How to view your Google account on an Android phone

Users of Android smartphones have noticed that when they turn on the gadget for the first time, they are required to log into their Google account. Many people treat this task negligently and do not even save the data from the created account, which is very in vain. After all, a Google account has a lot of functions. It is necessary not only for setting up most smartphone services.

Next, we’ll tell you how to find out your account on your Android phone and how to regain access if you don’t have a login and password.

Why do you need a Google account on your phone?

It's hard to live without a Google inbox. It is needed to enter the Google Play store, through which official applications, games and other content are downloaded. The account also allows you to use all Google services:

• YouTube;
• Cloud;
• Cards;
• Gmail and more.

To make it easier for users to register and manage these services, a common account was developed.

In addition, with a Google account, you can quickly transfer all user information from your old smartphone to a new one if you decide to change your gadget. No flash drives needed. It is enough to create a copy of the files.

Account for backup and data transfer

How to log into a Google account on a computer?

Logging into your Google account on a computer or laptop is much easier than reflashing your phone; the user will need:

• Go to the link google.com and click on the “Login” button located in the upper right corner.

• In the text field of the new window, enter your login - this can still be a cell number or email address.

• And by clicking on the “Next” button.

• Proceed to enter your password.

• It is likely that at this stage Google will prompt the user to undergo additional authorization - by indicating a virtual mailbox or cell number.

• By entering the appropriate data in the new editable field and successfully passing the verification.

• The profile owner will be on a page with an offer to further secure the account by adding the missing data to it. This can be done by clicking on the “Change” button; refuse to make adjustments - using the “Done” button.

• That's all - the user, who carefully followed the instructions, logged into his Google account. Now he can use all the online services offered by the system, watch and comment on videos on YouTube and have fun in any other available ways.

How to find out if you have a Google account

You can check whether the user has a Google account by going to the registration page. You need to enter the name of the email you used previously. If the message “An account with this address was not found” appears on the screen, this means that such an account has not been created. If the message “This address already exists” is displayed, then most likely the account belongs to the user who sent the request. All that remains is to restore the forgotten login data.

What is a Google account

Initially, Google was an ordinary search engine, but later the company grew to unprecedented proportions. Now Google has many services under its control, including the popular video hosting site YouTube.

The list of Google services does not end there. It can be continued ad infinitum. Each application or service requires the creation of an account. Without it, you will not be able to interact with full functionality.

A Google account combines all the accounts of the services provided. By creating 1 Google account, a person gets access to many applications without having to register again.

A Google account has a huge number of settings and options. It can be difficult for beginners to understand the variety of system parameters. Next, we will analyze all the account settings from creation to payment management.

How to find out your account

You can view your account on your phone in the settings. You need to follow the step-by-step instructions:

1. Open “Settings”, then enter the section with accounts/accounts.

1. Open Google Mail on a new page.

1. Find and select the desired mail.

Another way to identify a Google account is to open a personal account of any service to which the account is linked. For example, a YouTube profile.

This will not help you regain control of your account. However, the user will know the name of his mailbox, and this will simplify recovery.

What is a Google Profile?

Your personal account on Google is a page in the service that allows you to perform a lot of useful actions. Surfers can:

• Communicate with other users using emails;
• Use Google Drive to store various information;
• Search for the necessary information;
• Open maps, add different routes;
• Record text documents in cloud storage.

Users are allowed to perform a lot of other actions once on their personal page. But in order to fully explore the capabilities of Google, you need to register and create a personal account or log in using your existing username and password.

Data recovery

There are three main ways to restore your Google email address. The algorithm of actions depends on the information that the user remembers.

There is all the necessary information

This is a quick way to get your account back because... the owner of the smartphone has all the necessary information. The instructions are as follows:

1. Open the Google Account Recovery page.
2. In the window that appears, select “I don’t remember my password.”
3. Specify the email that needs to be restored and select “Continue”.
4. A window will appear asking the user to select the last password they remember. If you couldn’t find or remember the code, select “Difficult to answer.”
5. The user will be redirected to the recovery window. Here you need to choose one of two confirmation methods: via SMS or via call. An SMS notification or incoming message will be sent to the number to which the mailing address was linked.

1. If this phone number is not nearby, you should select “I can’t use the phone.” A new form will appear on the display. In it you need to indicate the address of the backup mailing address - instructions for restoring access will be sent there.

All this will take a few minutes. But after that, access to previously closed Google services will open.

No email or phone number

You can restore “My Account” even when the user does not have access to a mobile phone or email address. To proceed to the return, on the login page you should select “I don’t remember my password.” Another form will open. It must provide answers to questions regarding the postal address. Each item must be completed. If there is no exact data, then you need to provide at least approximate data. For example, in the field with the registration date, enter not the date, but the month.

After filling out the form, the system will check whether the user is the owner of the mail. If this is confirmed, a window will appear to change your password.

You can speed up account recovery by answering your security question. This way, the system will understand that the owner of the mail is trying to regain access to it, and will redirect to the window to change the password.

Recovering a deleted account

Many will be surprised, but you can recover not only a lost, but also a deleted Google email address if less than two weeks have passed since the day of deactivation. After this time, the account is completely deleted.

To restore your mail, you need to reopen the authorization form by entering your username and password.

If you don’t have access to your phone and the data from your backup email has been forgotten, you can regain control of your account by entering information about it. If the information is correct, the system identifies the user as the account owner. Otherwise, the mailbox will be unavailable. You will have to register another email.

Login to your Google account through the gadget settings

There are several ways to log into your Google account on your tablet or phone. Let's start with the most banal one, where entry takes place in several stages. We perform the following steps:

• Open the main menu of the gadget.
• There we find an icon labeled “Settings” (looks like a gear). If a third-party theme is installed on your device, it may look different.
• Then you need to find the “Accounts” section in the menu that appears and tap on it to go to the next screen.
• Click on “Add account”. If you have a lot of social networks connected. networks and other accounts, then this section may be hidden under them. Therefore, swipe from bottom to top to view the remaining items.
• The following screen will open, where a list with all kinds of entries will be located. We need to select a Google account, so click on this item.


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• A new window will appear where you need to enter your own username (if you have not registered yet, click “Or create a new account”, then follow the instructions). Then click on “Next”.
• Enter your password and click on “Add account”.

After completing the instructions, the account will be added. Even novice users will be able to do everything in 2 - 3 minutes with painstaking password entry. Now let’s consider a situation where you need to log into a new Google account on your Android device.

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Synchronizing your account with your smartphone after changing your password

After changing the password, new data must be entered on all gadgets through which you log into your account. And if the user regains control over the mail linked to the smartphone, then it will need to be logged in again. There are two ways to do this.

Method 1: Restart the application

A simple method that will take a couple of minutes. Need to:

1. Open Google utility.
2. Enter your account password.
3. After successful login, the gadget is synchronized with your account.

Method 2: Changing Settings

If after changing the password the connection to the account was not completed, you can fix this by changing the settings:

1. Go to “Settings” and open Gmail in the programs section.
2. Tap "Force Stop".
3. Clear the application cache.
4. Re-enter the application and log in with a new password.

After these steps, the account will be connected to the smartphone. All that remains is to open the Play Market to return data from applications.

Method 3: Deleting your account

Another working method, but more labor-intensive. You will need to delete the account from the device memory, restart the gadget and add mail again. The instructions may differ depending on the brand and model of the smartphone (for example, on Samsung and Honor phones):

1. Enter the “Settings” of the gadget.
2. Select the “Accounts” (or “Accounts”) section.
3. A list will appear in which you need to open a Google account.
4. Select the delete button and confirm the action.

After this, the account data will be erased from the gadget’s memory. To log in again, you need to go to the accounts section again and click “Add new” or “Login to account.”

We found out where the account is located on the phone and what it is needed for. If the user remembers the login information, regaining control of the account will not be difficult. Otherwise, you will need to answer several questions about the account so that the system can identify the owner. This can be done either from a smartphone or via a computer.

How to sign in with Gmail

You can only log in with Gmail if the user has forgotten their password. The code that will be sent to the user's email will help the person recover their account password. If this happens, then you need to take the following actions.

First, at the step where you are asked to enter the password that the user remembers, you need to select “Another method” - this means that the user will try to connect in other ways.

We find the “Mail” item in the proposed options. When you restore your account, you will receive a code by email that you must enter in a special field. We agree with this and click the “Submit” button.

We accept the letter and enter the numbers provided in it.

We come up with a new password, thereby logging into your Google account again.

What does logging into your account in a browser do?

• Firstly, by logging in you will be able to synchronize personal data between different devices. For example, you have a work and home computer and you need to transfer bookmarks and passwords for services from your work PC to your home one. In this case, there is no need to manually write out passwords; just log in to your account and all saved data will be transferred to the new device.
• A separate plus is safety in case of loss of the device. Using a Google profile, you can restore all lost data, as well as end the active session on a lost smartphone.
• Only if you have a Google account you will have immediate access to all the company’s platforms including You Tube, Gmail, Docs, etc.

How to download data from a Google account

At any time, the owner of a Google account can export their data to another device.

Email, calendars, photos and other information are available for export.

To download data, you need:

1. Open google.com page.
2. Select services for data export.
3. Click "Next".
4. Select a receiving method (Google Drive, link, etc.).
5. Specify the backup file format.
6. Download archive.

To restore data on another device, you need to copy the resulting file to it, and then use information recovery through the settings.

How to change personal information in your Google account

If for some reason incorrect user data was entered during registration, you can always change it by following several steps:

1. Open google.com page.
2. Sign in.
3. Select "Personal Information".
4. Click on the required item (name, date of birth, password) to change the parameters.

For the changes to take effect, do not forget to confirm the action by clicking on the “Done” button.