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Changing email on new phone

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I hope someone can help me please.
I bought a new mobile phone today,a Samsung Galaxy J3.When I was setting it up tonight,it asked me for my email address.I didn't enter my usual email address,because I had the impression it had to be a g-mail address,so I entered this.
My kids thought it was fantastic because all their favourite games were pre-installed on my phone!!What actually seems to have happened is their games are on my phone because I used the same gmail address I have used previously to install their games onto their tablets.
I now can't download useful apps,such as Yahoo,because my phone is full of these games!!
I would like to change my main email address for the phone to my Yahoo account.
Or,is there a way to remove/hide/discomnnect these apps from my phone without the games being lost from kid's tablets.
Now I realise I probably didn't need to use a gmail address,I wish I could remove it completely from the phone anyway.
Any help would really be appreciated,thank you
I bought a new mobile phone today,a Samsung Galaxy J3.When I was setting it up tonight,it asked me for my email address.I didn't enter my usual email address,because I had the impression it had to be a g-mail address,so I entered this.
My kids thought it was fantastic because all their favourite games were pre-installed on my phone!!What actually seems to have happened is their games are on my phone because I used the same gmail address I have used previously to install their games onto their tablets.
I now can't download useful apps,such as Yahoo,because my phone is full of these games!!
I would like to change my main email address for the phone to my Yahoo account.
Or,is there a way to remove/hide/discomnnect these apps from my phone without the games being lost from kid's tablets.
Now I realise I probably didn't need to use a gmail address,I wish I could remove it completely from the phone anyway.
Any help would really be appreciated,thank you
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ok , on marchmallow here on an a s6 , goto playstore and uninstall all unwanted (kids) apps , then go to settings / accounts click on google , then"more" and delete / remove the kids account , then go back to settings/accounts and add anew account , although it might be easier just doing a factory resetSave a Rachael
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Thank you pappa golf.Will give that a go.SPC #36 :staradminx 8.SPC7=£751.10 SPC8=£651.04 SPC9=£843.00 SPC10=£872.76
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Right,I have done that.Now I realise why I entered the gmail account originally.I have a message come up saying "Verifying your account.This device was reset.To continue,sign in with a Google account that was previously synced with this device."So it looks like I couldn't have signed in with my Yahoo account anyway.
So now I guess sign in again with Google,then follow your original suggestion?SPC #36 :staradminx 8.SPC7=£751.10 SPC8=£651.04 SPC9=£843.00 SPC10=£872.76
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you must sign in with a google account to get playstore updates and the playstore apps you want , after creating a gmail address you can then go on to add your yahoo accountSave a Rachael
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Thank you pappa golf.
Yes,I discovered you need to use the gmail address first ,before adding any other address you want to use.
All working now,thank you for your help.SPC #36 :staradminx 8.SPC7=£751.10 SPC8=£651.04 SPC9=£843.00 SPC10=£872.76
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ok , of in dout , buy a 5 yr old an ice cream and give them the phone , still struggling with Betamax hereSave a Rachael
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I know exactly what you mean-I was getting into a bit of a muddle with the phone last night.
Today I have been telling people it was because I was not being supervised by a responsible teenager :rotfl:.SPC #36 :staradminx 8.SPC7=£751.10 SPC8=£651.04 SPC9=£843.00 SPC10=£872.76
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