One of the features of Samsung mobile phones and their One UI customization level is that we can take advantage of our mobile phone much better if we use a Samsung account. However, when we need to delete all data from a mobile phone or for some reason we have to remove Samsung account from device we may encounter some difficulties.
Using the so-called Samsung Account is very useful to be able to find a lost Samsung mobile phone under any circumstances and also to protect our information. On all independent devices of this brand and in the One UI version, we will be able to follow the steps that we show you, in one way or another removing the account completely.
How to delete a Samsung account without knowing the password
Hello! Today I will show you how to delete a Samsung account from an Android phone without knowing the password.
Do you want to delete your samsung galaxy account, but don't know the password or have forgotten it? Everything is very simple and fast. See the instructions below and write comments if you have questions. Let's go!) On the main screen, find the Settings icon and click on it.
In settings, click on the Cloud and accounts tab.
Next, click here on the Accounts tab.
Here you need to find your Samsung account. It will indicate your email, which is associated with your account. Click on it.
Next, on this page, at the top right, click on the Properties button (three dots).
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In the window that opens, click on the Delete account tab.
Next, you will be shown warnings. Note. Your Samsung account will be deleted from this phone. Some associated data will be deleted along with it:
- Samsung Cloud. Data synchronization and backup will not be available. Unsynced data will only be saved on your phone. If you back up, you can later restore your data to any device by logging into your Samsung account;
- Find phone. If you lose your phone, you won't be able to locate it or protect your data. You also won't be able to unlock your phone if you forget your password, PIN, or unlock pattern.
- Samsung Pay. Registered payment cards and other data will be deleted;
- Samsung Pass. You won't be able to sign in to websites or supported apps using your fingerprint;
- At the bottom right, click on the Delete tab.
Next, enter the password for your account and click on the Delete account tab at the bottom right.
What to do if you forgot your password? Below the field, click on the Reset Password tab. Then enter your email or phone number. Click Next.
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Next, you need to confirm your account using an email or SMS message. Select the appropriate option and click Continue.
All is ready. After successful confirmation, you will be prompted to create a new password. Then you will need to enter it and you will delete your Samsung account.
Still have questions? Write a comment! Good luck!
How to do it
Before you delete your Gmail mailbox, you need to take care of the information you want to keep—the emails and the files attached to them. The following instructions are universal. It is performed through a browser, and on computers and smartphones these versions of the site are no different in functionality.
How to save letters | Go to Saving data → uncheck all boxes except Mail (Gmail) → All mail data is selected → mark shortcuts (folders) for saving → Ok → Next → receiving method - via Google Drive → check One-time export → Select file format and archive size → Create archive.* |
How to save individual files | Open the email → hover over the file → Save to Disk. |
*You can find the archive in Google Drive space, in a folder called “Takeout”.
From computer
Removing Google mail (mailbox) from your computer:
- Open the main page of your Google account.
- On the left panel, click the “Data and Personalization” button.
Scroll the window until the “Download, schedule and delete” block appears.
Select “Delete a service or account”, and then “Delete service”. At this stage, the system may request authorization - we do it.
- In the next window you will see a list of services that can be removed. Opposite the “Gmail” icon, click on the “Trash” button.
- Follow a series of steps as prompted by the system to delete Google mail permanently.
If you used Gmail in an offline application, also erase Cookies and cache files from your browser.
From phone to Android
How to delete Google mail from an Android smartphone:
- Open Settings.
- Click on “Google”, in the next window - on “Google Account”.
- Switch to the “Data and Personalization” tab.
- Find the “Download, Delete and Scheduling” section.
- Select “Delete a service or account” and then “Delete service”.*
Next to the “Gmail” icon, click on the “Trash” button.
Next, to delete Jimail mail, you will need to perform several steps as instructed by the system - the necessary instructions will be on the screen.
From phone to iOS
The instructions on how to delete Gmail email from an iPad or iPhone are very similar to the instructions above:
- Open the Gmail app on your device.*
- Click on “Menu” and then on “Settings”.
- Select the account whose email you want to remove.
- Click on “Account Management”.
- Select the “Data and Personalization” section.
- Find the “Download, delete and schedule” block and in it click on “Delete a service or account”.
- Now there is a “Delete service” and “Delete” button opposite the Gmail icon.
Following the instructions on the screen, follow a few more steps when prompted by the system to delete Google mail on your phone.
For rooted devices
If a user needs to delete an account on a Samsung J2 with root rights, it is enough to find the “accounts.db” file using one of the available file managers, which consolidates basic information about the accounts installed in the smartphone’s memory. To perform this operation, the Root Explorer application is quite suitable:
- Launch the file manager and use it to go to the “/data/system” directory (on some smartphones there may be a different path, for example, “/data/system/users/0/”).
- In the specified folder, find the above-mentioned “accounts.db” file: click on the specified object and hold it until a special context menu appears on the screen.
- In the list of commands that opens, select the “Delete” option to delete the account from Samsung that was previously used to access Google Play.
How to delete your Samsung account permanently
If you wish, you can permanently erase your account from the Samsung system, or rather from its online service on the Internet.
1. Go to the official website of the company - https://account.samsung.com/ and log in with your data that is linked to your smartphone.
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2. Go to your account - click on it and open the “Samsung Account Settings” link.
3. Here is a full reset link - click on it and confirm the action, you will additionally be asked to enter your password again - enter.
Interesting! Often it needs to be erased completely in order to change the email address or simply unlink it from the devices to which it was once associated.
Alternative to deletion
Complete liquidation of an account on one of the email services entails the loss of a large amount of important information. In your case, you may not need to delete your account. Therefore, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with alternative options.
Hermann
Expert in the field of digital technologies and the activities of mobile operators. I am engaged in constant monitoring of industry changes in Russia and abroad.
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Is it necessary to delete an account if there is no need for the mail service application?
No, in such a situation it is enough to simply uninstall the program that you use to access your e-mail. The account itself will not be lost, which means you can log in again on your phone or computer at any time.
Do I need to delete the account to which my number is linked if I create a new email?
No, because the same number can be linked to different mail services. You can easily use several e-mails.
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How to delete a Samsung account
1. Open the device settings, go to the account management section “Cloud and accounts” and immediately go to “Accounts”. Here we need a Samsung Account, open it.
2. In Android 9 and below - click on the ellipsis icon in the upper right part of the screen and delete the entry.
2. In Android 10 - first go to “Personal Information”, then click on the ellipsis icon at the top right and select the “Sign Out” option and sign out.
3. If you are asked to enter a password, do so; if you don’t remember, then click on the appropriate link and restore it. The recovery procedure is simple and does not take much time; after you complete it, start the removal process again according to the instructions above.
Interesting! If you still don’t want to bother with password recovery, but you need to give away your mobile or tablet quickly, you can simply reset your Android settings so that they return to the factory state and everything is erased.
Possible errors and solution
Problem | Solution |
Account settings do not open. | You need to delete it via Gmail or using Hard Reset. |
The settings were reset through recovery, after which it is impossible to log into the smartphone. The system writes that you need to log into the account previously synchronized with the gadget. But on another device everything works. | If your smartphone has not connected to the Internet since changing your password, try using your old password to log in. If the gadget connected to the Internet, then you need to try to log into your account after 2-3 days with a new password. |
There is someone else’s account on the smartphone, so I registered my own. When you try to use any Google service, the system requires you to log into your old account. | You need to delete the old account; if you cannot complete this procedure using standard methods, then you need to reflash the device. |
I can't flash my phone because my PC doesn't see it. | You need to try reinstalling the firmware program or smartphone drivers and restarting the PC. Please use original USB cable. |
The gadget displays the logo at the loading stage and then does not load. | You need to do a Hard Reset through recovery. Or use the Recovery option to restore the system from a backup (if it was made earlier). |
How to delete Google account from Samsung phone
There are two ways to get rid of a Google company profile on a Samsung mobile device:
- Unlink a profile from a specific Samsung smartphone.
- Completely delete the account on all user devices.
The first option will exclude the mobile phone from the list of gadgets for a specific Google account. In this case, all personal information of the user, as well as login data for other resources, will be saved.
The second way is to completely delete everything associated with your Google account. The user’s personal data, the ability to log into online resources controlled by Google, and settings in applications and programs will be erased.
Due to the significant difference in subsequent processes, the instructions for both options for deleting a Google account will be radically different. Therefore, it is worth considering in detail the two presented methods separately.
The procedure for deleting Google data is identical for all phone models with the Android operating system. Therefore, the instructions below are suitable not only for Samsung smartphones, but also for mobile gadgets from other manufacturers.
How to unlink your Google account from your smartphone
You can exclude a Samsung smartphone from your Google account directly in the settings of the profile you are interested in. This can be done directly through the mobile phone menu using these step-by-step instructions:
- Open “Settings” of your Samsung smartphone.
- Go to the subsection associated with profiles.
- In the window that opens, find the “Google” tab.
- Open the account the user is interested in.
- Find the window responsible for synchronization.
- Click on the “Delete” tab.
- Confirm this action.
If all steps of the instructions were correct, the mobile device will disconnect the selected Google account. In this case, the portable gadget will either go into offline mode or switch to another user’s personal account.
The owner of the smartphone can go back to his personal Google account at any time convenient for him. This can also be done through the settings of the Android operating system. Moreover, the device immediately synchronizes all missing data or settings from other user devices.
If this Google profile was the only one linked to a Samsung smartphone, then along with the deletion, some applications associated with the record will cease to function: marketplace, contactless payment program, cards, and others.
Video instructions for disabling Google from a Samsung smartphone
How to completely delete your Google account on Samsung
If disconnecting a Google account from a Samsung smartphone does not suit the owner of the mobile phone, then the user can get rid of his personal account forever. To complete this process, you need to follow these step-by-step instructions.
First of all, you need to log out of Google. To do this you need:
- Open “Settings” of your Samsung smartphone.
- Go to the “Accounts” subsection.
- In the window that opens, find the “Google” tab.
- Open the account the user is interested in.
- Click on the “Log Out” tab.
After this, the mobile phone will go into offline mode, in which you need to do the following:
- Log in to the user’s personal account on the website.
- Open the menu responsible for personalization.
- Select the option that will erase services.
- In the window that opens, click on the “Delete Google Account” tab.
- Then go through the security system by entering your password to log in.
- Agree to all the company’s terms and conditions, which will take effect after the completion of the process.
- Click on the “Delete” tab.
If everything happened correctly, then the Google account and the accounts of other online services, sites and applications connected to it. In this case, all funds associated with the entry will also not be transferred to the user.
If the owner of a Samsung smartphone understands that the Google account will soon need to be restored, then when deleting the account, in no case should you click on the option “Yes, I want to permanently delete the Google account and all the data stored in it.” If this condition is met, the user will be able to regain access to his personal account through the technical support service.
Detailed video instructions on how to completely delete your Google account
What is it for?
A Samsung account is a pretty useful thing for those who live in the ecosystem of the South Korean company. The account allows you to synchronize access to a large number of Samsung services. These include Samsung Cloud cloud storage and the Find My Phone option.
Despite the apparent benefits of the Samsung profile, it duplicates similar Google services. At the same time, a Samsung account is optional, but each user must create a Google account, otherwise the owner of the smartphone will lose the ability to download applications through the Play Store. Taking into account the highlighted features of the two UZs, it becomes clear that you can refuse a Samsung account without any serious consequences for the phone.
What happens when you delete your Google account from your phone?
First, let's look at useful Google functions:
- synchronizing device settings with other portable gadgets and a personal computer;
- transferring the browsing history of the Google Chrome Internet browser to the profile of another device;
- general cloud for storing data: photos, videos, documents.
However, despite all the listed functions, sometimes it becomes necessary to delete your own profile. Basically, this need arises among users who change their smartphone on the Android operating system to an iPhone. But this process also has its consequences.
Before you start deleting, you should know that a Google profile contains many smaller personal accounts of sites controlled by the company. Thus, the user will lose not only his personal account from his mobile device, but also, for example, his profile on the YouTube video hosting site.
Uninstalling Google will also erase the Gmail email account associated with the user's account. Along with the mail, the entire history of messages, both outgoing and incoming letters, will be deleted.
Consequences
As mentioned earlier, working with a Google account involves interacting with various external services that store data and internal content. Once a profile is deleted, the following happens:
- clearing all recording-related data, such as contacts, emails, files, calendars and photos;
- lack of access to Google services (for example, Gmail, Google Drive, Calendar or Google Play);
- loss of purchased goods (books, magazines, films, music) and subscriptions.
The Google Community strongly recommends that you save all relevant content before deleting your profile.
What to do if the account is not deleted?
If something went wrong and it was not possible to delete the only linked Google account on Samsung (for example, when initializing the uninstallation, an unknown error was displayed on the display, or the device began to malfunction, and the deletion operation was not completed), then the easiest way to get rid of this The problem is linking a new account and deleting the old account.
Note! The algorithm of actions on different Samsung devices may differ. However, the principle of deleting a Samsung account for J3 and other gadgets is the same.
To carry out this manipulation you need to follow the instructions:
- Open the Gmail program by clicking on the corresponding icon in the main menu of the device.
- Click the key located in the upper left corner of the display to open a hidden list of options. Click on the interactive function “Add…” located at the bottom of the screen.
- Select Google: the display will show a message (“Add an existing one... or create a new one?”). If the user has an alternative account, then click on the “Existing” interactive button; if not, click on “New”.
- Return to your mailbox settings and set the new user as the primary user.
- At the bottom of the smartphone, select the “Account Management” section by clicking on the gear icon and initiate deletion of the unnecessary Samsung J1 account. After this, you don’t have to worry that the old account data will remain on the device.
Uninstalling an Instagram account from a smartphone
To delete an Instagram account from a Samsung phone, you will need to follow the instructions:
- Open a window in any browser.
- Go to the Instagram website: log in by entering your username and password.
- Tap on the little man icon located in the lower right corner of the display.
- In the dialog box that opens, click on the “Edit Profile” button.
- Scroll to the very bottom of the page and follow the hyperlink “Temporarily block...”.
- Indicate the reason for blocking in the “Why did you decide to block...?” section. Among the available ones are “Just need a break”, “Problems at startup”, “Second account created”, “Worried about data privacy”, “I want to delete something”, “Highly busy”, “I can’t find anyone to follow” " and other".
- In the “To continue, please enter your password again” field, enter your password again.
- Tap on the interactive red button “Temporarily block...”.
- The user will be notified that their photos, comments, and information will be hidden until the user reactivates the profile.
Thus, it is completely impossible to destroy an Instagram account. You can only block the profile, and then delete the Instagram application from the device’s memory and from Google Play in the standard way through the “Settings” menu, “Application Manager” (do not forget to clear the cache and data using the appropriate options in the “Application Details” window).
Easy uninstallation
It is advisable to delete an account from Samsung in the following cases:
- when the user needs to unlink the account from the device in case of its further resale;
- if the user has forgotten his account information.
Google account
Removing a Google account from a Samsung phone is quite simple. To do this, you can use the standard tool of the Android operating system:
- Unlock the gadget and call the main “Menu”.
- In the list of available options that opens, select the “Settings” section by tapping on the gear icon.
- Find “Cloud and account” in the list of available operations. records." If this section is not in the “Settings” menu, then you should proceed to the next step.
- Scroll down and select the “Accounts” function: the display will display a list of available accounts associated with this gadget.
- Select the old Samsung account that you want to delete. Most often, users link a Google account (this will be discussed later in the instructions).
- Having logged into your Google account, tap on the “Options” menu located in the upper right corner of the display (or on the icon of three dots or three bars in the same place). On some gadgets, especially on older Samsung models, you will need to press the “Menu” button located in the central part of the smartphone, directly below the display.
- A context menu will appear on the screen with two available options: “Cancel synchronization” and “Delete account.” recording." When choosing the last function, the user will be able to uninstall the account from the Samsung A7 and another version.
- The display will show the following message: “When deleting an account. recording, all associated messages, contacts and other data will be deleted from the device. Continue?". Select the “Delete account” option.
- After completing this operation, the user can easily delete a Google account on a Samsung Android smartphone.
Samsung account
You can uninstall Samsung account by analogy with Google, i.e. via the integrated “Settings” tool:
- Go to the well-known “Settings” section (gear icon in the main menu of the device).
- Go to the “Cloud and Accounts” section (if available), or to “Accounts”.
- Tap on the interactive subsection “Samsung account”: find the menu located in the upper right corner of the display (it can be called “options” or look like three dots located vertically).
- Scroll down the screen to the “Delete account” option: confirm your action in the dialog box that opens a second time.
- After this, the Samsung account will be unlinked from the current device.
Setting up a Google account on a new device
To set up a remote Google account on a Samsung Galaxy or link it to any other device, you will need to follow simple instructions:
- Go to the “Settings” menu by tapping on the gear icon.
- Select the “Accounts” section, in the list of commands that opens, go to “Add...” and click on the Google logo.
- Carry out settings according to the instructions on the display.
If you have several Google accounts on your smartphone, you should select an account for Google Play applications. This manipulation can be carried out in three main ways:
- through any Google Play program, for example, “Play Market”, “Music” or “Games”;
- on the official Google Play portal from a cell phone;
- on the Google Play website on a desktop computer or laptop.
In the first case, you will need to perform the following manipulations (using the Play Market service as an example):
- Launch the Play Store and tap on the menu icon in the form of three bars located in the upper left corner of the display.
- A side menu will appear in which the account name will be located (the name of the current user, or by email address). This is the account that is currently used in the application.
- To change the data, click on the icon in the form of a downward arrow and select the desired account from the context menu.
If the account is linked from the website on a smartphone, then you need to perform the following steps:
- Go to the play.google website through the browser window.
- Tap on the familiar three-bar icon located on the left side of the page.
- Next to the current profile photo, find the pencil icon and click on the “Edit” function.
- In the list of accounts that opens, select the desired account, or use the “Manage” option (if the Google account you are looking for is not in the list).
To carry out a similar operation from a computer, you will need to perform certain manipulations:
- Go to the same play.google portal.
- Log in by entering your username and password (email or phone number).
- Click on the profile photo located in the upper right corner of the browser window.
- Use the “Management” function, or select an account from the proposed options (previously linked to the owner’s profile).
Radical way
Sometimes, when trying to log into a particular device, you need to confirm your account details. And it’s good if the user remembers them (which he indicated during registration). In this case, to log in you will need to follow the hyperlink “Forgot your email address. mail?" and follow the instructions provided. But what to do if the owner of the device does not have data from the account and is faced with the task of simply gaining access to his smartphone? In this situation, you will need to completely delete your Samsung account on Android using flashing.
Note! It is necessary to reflash the device only if the user is confident in his knowledge and abilities: with the slightest mistake by the user, the device may become void of warranty. It may make sense to contact a service center to avoid the negative consequences of your rash actions.
If the user understands the degree of responsibility and is able to delete the account after resetting the Samsung settings, then the following manipulations must be performed (instructions for Samsung Galaxy 8+ are presented below):
- Download the Odin program and all firmware files from the manufacturer’s official website.
- Press and hold the restart key until the smartphone turns off completely (you may need to press the corresponding “Turn off” key on the display).
- Enter the device into recovery mode. To do this, you will need to simultaneously hold down the on/off keys, the volume switch in the “-” position and the Bixby (or “Home”) button.
- A warning will appear on the screen: “Warning. A custom OS can cause critical problems in phone and installed applications.” You need to press the volume up key and the phone will be switched to firmware mode.
- Connect your device to your computer using a USB port and open the Odin application.
- In the utility window that opens, click on the interactive “AP” button and select the “COMBINATION...” firmware file in md5 format, click on “Open” and wait for the data to load.
- After the file is loaded, all you have to do is press the “Start” button located at the bottom of the Odin program, and the process of flashing the device will start.
- The message “Downloading... Do not turn off target” will appear on the smartphone screen with a download bar indicating the current progress of flashing the device.
- Wait for the smartphone firmware to finish: this action may take several minutes.
- After loading the device, click on the “Menu” icon located in the upper left corner of the display, then tap on the “Settings” gear icon.
- Scroll to the very bottom of the display and go to “Developer Mode” (in this case, the tab is called “Developer options”).
- Go down to the “DEBUGGING” section and make sure that the switch next to the “USB debugging” option is turned on. If necessary, activate the toggle switch.
- Go back to the main menu, tap on the “IME” icon located at the bottom center of the display.
- In the window that opens, enter the sequence of commands “*#0808#”.
- In the dialog box that appears, in the “USB Settings” section, click on the lowest option “DM + ACM + ADB” and tap on “REBOOT”. The device will reboot.
- Return to your computer and open the previously downloaded “ADB-FRP” file with the BYPASS-FRP file.
- Run the specified file on the PC: the “Command Line” console will be displayed with a list of commands. Wait until the following message appears in the console: “To continue, press any key...”. Click on “Enter”.
- Re-launch BYPASS-FRP and press “Enter”.
- Run BYPASS-FRP for the third time and click on “Enter”.
- Launch the current version of Odin, click on the interactive “BL” button located in the main window of the utility, and specify the path to the downloaded firmware (select the file starting with “BL”).
- Tap on the “CP” button and select the firmware file whose name begins with “CP”.
- Click on “CSC”: be careful not to make a mistake - select the file that begins with the phrase “HOME_CSC”.
- Tap on “AP” and select the firmware file “AP...” (the heaviest file, Odin may freeze for a couple of minutes).
- Switch your smartphone to firmware mode: press the power button, disconnect the device from the computer.
- Simultaneously hold down the gadget's power key, volume down button and Bigsby (Home). Hold until recovery mode appears on the screen.
- Press the volume switch in the “+” position and insert the USB cable into the gadget, connect to a computer or laptop.
- In program One, click on the “Start” button: the firmware installation process will begin. At this time, a loading bar will appear on the device, indicating that the gadget is being reflashed.
- Wait until the installation of the new shell is completed: the phone will automatically reboot.
- The device will be reset to factory settings.
Perhaps this is the only working way to delete a Samsung account without a password.
Removing Gmail from Android Operating System
Android is the operating system from Google that powers most modern smartphones and tablets. Eliminating email here is different from deleting it from a laptop or computer.
Firstly, you need to get the so-called. Administrator rights (root access). They open up the possibility of changing system applications, which is Gmail.com.
Secondly, you need to download a program that can remove such applications (for example, Root Cleaner, etc.). After this, you should begin the process itself:
- Launch application manager.
- A list of all programs on your device will appear on the display.
- Select Gmail by checking the box opposite.
- Click on the “Delete” icon located at the bottom of the screen.
- Confirm the operation by clicking on the green button that appears with the inscription “Yes”.
After the process is completed, a message will appear on the display indicating that the object was successfully deleted.
It should be noted that if the user needs to install Gmail email again in the future, the application will no longer be considered a system application and special programs will no longer be required for subsequent removal.
You can eliminate it through the settings of your Android gadget.
So, by following the above instructions, deleting Gmail permanently will not be too difficult, regardless of the type and model of device you are using. If you are deleting your account for security reasons, then you should not resort to such radical actions, it is better to ensure protection
What to do if you forgot your password?
To delete an account on Samsung if the user has forgotten the password, you will first need to restore access to the account. To do this, you need to perform the following manipulations:
- Go to the main menu of the device, to the “Settings” section.
- Select the “General” section and go to the “Accounts” menu.
- Tap on the Samsung account located in the drop-down list of sections.
- Follow the hyperlink “Forgot your ID or password?” (“Forgot your username or password?”).
- A window will open to restore access: go to the “Find Password” tab, and in the “Whats your ID?” field. indicate your personal identifier – linked email address.
- In the “Enter the code in the picture” field, enter the characters from the “Security Code” captcha.
- Tap on the “Confirm” option that appears at the bottom of the smartphone.
- Go to the specified mailbox and check your inbox: find the letter with the subject “Samsung account” and follow the link provided in the received letter.
- A window for resetting the password “Reset Password” will appear on the screen, in which you need to enter the new “cipher” twice and click on the “Confirm” button.
- After access to your account has been restored, you can delete your account on Samsung Galaxy and on any other device using one of the methods described above.
If the user has forgotten his Samsung ID, then he must:
- Follow the first 4 steps of the previous instructions.
- Go to the “Find ID” tab and enter the data that was specified during registration - first name, last name, date of birth. Click on “Confirm”.
- 2 email addresses linked to the account will appear on the screen: only the first 3 letters of the address will be visible, as well as the name of the email domain. This information is quite enough to remember your ID.
- Use steps 4-9 of the previous instructions.
- After regaining access to the identifier, you can easily delete your account on the Samsung A5 and other devices from this manufacturer.
Reset your phone to factory settings
This is a cardinal method, used when:
- A person cannot remember his credentials and restore them;
- About to sell a smartphone;
- All the methods we discussed above do not help delete an account;
- Malicious software has appeared on the phone and the methods we have discussed do not help.
This method works a little differently on different versions of the Android system. We will reset personal settings from the "Application" by selecting "Backup".
Then “Reset to restore factory settings.”
On a different firmware, the section and the button may look and have a different name. On Explay Atom, go to “Settings”, then go down and select “Backup and reset”. In the new window, select “Reset settings”. On Lenovo, resetting to factory settings works the same way. On Samsung, this setting is located in the “General” section. Then select “Backup and reset”. In other words, you need to get to the window where there is a "Reset to Factory Settings" function, or something similar. Most likely, it is in the settings (gear).
When you click on this button, Android will give you a warning: “All data from memory will be deleted.” This means not only a Google account, but also a Yandex account, if you have one. Also, all numbers and so on will be deleted. Keep this in mind!
It happens that the gadget has password protection. If you cannot remember this password, we can reset it in other ways:
- For example, using the Recovery function. How to enter this function can be found in the gadget’s instructions.
- You can press and hold the Reset button, which is usually located on the right side of the device. But it can also be under the cover.
Also, to delete your account, you can simply reflash your smartphone. It's the same as changing the Windows computer. Of course, in this case, all information from the phone will also be deleted.