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problem adding a google account

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  • 22-09-2015 12:03pm
    #1
    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,210 ✭✭✭


    I was given a HTC wildfire, it has Android 2.2.1 on it. The google account it has on it isn't mine and I don't know the password. I wanted to delete that account after adding my own, but the verification process fails and I get an email
    Sign-in attempt preventedHi xxx,Someone just tried to sign in to your
    Google Account xxxx@gmail.com from an app that doesn't meet modern
    security standards.Details:
    Thursday, September 17, 2015 12:56 PM (Irish Standard Time)
    Dublin City, Dublin, Ireland*We strongly recommend that you use a secure
    app, like Gmail, to access your account. All apps made by Google meet these
    security standards. Using a less secure app, on the other hand, could leave
    your account vulnerable. Learn more

    I can log in to gmail, so I have the correct PW for that.
    Someone suggested I do a factory reset, but I think I'll just get the same problem.

    I'd like to put CyanogenMod7 on it (http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_buzz), is that likely to be different in this respect ?


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    petrolcan
    Registered Users Posts: 898 ✭✭✭petrolcan


    It's been a while since I did a factory reset but doesn't it ask you for a passord for the main google account first?

    If you put CM7 on it, it will wipe everything that's currently on there.


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    bonzodog2
    Registered Users Posts: 6,210 ✭✭✭bonzodog2


    petrolcan wrote: »
    It's been a while since I did a factory reset but doesn't it ask you for a passord for the main google account first?

    If you put CM7 on it, it will wipe everything that's currently on there.

    a/ Never had to do one, have put CM7 on another phone before
    b/Yeah.I knew, not an issue.


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