# Asus Transformer question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asus-transformer-question/662380>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 1, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asus-transformer-question/662380 "2013-07-01T18:19:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asus-transformer-question/662380/1 "2013-07-01T18:19:12Z")

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For some bedamned reason Google in its infinite capacity to fuck up even a wet dream is giving me issues on my tablet. It absolutely will not do a password reset the email that is associated with the tablet [I tend to name my computing devices and have a habit of using the device name as part of the email address] so I was wondering if the ‘factory data reset’ will put it all the way back to fresh out of the box to where I could rename it and get it a fresh email/password? don’t really need the answer fast, as it isn’t crucial for me to add a game app to it, but it would be nice 😛

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**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\
**Post date:** [July 1, 2013, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/asus-transformer-question/662380/2 "2013-07-01T18:22:51Z")

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Yes, a “factory reset” on an Android device will remove all data and reset all settings. It will be just like a new device.

But are you saying you create a separate Gmail account for each Android device? Why would you want to do that? You’d be unable to access the apps you’ve purchased previously.