Change default Google Account

[Guest ShakeyB]

Does anybody know how to change the original google account on the san fran?

I've read elsewhere that clearing the data of all google related apps, in "manage applications" , including:

Google Apps

Calendar

Gmail

Talk

would bring up the wizard without having to do a factory reset.

I can't get this to work at all- cleared all above including related storage in both manage applications and using ti backup, but still the default account remains!

Ta

Shake

[Guest salazared]

Just go to Settings->Accounts&Sync? I can remove and add accounts from there. You may be referring to an issue that I don't have.

[Guest Just Wondering]

Just go to Settings->Accounts&Sync? I can remove and add accounts from there. You may be referring to an issue that I don't have.

Ah yes , but it comes up with the message " do you really want to remove this account ? removing it will also delete all of its messages , contacts and other data from the phone . proceed ?"

will this wipe out all my phone contacts , sms messages and apps i have installed.....i'd like to change my googlemail account , but am a tad worried i'm going to wipe all the data on my phone !!!1

[Guest Flumpster]

I'd be very surprised if it will even let you delete that account. I've not tried in 2.2 but every time I've tried to delete the default gmail account it wont let you if you hit yes anyway.

[Guest ShakeyB]

Yes that is the first popup, then when I click on "remove account" a new popup 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 it's basically saying I have to do a factory reset.

[Guest IronDoc]

Can't you add another account first, then delete the default one. Or have you tried that?

[Guest ShakeyB]

hmm I've been trying this with no success so far...

"Your phone needs to communicate with Google servers to set up your account. This may take up to five minutes"

then

"you don't have a network connection"

tried on both wifi and 3g that work on the other san fran

confused :S ;)

Can't you add another account first, then delete the default one. Or have you tried that?

[Guest metal.mickey]

any upate on this?

ive backed up jj7 and apps and installed onto a new phone, but the gmail details listed are mine. can i delete them without a factory reset as i wanna keep the apps. im gonna mail the phone to my old man but dont have his gmail details and i cant reinstall the apps without them.

any ideas?

ive tried adding a troll gmail acc to delete the original but its not possible.

is there an aps folder with the details in it?