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Subject: Re: Unusable Android J5(6)
Date: Wed, 14 May 2025 14:35:08 +0200
Organization: Camembert Normand aus Lait Cru
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On 14.05.25 13:26, R.Wieser wrote:
> Jorg,
> 
>>> "Remove the Google-account of your friend"
>>>
>>> Thats the whole thing : *how* ?  My friend doesn't remember anything 
>>> about
>>> his erstwhile, years old identity.
>>
>> https://www.devicesfaq.com/en/delete-google-account/samsung-galaxy-j5
> 
> I cannot even get that far.  The OS doesn't allow me further than the 
> "choose a WiFi network" screen, so it can "verify my identity".
> 
> ... something that we won't be able to complete, because of what you quoted 
> in the above.(no knowledge about the phone or whats on it anymore)

Your friend has to help you because there is no way around a login to
remove the account and the device. The device is - as Carlos explained -
tied to the identitiy of your friend. This helps to avoid theft of
mobile devices.


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