Questions tagged [google-account]
Google common user account needed to access services provided by Google.
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How do I change my default account with Google multiple sign-in?
After I enable multiple sign-in, and login to multiple accounts, I see that one of them says "(Default)". How do I change which of the accounts is the default one?
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How to remove accounts from "Choose an account" list in Google sign in?
When signing in with Google (OAuth), it shows a list of accounts it already knows about. How can I remove some accounts from this list?
I know I can nuke all of them by deleting all cookies, but I'd ...
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How do I figure out my Google OpenID URL?
I'm trying to log in to the CakePHP website using Open ID:
http://ask.cakephp.org/users/login
The most correct looking URL I've found is:
https://www.google.com/accounts/o8/id
..but I can't properly ...
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How do I Log out of Google Accounts, one at a time?
I volunteer for many organizations, earning me several Google accounts to manage. The Multiple account sign-in feature built into Google is wonderful, except when I click Sign out, its signs out of ...
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How do I recover my Google account, password, or username?
Google Account Recovery Questions
This is the canonical target for Google Account questions about recovering usernames and passwords, as well as problems logging in for other reasons. For example:
I ...
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Why did I get a "There's been a change to your Google account" message and password reprompt?
I got a message on my mobile today:
"There's been a change to your Google account"
along with a prompt to re-enter my password.
Could someone be using my account or is this a known issue?
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How do I sign out of a single Google account?
I am trying to sign out of a Google account I have on Chrome, running on macOS.
I do not see a "sign out," "log out," or a "remove account" button anywhere in the account dropdown. I only can see a "...
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How to find a list of sites that I've authenticated with using my Google OpenID?
I use Google's Profile feature when logging into sites that support OpenID.
Is there a way for me to get a list of all the websites that I have logged into using my Google Profile as my OpenID.
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Remove account from Google Account chooser
I've looked at several forums like this one and this one but since Google changes their interface every couple days, they're all wrong.
Here's what my sign in page looks like today and I can't remove ...
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How do I remove permission from an app that I gave Google OAuth access to?
I gave Google OAuth access to this app that wanted to read Google Analytics API info.
http://www.panguintool.com
No problem, but now I want to take away that app's permission to read my data. Where ...
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How can I get around giving my mobile phone number to Google?
When I want to register an account with Gmail now, it says
"Google will send a text message containing a verification code to your mobile phone."
I don't want to give Google my mobile phone number!!
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Can I change my Gmail email address?
I have a stupidly long email address on Gmail and would like to get it changed, or even just get a new one, but I can't see how. As soon as I log in on Google it knows who I am and signing up for a ...
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Can I have 2 recovery phone numbers in my Google account?
When I travel abroad, it often happens that my original carrier is not valid, which means that sometimes I have to change my phone number to another carrier when I am in another country. So ...
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How do I remove an account from Google multi-login?
I have three accounts among the multiple accounts I have for Google's products. One of them belongs to a friend who accidentally made his account one of mine when he was using my PC.
How do I remove ...
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Can I re-create deleted Gmail accounts?
A long time ago, I created a Google mail account. I fell for a trap that was common back then (not sure how it is nowadays) and ended up with two Google accounts—one for Gmail (using the Gmail email ...
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How do I untrust a computer with Google two-factor authentication?
I use Google's two factor authentication to send my phone text messages with a string of 6 numbers every time I log into a computer that isn't mine. It has worked well so far until today.
Today, I ...
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How to Manage Multiple Gmail Accounts on the Same PC/Browser?
I have a Gmail address with my employer, a personal Gmail address, and a Gmail address for my personal business. My girfriend also has a Gmail address she uses on the same PC. Currently this requires ...
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How to re-add the security question in Gmail?
As we all might know that today is "Safe Internet Day". So Google is reminding us for the security check-up. I tried it. And I saw that I could remove my security question. I did it with the belief ...
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How do I unlink my YouTube account from my Gmail account?
My YouTube account has been automatically linked to my Gmail account, but I want to keep my YouTube account separated from my Gmail account. I heard that the feature to unlink accounts was available. ...
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How do I protect my Google/Gmail account?
I have seen lots of horror stories of people who have lost control of their Google account, especially Gmail.
How can I prevent the same thing from happening to me? What steps can I take to protect ...
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Can I have multiple Gmail accounts associated with Google+?
I have two accounts that I wish to have associated with my Google+ profile. Meaning that I would like to be able to sign into either account, and have access to the same Google+ profile. Is this ...
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Is it possible to bookmark a Google calendar or inbox for a specific account?
I have a Google account for work, and another personal account. I have on more than one occasion clicked the bookmark I made in my work folder and been confused by not seeing (e.g.) an important ...
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Google Apps Account vs Google Account
Might be a strange question but...
I run a google apps account for my own domain for myself and family members for email, calendar and contacts. Email n[email protected]
I have found that when it comes ...
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Unauthenticate Google OAuth connections [duplicate]
I authorized access to my account by an application that turned out to not work. Now I want to remove the authorization in case it was malicious. How could I do this?
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How to view the full size and remove old Google Profile pictures
How do you actually view and delete profile pictures from a Google account? For example, in Google Drive, if I click on the picture of me in the top right corner > click change > under your photos, ...
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How can I hide my name on a shared Google Doc?
Just realized my name is clear as day on my documents that I'm sharing with strangers. Meanwhile they all show up as "Anonymous %animal%". How do I make it so my name doesn't show up?
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How to remove profile picture in Google account? [duplicate]
I am looking for remove my profile picture and keep default Google account profile picture.
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Is one person allowed multiple Google accounts?
Is it allowed for an individual to register and use two separate Google Accounts? I know it's possible seeing that the same phone number can sometimes be used to register a new account, but is it ...
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How can I figure out which apps have access to my Gmail?
I authorized a few apps to work with Gmail. I want to figure out which ones and revoke permission. Do you know where I can find the list of those apps?
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How can I use Google as OpenID provider after Google +?
For Google+ users, the www.google.com/profiles/me URL redirects to the user's Google+ profile. How can I use Google as my OpenID provider now?
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Setting up Google Authenticator without giving a phone number? [closed]
Google's support page at http://support.google.com/accounts/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=185839 states that if I set up two-factor authentication from my Android device, it will offer me a chance to ...
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Why are my edits and presence anonymous in Google document when I'm signed in?
I edited a Google spreadsheet document, while logged with my Google account. After looking into revision history, I could see that the revision is not under my name but under "All anonymous users".
I ...
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How does YouTube know my Google identity without my explicitly connecting? [closed]
I've found that recently when I visit YouTube, I am automatically logged in with my Google/Gmail Account. I don't like this at all. I do not want my video browsing history tied up with my Google ...
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Is there a way of disabling Google's password recovery feature?
I have a YouTube channel which is under a different Google account to my normal one. I have a secure password with it, and an alternate e-mail address set up, but I thought I'd see how secure the ...
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Can I have application-specific passwords without 2-step verification for my Google account?
Is it possible to use application-specific passwords on Google without going through all the hassles of the 2-step verification authentication?
What if I don't want to tie myself to a phone number on ...
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Merge Google Accounts?
I have a Google Apps Account which has recently been changed to a full Google Account which has the email address [email protected] . I also have a gmail account with [email protected] . The Gmail account ...
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How do I change the sort order of items in Google's top navigation bar? [closed]
I guess this certainly qualifies as a "first world problem", but recently the link to Google Reader disappeared from the top navigation bar across all my Google Account services (Gmail, Calendar, etc)....
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Specify default Google account for different products
I have two Google accounts, my main one which is used for Drive (formerly Docs), Calendar and also a lot of 3rd party apps via the 'login with Google' feature.
The other Google account I use for my ...
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Re-Associate YouTube Account
My YouTube account, which I use actively (both for watching and posting videos), is currently associated with my old AOL address. When I sign in to YouTube, that's what I use in the "username" field.
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Why does Gmail show two different pictures for my profile, one of which is not me?
Recently, a strange thing occurred in my account when viewing it on my laptop computer. I have my normal profile picture that appears in the upper right hand corner of what I see when viewing my mail ...
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Enabling 2FA on a Google Account, how to get TOTP secret?
I am trying to enable two-factor authentication (2FA) on a Google account, but I'm running into a dead end trying to activate it.
I'm using an up-to-date Firefox browser.
When I try to enable 2FA, ...
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Why should I use the Google Authenticator app instead of SMS?
I use Google's two-factor authentication, because I know that access to my email account is the skeleton key to all my other accounts.
And... it's pretty annoying - I'm frequently swapping computers ...
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How can I see what Gmail accounts are using my email as the secondary/backup email?
I have an older Gmail account that I set up that I need access to. I know that I used my primary Gmail address as the backup account, but I can't remember the username that I used.
I'd swear that I ...
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How can I add a second device to a Google account with which to generate the one time password?
I have added my iPhone (with the Google Authenticator app) during the 2-step verification setup wizard but I also want to add my iPad.
I can't see any options to add another device in my Google ...
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Does Google log your search to your Google account?
When I go google.com and do a search while being logged in to my Gmail account (or Google account). does Google log that search to that specific account or will it only log that search to the browser?...
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Disallow "Signing in with Google" to 3rd party sites
Google has a feature they seem to call "Signing in with Google"
https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/112802?co=GENIE.Platform%3DDesktop&hl=en
In the Google Account settings it's listed as
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How to disable Gmail's login verification "There's something unusual about how you're signing in."?
Sometimes, I get this message:
There's something unusual about how you're signing in. To show that it's really you, complete the task below.
This usually happens when attempting to log in from ...
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Does Google's "Suspicious sign in prevented " mean that my password is compromised?
I received Google's "Suspicious sign in prevented" email, and verified that it is legitimate, and this is definitely not my login attempt. I immediately changed my Google password, however, the email ...
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Suspicious access to my Gmail account from "Authorized Application"
In the lower right corner of my Gmail page, there a link to see the access history and activities for my account. In the list, I discovered an entry of access from "Authorized Application (...
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Is there a way to get Google account to sign out after specific time has passed?
Is it possible to set a timeout for my Google account to sign out my Google session on any device?
I'm worried about not signing out of all my sessions, especially at the work desktop.
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