If you just bought a new smartphone and want to sync individual items, this might not be possible in the usual way. In fact, as soon as you enter your new Google ID on this device, it begins to synchronize all the data of this associated identifier. These include Calendar, Chrome, Contacts, Docs, Gmail and other related data. But this is where the problem arises. I don't want all of this data to be synced to my new device. Admittedly, there is a toggle next to each of them to turn off synchronization, but this only appears after synchronization. However, this destroys the sole purpose. Therefore, to overcome this, we will discuss a method by which you can sync only specific items from your other Google account here. Also see the steps to remove Google Account permissions for third-party apps.Sync specific items from the old Google account
Suppose you purchased apps from the Play Store synced with a specific Google ID. To share these purchases with another device, you must enter the associated Google account in the second device. But it will start to synchronize every bit of data associated with this account, not just your purchases.
This is exactly what happened in my case, and I end up having almost 800 contacts! To make sure these things don't happen to you, here is a workaround that you can try to sync only specific items from your other Google account. In addition, you can also enable two-factor authentication in your Google account. Refer to the guide for more information.
Steps to follow
- Meeting on settings on your Android device.
- Go to Google and tap your email id. This will bring the possibility of add another account.
- Tap it and enter the desired email username and password. As soon as the email is configured, activate the Airplane mode. This should be done within seconds of adding your account. Otherwise, you will not be able to sync only specific items from your other Google Account.
- This will ensure that your device is disconnected from all networks. Therefore, Google would not be able to synchronize data from the new Google ID on your device.
- Now head to Accounts and press the new Google ID. It should be named as your Gmail ID.
- Then press Account synchronization and turn off all switches except the one that needs to be synchronized.
- Finally, turn off airplane mode and let the process begin.
This is it. These are the steps to sync only one particular item from your other Google account. Let us know what you think of this advice, also share it with others so they too can benefit.
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