Change the samsung account in my sg2 phone

[Lunademaya26]

Hi, I just purchase my sg2 phone yesterday. Unfortunately, my brother has used my phone last night and register the Samsung account in it by using his email or id. When I tried to change the account, it cannot be done cause I have to do the factory reset in privacy setting (which will erase all my personal info and downloaded applications). I don't want that to happen as well. Plus, my my brother can't even remember what the password he has used for the Samsung account I'm very pissed off now that my Samsung account belong to him and the fact that I can't do the factory reset because of him. I'll mention again, he forgot the password he used for MY SAMSUNG ACCOUNT IN MY SG2. So, can anyone help me please? I'm dying here to fix my phone back here

[mark22]

Hoping you're not from Tottenham.... Can you not just delete the account in settings and add a new one.

[markpilling]

hi similar problem here. Went to UK, and used a uk sim,came back to my country and put back my regular. Help on samsung dive says i have to a factory reset and lose everything so as to reregister my phone. I was in love with the phone but at this rate it'll be back to blackberry. (Sorry not to post any help but struggling to subscribe or to post a new thread ((((

[mark22]

You could always root and then use titanium backup to backup everything then reset.

[Marshmallow]

I believe this is a security feature of the phone, in that it's linked to a google account. If you don't know the password, or don't know the pin or pattern for the lockscreen, I think a factory reset is the only option. After all, if you lost the phone you wouldn't want someone else getting in to your contacts, messages, emails etc, would you?

[ming]

There is an easy solution to this......Obtain a large stick....give brother a severe beat down....rinse and repeat. It won't help your present phone problem but should prevent any future ones!

[rebelit]

Hi All,
I have the same problem where the wrong phone number is associated with my S2 Samsung account on the phone and in the kies app. The phone was on a new career and my old number was ported leaving me with the defunct number associated with the phone. My question is if I reset the phone will that then pick up the current number on the SIM and associate that with the phone? I don't want to reset my phone if it won't work. Thanks for the help! :-)

[fatima hassan]

:S i have the same problem here .. and when i wanted to reset my phone it request the password ot the samsung account :|