Google account. The error I receive is > Couldn't sign in > There was a problem communicating with Google servers. Try again later. Googling it, I find that the hosts file in /system/etc needed to be modified to comment out xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx android.clients.Google.com, but I don't have this line. Also, I checked HTTP traffic with Fiddler and I just have this : > "200 HTTP Tunnel to 173.194.40.142:443" with body 0 It seems to be a good Google IP. I don't know what to check now. Any help will be appreciated.

1. Where does Google save my screen lock password as it asks me to verify my Google account by entering it? 2. That means Google knows my screen lock password. 3. Where can I find that password in my Google account or from Google?

I have been trying to copy my contacts from Google to my SIM card, but nothing happened. How can I transfer my contacts from Google to a SIM card?

I have an Android tablet that I shared with my family. I want to log in to my YouTube account on it. For privacy reasons, I don't want to log in to Calendar/Gmail/other apps on it. Is it possible to do so?

I have an old (unlocked, I think) Alcatel AT&T-branded phone that I have not used for years. I charged it up and reset it to factory with the Vol-Down + Start and booted. I was greeted with "This phone is connected to an existing email account". I entered the account ...@gmail.com and Google asked for the last password I remembered. I added that in, yes, still had it. After about a minute, it came back with "That email account has been deleted and we need more information." But it does not say what or how to continue. I never deleted that account and actually have never used the email. I had to create a Google account years back when I got the phone. I do not have any other Google (and never will) account, so they seem to own MY phone. How can I get this working?

I've got an Android "Work Profile" on my phone, kind of setup [as explained here](https://blogs.vmware.com/euc/2017/12/android-byod-how-i-use-the-work-profile.html) . It's trivial to access normal Android files. Plug a USB cable into my phone and PC, select "File Transfer" and my files show up in Windows Explorer. Is it possible to access my "Work Profile" files in the same manner? I don't see any path to them in Windows Explorer when connected (to Android 11) via USB. I'm guessing this access may not be possible.

I have many email accounts, and a hacker has locked a passkey and device on my accounts. It started out using the same name as my device, but then I renamed mine and saw it was a different device. I have tried every method through Google help to remove this device and the passkey, and nothing works. The passkeys option to remove is missing. I have put a password PIN on Gmail and changed passwords. I've logged out, removed from the account, logged in from different browsers, etc., a couple of times. I was able to use the "Find My Phone" app, and it showed different addresses. I was able to rename his device to something else so I can see it on my account. I don't know what else to do. He has opened other accounts in my name and linked them to mine, changed passwords, accessed my cloud email, social media, bank info, personal information, and who knows what else. I've canceled what I can. I'm backing my info up now. When I delete my Google accounts, he recovers them. I found out by logging back into them that they are still open. He redirected my recovery codes to those accounts, so I can't get them. He's blocked my live chats, so I can't get help. Right now, my plan of action is to back up my files, photos, and contacts. Delete all my accounts, RESET my phone, and hope this works. Will this be enough? He has all my Device Info and even my address. If I could delete the devices and passkey, would that sever the connection? I'm open to any help or advice! THANKS!

Currently, my camera folder is by default synced to my personal Google account. I would like to back up my WhatsApp Media folder to another account. However, Google Photos settings don't let it do so. They can be backed up to the same account. A method I found after searching is creating another User profile. I am using Redmi Note 10 Pro and have options to create a Second Space, but the crux is that the Second Space starts from no WiFi settings, no apps downloaded, and nothing is set up. Even when I try 'Move data' to move WhatsApp (for both the spaces), all it does is install a fresh WhatsApp. Moving the WhatsApp media folder to the Second Space might be an option. But it's not practical. 1. I want to continue using WhatsApp in the first space itself. So, I would have to transfer manually now and then. 2. The option for 'Move Data' in my device shows only app settings to move. There is no option to move files and folders. Moreover, I am not very sure that a Second Space can really solve this problem. Would backup from Second Space go on when I'm using the first space? I won't be able to spend a lot of time on Second Space, making the backup option yet ineffective. A solution to this problem would be greatly appreciated.

I just acquired the new Huawei Honor 8 from China (international version), but I have a few issues with the contacts. When I synchronize the contacts from my Microsoft account, I only retrieve 16 contacts in my list (whereas I have 300+ contacts). I checked the parameters, they are not hidden, it just managed to synchronize only 16 contacts. I decided to migrate my Microsoft account contacts to my Google account, so I can try to synchronize the Google contacts on my phone. Once I managed to do it on the Google website from my computer, I found a bad surprise in the contact app : there is no option to synchronize Google contacts. HiCloud, Outlook, Facebook messenger, Linkedin, Skype and WeChat are the only options here. Have I missed something ? Do I need an extra app to do this ? I'm wondering if this issue could be related to the Chinese ROM shipped on my phone, would you recommend to install a new ROM ? **Edit** : I have installed "Google sync contacts" by directly downloading the APK. Now i can see the Google account in the list of the synchronized accounts in the contact app. But, after having double checked that the synchronization is activated for this account and a reboot, still 0 contact from Google in the list.