Re:Ask HN: How do I get my Google account back?
by franzunix on Sunday May 08, 2022 @06:38AM
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What email service are you using ? What about google photos replacement ? Thanks
Re:Ask HN: How do I get my Google account back?
by pmontra on Sunday May 08, 2022 @06:47AM
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Not parent but:
Email, I'm using the POP3 and SMTP servers of the registrars of my domains. They also have IMAP and a web interface but I'm fine to look at my mail with K9 on my phone, delete the cruft and download the messages I need. You probably want IMAP and web mail.
Photos, I sync to my laptop with Syncthing and then backup as any other file. It means that I can look at all my photos only on my laptop because I don't sync between mobile devices. Occasionally I'd like to show a picture so old that's not even on the microSD card I passed along phones but nobody really care, telling the circumstances is always good enough.
Only thing you can try is to use the same device and browser and this time, use your mobile internet to access it (if not done already). This might have 1% extra chance of success but there's no guarantee.
Google's AI (or the engineer's brain) has decided that logging in with new routers is only the job of a scammer or a terrorist, hence you're logged out permanently.
I've moved 90% of my life away from Google. Perhaps you can try that as well.