Android: Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server

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If you continue to have problems setting up your Google account on your Android device, this will solve your problem. This is a frequent problem experienced by users of the Google Nexus One phone.

If you did not setup your google account when you first boot up your phone, you will repeatedly get this error.

To solve this problem, do the following…

1. Hard reset your phone. You will lose all information that is currently on your phone when you do this.

Select Settings -> Security -> Factory Data Reset

2. Once the phone reboots, input your google account information when the phone asks for it.

3. If you are still having problems, you can try the YouTube Connection Trick:

a. Add YouTube app and login with gmail account
b. Go into Gmail App and add account if needed.
c. Sign into Gmail account wither username and password
d. Go through login process

If you are still having problems, check out some of the additonal fixes in our wonderful comments below.

164 Comments -

a said on January 19, 2010

Do not reset the phone! Just restart the phone without the SIM card, and connect to some WiFi network, so you can login to your Google Account. It will log you into the account, and then you can put the SIM card back.
pete said on June 3, 2010

Thanks. T-mobile UK unable to help me with this problem on a samsung galaxy. A factory reset did the trick!
Grant said on June 6, 2010

Finally! A lateral thinker. Thanks for a well thought out solution.
Ernie said on June 7, 2010

Removing the SIM had zero effect for me. Had to do the factory reset on my Samsung Spica. There seems to be one other alternative which involves deleting some files in /data/data, but I didn’t feel like going through the vaguely described rooting process that is required to do that.
Roko2010 said on July 9, 2010

Had the problem with accessing/setting up Google Account.

1. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
2. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> Add account -> Google -> create or log in

works now – not sure if Background data had anything to do with it… Please try and confirm if works for you too…. if not, sorry for wasting your time :)

r.
Darkdanian said on August 5, 2010

Did that. Did not work.
Omprakash said on August 16, 2010

factory reset step worked on Samssung galaxy s…..
Scudz said on August 16, 2010

This works, apparently Google Apps needs the Background Data turned on to work.
Anonymous said on October 7, 2010

For anyone still experiencing this frustrating problem like I was (Samsung Epic), I found the solution.

Basically if you also have a youtube account tied to the google account, you can add the account through the youtube app on your phone and then the account should also show up in the gmail accounts list. I think it’s crazy that the youtube app can accomplish this but the gmail app can’t but at least there’s a workaround.
Jack said on October 12, 2010

Great workaround. Still, would be nice if Google fixes the bug. Cheers!
Tao said on October 16, 2010

Thanks for the hint, I’ve sorted my GalaxyS by.
1. Log in Youtube, as account connected with my gmail
2. Gmail, add account

Now market is back:)
saywhatttt said on October 18, 2010

thank you so much just got my transform used it for the same thing reset went directly to market signed in went perfect thanks a ton
Chandra said on October 21, 2010

After reading the posts and all the comments, I tried the following:
1. linking with youtube a/c. although now the a/c showed up in settings
2. restarting without SIM

was about to try factory settings but then bro suggested to unmount sd card and try. Did unmount from settings and then the issue was gone. later inserted the sd card and tried. everything worked fine and still is.
David Kirk - Founder/Editor said on October 21, 2010

Thanks for sharing the information. It’s really appreciated.
Duckhead_ said on October 22, 2010

Worked just fine for me!
Right after the reboot i had it all solved in about 5 minutes!

Thanks a lot!
Subinjose78 said on October 23, 2010

Excellent ! Worked for my new galaxy S today. All other sites I visited were suggesting factory reset. Thank you for saving me the trouble – Subin, Bangalore
Tony Lapham said on October 30, 2010

Well I might be late in the phone game but I had this same issue and after removing the ATT chip and resetting my sgh0897 I was able to get into the google account and then the android market with no problems thanks for the post Ive been working for two weeks to get this, This way was much easier
Cysnoure said on October 31, 2010

Thankyou Roko2010.Doing the following solved my logging in problem Samsung Galaxy S;

1. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
2. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> Add account -> Google -> create or log inworks now –

Thanks a lot for you help.
Wanlord said on November 2, 2010

I removed the SD card and logged in via Youtube and that FINALLY worked thank you!
Miakoda said on November 3, 2010

OH SWEET GODDESS, THANK YOU!!!! THANK YOU, THANK YOU, 1000 f-ing times, THANK YOU!!!!!!!

We’re a multiple, thus several people, one body, one Droid. It was WAR with myself being the only one of us able to log in to my e-mail account!

-Mia
of the Klatch
Netsysc said on November 3, 2010

If you have a Galaxy S here is what you can do.

First power off your phone and remove your SIM card.

Next, power up the phone.

Go to ‘APPLICATIONS’ and click on ‘SETTINGS’.
Click on ‘APPLICATIONS’, and then click ‘MANAGE APPLICATIONS’.

This will list out all of the installed applications on your phone. Scroll down to ‘GMAIL STORAGE’ and click it.

Under the ‘STORAGE’ section click the ‘CLEAR DATA’ button.
Now click the ‘BACK ARROW’ on your phone to the ‘SETTINGS’ menu screen and now click the ‘ACCOUNTS & SYNC’.

You should still have your original account information listed in the ‘MANAGE ACCOUNTS’ section. Click the account and select ‘SYNC CONTACTS’ and any other options you want. You’ll notice and spinning arrow reaching back out to the GMAIL servers to synchronize with your account.

Good luck,

Galaxy S Owner
Wonderingonjupiter said on November 5, 2010

I have a mytouch 3g can anyone help me!!!!!!
Ketan said on November 9, 2010

Hi everybody
I was facing the same problem
my internet was working but for other applications i was getting above message….
earlier i had WAP service activated in my mobile… i opted for Paid GRPS service and the problem got solved…
now i am able to use all applications on my Samsung Galaxy 3 GT-i5801
Steve7" said on November 13, 2010

ok i tried pretty much everything on here after doing a hard reset and clear all data,nothing worked till i tried the log into youtube and that fixed everything weird way round but if it works it works.
Samsung Galaxy S international 3 network uk 16gb model
Woodworxmusic said on November 19, 2010

I am very grateful for this post! It actually solved several other issues also after i updated my 1.6 to 2.1 using the KDZ update process… WIN WIN WIN
Nickelfixit said on November 20, 2010

Went to Apps, added YouTube to Desktop.
Operned Gmail App
Went to Accounts, Add account
Input Gmail account Username & Password
Signed in as per screens
Waited two minutes, opened Gmail & BINGO! there it was!
Sooo Easy (None of this Factory Reset malarky.
Thanks Troikkonen et al.
Queenhoneydoll said on November 23, 2010

Worked great…after being on the phone with techs for hours, and refusing to reset my phone I am happy to find this fix…so darn easy!!
Thanks a bunch Nickelfixit!!
Sit2pee said on November 23, 2010

i have tried everything…short of factory reset, which I refuse to do as it will take forever to re-load everything. Funny how the gmail app has none of these issues on Iphone or Blackberry. you would think that the Google App would work best on a GOOGLE phone.
Ashok said on November 24, 2010

Thanks a lot friends…. A big worry from my mind has been fixed on seeing this posts. The hard reset worked for me.

Ashok … .using Galaxy 3 i5801
Karthickclean said on December 1, 2010

hi all,
i have bought samsung galaxy 3….
i have a wi fi connection in my workplace, but i am unable to run the
setup of gtalk, gmail,youtube. almost all the apps are not opening,,,it tells
cant establish connection to the server..
can anyone help me please
Sanjoybose said on December 3, 2010

have tried it it with my Samsung Galaxy S in India. Even without the Vodafone Sim after rebooting or restarting the phone it didint work… I had to do a factory reset without the SIM inside… The option is Setting > Private > Reset Factory Setting. DO remember if you have set the Mobile tracker then you need to disable that – for that you have to enter the password that you have given for Mobile tracker…
swede said on December 3, 2010

Great, this worked for me too on my HTC Legend. Have searched for other workarounds than factoryreset for weeks, and this odd thing works, even though the login to Youtube fails.
Thanks!!
sandeep said on December 6, 2010

signing in youtube worked !! cheers
Guest said on December 8, 2010

thx, it works for me..
cause it works, i don’t need to factory reset as htc suggest to do
Derek said on December 8, 2010

this worked for me. thank you. glad i didnt reboot my phone. i tried removing the sd card and that didnt work. this is the answer for me

on a virgin mobile samsung intercept
Robert said on December 9, 2010

Fantastic site. Wish I found this sooner – it took me about 6 hours to get the calendar app finally loaded on motorola Defy phone via google accounts. In the end I had to go the factory reset route but had already saved a bunch of data to the blur page so it wasnt so bad…..why cant google make it easy to load a google app to a googgle phone???!
Anonymous said on December 9, 2010

Got halfway through this, but “Gmail Storage” isn’t on my phone.
Jsl Pune said on December 12, 2010

Removing sim did not work on my LG Optimus One P500. However, hard-reset worked fine. Even LG Service people in Pune, India were not aware of tis. Thanks a lot
nickwhite said on December 13, 2010

Like Tao said above, all you need to do is open up the Youtube application, press menu and login to youtube. Once you successfully login to Youtube, Andriod will allow you to add the Gmail account to the phone.
Jay Li said on December 13, 2010

See the bug here (and vote for it):

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=8636&q=can%27t%20establish%20a%20reliable%20data%20connection%20to%20the%20server&colspec=ID%20Type%20Status%20Owner%20Summary%20Stars
Alessandro Dias said on December 17, 2010

THANKS MAN!! LOL!
I didn’t want to reset it because I had my gmail app account already synchronized! I tried the youtube login via “youtube software” and after that added my personal gmail account and worked!!
Samsgun Galaxy S
Captivate
Android 2.1
Tamasioan64 said on December 18, 2010

This worked for me. Thanks, A+
Queenhoneydoll said on December 21, 2010

Thanks …it worked perfect and almost instantly!!
Shishir_raipur said on December 25, 2010

hii buddiiess

the solution is as small as the prob is bigger

remember u hav to just sign in with u tube USING UR GMAIL ID

write down us WHOLE GMALE AADDRESS while signing in in u tube

nd thats all

u hav been connected

gudluck
Kay said on December 31, 2010

HTC wildfire: have done:
spoken to Telstra – cant help
spoken to HTC (for 2 hours or more) – cant help
tried – resetting
tried – you tube solution
tried – unmounting sd card solution
tried – starting without sim solution
STILL doesnt work – remind me again what I am paying for?
And said on December 31, 2010

unmounting SD card helped! thx!
Namratharavi said on January 3, 2011

Hello All…..

Can u please help me in setting up Google account in my Samsung Galaxy 551. whenever i try logging in, it says Cant establish reliable data:( plz can anyone help
Namratharavi said on January 4, 2011

Hello All, Can u please help :( n in setting up Google account in my Samsung Galaxy 551. whenever i try logging in, it says Cant establish reliable data:( plz can anyone help
New Tricks said on January 5, 2011

The YouTube route worked for me, but I had create a YouTube account, then sign into it using my Gmail account. Just like Shishir says. All other fixes didn’t work at all. I’m on a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 updated to Android 2.1.
Raka said on January 10, 2011

Thanks Roko it worked for me. What I did
MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
restart the phone and then tried to login Android market and it worked.
Thanks for ur help !!!!!
Raka said on January 10, 2011

Try this
MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
restart the phone and then tried to login Android market and it worked for me :)
Caramell99 said on January 13, 2011

this process worked for me instantly also .no reset for me
Bravecolt said on January 15, 2011

Motorola MOTOBlur fix Gmail

1) if you use your Gmail address for the “Motoblur” account and want to use the same account as your everyday Gmail account ( which most people would ) you need to do this;
2) Go to your Gmail account edit look for multiple sign in ( see below) and select “ ON – Use multiple Google Accounts in the same web browser.”
3) This fixes the error message which is rejecting the (2nd sign on) to your everyday Gmail account because your “Motoblur” account needs to have dedicated access to the account so it is preventing you from setting up your Gmail account as an everyday email account
Purity 666 said on January 27, 2011

i hate this bulls*it. i have tried everything and nothign has worked.!! wtf..
Rubaina A said on January 28, 2011

Removing the SIM card from my samsung galaxy 3 GT i580 didn’t work. I then logged into my youtube account and it worked.
Tiffany said on January 28, 2011

This is perhaps the stupidest tech fix I have ever heard of, but who would have thought…it actually worked…

I just logged into my YouTube app on my phone with the account I was trying to add, opened up my Gmail app, and it was in my accounts! Thank you!!!!!!
Explorerdave said on January 28, 2011

Had the same problem with my LG 540, put it into airplane mode, logged into youtube with gmail account, waited 2 mins, and account was in the phone – perfect. —- how does this work.??????????…
The Don said on January 29, 2011

Worked beautifully for my Epic. No ‘factory reset’ or messin’ with the sim card.
U rock … thanks much!
Beltwayboss said on February 4, 2011

Hey Tiffany, Your right it worked for my Cricket Android Ascend. sad day when we do our own tech support
brew said on February 6, 2011

As Tao mentioned:
1. Log in Youtube using gmail account which you would like to add.
2. Go to Gmail app and add that same account.

Worked fine for me! Thank goodness there was no need to reset the phone!!! :D
Asifsajjad786 said on February 10, 2011

Very well man :)
Mannan4net said on February 14, 2011

hi did you got the fix for galaxy 551 adding account?
Pprey said on February 15, 2011

I had the same problem with an A81E after flashing new ROM. Tried reset, re flashing with original, no joy. Then I turned off the WEWP encryption and hey presto the account registered.
Actnowuato said on February 26, 2011

this worked. the market needs background data to be enabled in order to work. thanx alot man
AmyD said on February 27, 2011

Followed the directions for reset and now I can FINALLY link my Google acct to my Intercept. THANK YOU!
Pratiksh Parikh said on February 28, 2011

tried to login thru you tube – does not wrk – network error.
tried to login thru gmail & thru gtalk – reliable network prob……
donno wat to do……tried removin da sim & sd card.
Nyeikaru said on March 2, 2011

This is also the same problem that I’m getting. I already went back to the shop where I bought my phone and they did the reset. RIght after this, I was able to sign-in using my account and even download an app (andoridify) since i was already running out of battery BUT after that I could not sign in anymore. I have tried removing my sim card. I have also tried removing the SD card. I have checked all possible settings and today I just reset it again, STILL no changes. The thing is, I can access my gmail account by using the google search. I can use the net and do some searches but still cannot sign into Facebook and other appplications where they require me to log-in using my google account (except for my gmail.) It’s really weird and I’m getting frustrated since the reason why I bought the phone was for the apps that I could download and install from the android market but I can’t access ANDROID market either since it also requires my google account!!!
Pratiksh Parikh said on March 3, 2011

wen i try to login thru youtube i get dis error – there was network error….i can access all other sites though.
swade said on March 4, 2011

worked a treat for my gt540 thanx a
theskrebs said on March 5, 2011

Roko2010 fix worked on my galaxy s. Running Andriod 2.2 on o2 network. No need to reset. No need to remove sim card. Thanks!
rock818 said on March 8, 2011

Tried everything from restarting to reseting…nothing works for me.even youtube is not working on my mobile(samsung galaxy s)…can anyone help???
X10minipro said on March 9, 2011

Yes! This works for me too!
(Sony Ericsson X10 mini pro, Android upgraded to 2.1)

So, the main trick is to enable “Background data”, and you can create Google Account, connect to Google Android market e t.c.

Thanks for solution!
Specks said on March 11, 2011

This was completely awesome. Worked like a charm when everything short of a complete reset didn’t work. Genius!!!
BGOMEZ4944 said on March 12, 2011

THE YOU TUBE SOLUTION WORKED FOR ME IT WEIRD BUT IT WORKED, FINALLY AFTER DAY OF TRYING EVERYTHING…
GUEST said on March 12, 2011

OH AND MY PHONE IS A HUAWEI M830 FROM METRO PCS
Sonasand2000 said on March 20, 2011

after rebooting my galaxy s i m not getting any network connection and i m not able to make any calls :(
Ian_sals said on March 21, 2011

Hi Jsl,
I too have an LG Optimus P500 and currently am unable to use any of the apps although the browser works fine. I have even tried resetting my phone but I still get the above message. Please let me know how you resolved this issue. Thanks in advance.
Adrian said on March 22, 2011

The YouTube login with gmail address worked for me.
Jayparikh El said on March 24, 2011

Same problem,Can u please help , setting up Google account in my Samsung Galaxy 551. whenever i try logging in, it says Cant establish reliable data:
Christopher Mills said on March 28, 2011

I was trying to add a second gmail account to my phone and was having the same issue as everyone else. The Youtube trick eventually worked for me. However I ended up with 3 accounts on the phone: my 2 gmail accounts, and a new “youtube.com” email address. I deleted the youtube.com account and was left with the 2 gmail accounts that I needed. Such drama! This was SOO much easier to do on my iPhone than on the Anderrhoid!!
Boksmedtingi said on March 28, 2011

Can’t believe it, but the YouTube sollution worked. Even for a Google Apps account on SE x10 mini. Thanks!
Ruel Mendoza said on April 2, 2011

this solutions works for me hope it will help check Accessibility in Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility (check)
Angela Quintana said on April 3, 2011

THANK. YOU. TIMES INFINITY.
♥♥♥!.!.
Huss_9250 said on April 4, 2011

how come i cannot do it at my sony xperia x10 mini pro.????can u explain to me??
Sr20celica said on April 16, 2011

On my MOTOROLA DEFY all I needed to do was log on to youtube using me gmail account. Fixed. Thanks!!!!
Björn said on April 17, 2011

Great! YouTube trick does it. Thanks!
shik saur said on May 7, 2011

it worked for me too….gr8 help dear!!!!
(I had Samsung GalaxyS-I9000)
Melissang89 said on May 9, 2011

ya, it works for me too… Thanks… Roko
darnell said on May 12, 2011

i have a tmobile comet ive had it for about 3 weeks and i havent been able to do anything but text and call i havent been able to log into my gmail account or any others when i reset my phone it tells me it cant establish a reliable data conection but im sitting in front of a computer using wifi and when i go to settings to turn on wifi it gives me an error message ive read this whole page with the youtube trick unmounting sim card factory reset just deletes my phone numbers ive tried turning on and off my phone taking out different things and nothing has worked my phone cant even find its location i know it works i just dont know what else to do if anyone has a solution it would be greatly appretiated
Pam-alam said on May 17, 2011

I have a Samsung gt-i5700 i wasn’t able to download any app from the market so i tried to change my gmail account but now i can’t login to any of my accounts. i have no contacts and no access for market. i tried the youtube trick and the sim thing but it doesn’t work. Can anyone please help.
Andyda32 said on May 20, 2011

awesome Thank you Roko x
Beth-horwell said on May 26, 2011

Worked for me!
Rodrigo Carneiro said on May 27, 2011

YouTube login works fine for my Motorola Milestone 2
lily said on May 27, 2011

absolutely same situation………..getting pissed off now.
Matthew said on June 2, 2011

OMG ive been struggling with this for a while, i dont know why i didnt think of this. THANKS x 9999999 for the tip !!! Good karma to you
Stavan said on June 4, 2011

it worked for me
thank u
pradeep said on June 22, 2011

same here with galaxy 551 dude…..frustrating
jasmina said on June 26, 2011

Samsung Galaxy Teos: worked for me when loggin to youtube through youtube application and with full gmail address. ( when I logged in to youtube with username only, it didn’t work. so I logged out from youtube and logged in using gmail address. of course, your youtube account should have assigned a gmail mail address. i’ve done this long time ago through my computer (not related to my phone)).
Thanks a lot guys. This forum is awsome !!!
Zurxath said on July 11, 2011

Thanks Dude , Everybody follow this.
JoMc said on July 16, 2011

I have the same problem as people on here. Tried factory reset several times, tried using USB for internet connection instead of wifi. I realise the solution is YouTube but I’m in China where YouTube is blocked and (helpfully) the other bug my HTC Desire Z has is that it cannot upload a VPN (which would allow me to get onto YouTube). Can anyone please tell me what I should do?
Tupac 1971-96 said on August 1, 2011

i have got samsung galaxy s2 gt-i9100 ….nothing worked for me….only backup sync…tnx u guys…u have no idea hom much i love u right now
Tanayagarwal4 said on August 2, 2011

I got nexus s yesterday. i encountered similar problem.
But none of the suggestions worked for me.
1. Factory Reset did not work for me.
2. removing the SIM did not work for me.
3. youtube apps was not in my mobile so could not try it.

Please anyone help……:(
Ankit said on August 3, 2011

Youtube way worked for me too……fantastic :)
Gregorstraus said on August 5, 2011

Worket for me too, on Galaxy s2 :) thx!!!
Russ Phillips said on August 22, 2011

Thanks a lot – after going through thousands of sites proporting to fix this – this is the only one that worked (or was not some frakin .net hack!). Again thanks

(Nb I turned mine off then back on – worked a treat.)
yee said on August 25, 2011

Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server

this could be a temporary problem or your phone may not be provisioned for data services.if it continues, call Customer Care.

Anyone can help me to solve this Problem??

thank you
rea said on August 30, 2011

hi,

pls help on my xperia x10i still can’t establish reliable data on server…
really need your help badly…
thanks much..
Faraz said on September 2, 2011

Im using Xperia x10 running v.2.3, have tried everythn mentioned above but still cant login to my gmail account using the app, even you tube trick is not working it says Network Error whereas im able to browse the web and use my facebook etc but cant login to google/you tube/market :(

help please
Rajeev said on September 2, 2011

I am using HTC ChaCha and facing same old issue. (It runs on Android 2.3). I tried removing SIM card, You Tube trick but dint worked for me. Don’t want to do hard reset.. pls help.
Malay said on September 4, 2011

@Faraz: My sister faced the same issue on xperia. Just remove the sd card and try again.. the issue is because some data is cahed in your phone from a previous account that was added and then deleted.
Young'n said on September 4, 2011

Thanx A Million!!!!
Steve said on September 4, 2011

Can’t setting up google account . Please try this step as below .
1. Go to setting>wireless and network>Mobile Network>Access Point Name
2. Choose any APN ( Example XXXX internet )
3. Change Authentication type to None.
4. Save it. and reboot the phone .
now you can login or register the account .

After register acc or login successfull and you can change back the setting.

Hopefully can help .
Seth said on September 5, 2011

Just do step 3 first… Don’t know why a hard reset is the first option. The You Tube trick worked immediately.
Glen said on September 8, 2011

worked with the sim out, but can’t get full access cuz the wifi was limited. still i registered my gmail account. gonna look for a better hotspot. huwaei u8150.
mel said on September 10, 2011

Thanks to Roko2010’s advice on July 9, 2010, it released my frustration on setting gmail account for my Samsung Galaxy Mini. Your solution is so easy to follow!!
Manu said on September 10, 2011

Youtube trick did the job for me, too!
Phil said on September 10, 2011

Logging into youtube with my gmail account worked for me after weeks of trying to figure it out, thanks for these posts samsung galaxy s
mark said on September 10, 2011

worked!!!!!!!!

Had the problem with accessing/setting up Google Account.1. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
2. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> Add account -> Google -> create or log inworks now – not sure if Background data had anything to do with it… Please try and confirm if works for you too…. if not, sorry for wasting your time :)
Debbie said on September 11, 2011

Thanks sooooo much. The Youtube trick worked on y Sony Ericcson Xperia! Wish I had found this website months ago!!!!
like_day said on September 16, 2011

work on optimus 2x with sim out and wifi. Thank you!
adder said on September 17, 2011

how to fix wifi with limited connectivity on xperia mini pro?..its say connected with limited connectivity..some one help plz…
Guest said on September 17, 2011

Hi all! Hey guys, all these tricks works on android 2x ver, and what about android 3.2? I have asus pad transformer without 3G module. Tried everything from these forum, it doesn’t help. What to do no?

Please help, thanks.
sumeet.shirke said on September 17, 2011

MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
wrks like a charm…..try
Guest said on September 19, 2011

It’s not help. Any other offers? Maybe delete or change some file, that have information and settings of accounts, or something, Maybe some file, responsible for connection to the google servers?
Snuzz said on September 22, 2011

I had this problem on an Orange San Francisco (aka ZTE Blade) in the UK. The workaround of logging in to a YouTube account tied to the gmail account I wanted to register on the phone worked for me. ;O)

See this posting above for more info:
Anonymous on 7 October 2010
Peter said on September 28, 2011

Hi,

Upgraded my X10 to 2.3.3

1. Factory reset doesnt work
2. Removing SIM and/or SD card doesnt work
3. Youtube login doesnt work
4. Background data is ticked

Does anybody know how to fix this?

Thanks!
eleni said on October 2, 2011

@peter, same here!
eleni said on October 2, 2011

Guys, i have sony ericsson mini pro x10 and i cannot connect to my google account.I tried the above and the problem still exists ! anybody, any new idea? :/
thanks x
nuren said on October 4, 2011

i’m using samsung ace.i cant access android market using wifi connection.this message keep on appearing ‘a network error has occured’ eventhough my phone was connected to wifi.also cant sign up youtube account :(
scott said on October 6, 2011

hello i have a sony ericsson xperia x10 and i recently updatd it to the latest software 2.3.3 i think it is and after hat my data conection wont work ive tryed everything so please any suggestions
wyepyan said on October 9, 2011

wow…thanks! =)
restart phone without sim card works on my phone^^
thanks a lot!!!^^
shailja said on October 10, 2011

hi,
I’m using sony ericsson W8 android 2.1 version. I’m unable to login into my gmail, facebook account, even android market is not working.It takes a lot of time in loding process then an error msg generated “data connectivey problem, server failed to communicate”. I have alreday done factory reset data but again i’m facing the same issue.

One more thing, if i restart the phone then all internet applications start working including gmail, facebook, android market, but after sometime again error msg generated “unable to syncronize, try to reload the page later.”
Please help.
Aditya said on October 10, 2011

Hi All,

Got the Problem fixed the main issue is with the APN settings for the SIM please Check the Settings of the APN for the SIM that u are using and after setting it restart the phone and then login to Market it really took me 1 week to figure this out this is the final settings that you have to do no need to reset the phone or delete the data !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! At last got the solution for this
Aditya said on October 10, 2011

APN is in the Wireless & Networks there u select the default and for this the authentication type to None thats it rest of the things are default do not change any thing there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! enjoy finally i am able to use my mail and market !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tushar said on October 12, 2011

ALL you need to do is to set the DATE and TIME correctly and it will immediately start working fine.
bharath said on October 14, 2011

EXCELLENT………….i was struggled a lot………with market with my Htc Wildfire S………….

MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)

This Worked for me fine………………….
Chookenlittle said on October 25, 2011

Thank You so much Roko2010 – worked perfectly without having to do the reset.

Roko2010 said on July 9, 2010
Had the problem with accessing/setting up Google Account.
1. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
2. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> Add account -> Google -> create or log in
works now – not sure if Background data had anything to do with it… Please try and confirm if works for you too…. if not, sorry for wasting your time :)
Anish said on November 3, 2011

Thanks a lot for the Youtube solution
Udayan Thapliyal said on November 11, 2011

The workaround that worked : Log into Youtube with the desired email id. YOUTUBE APP and NOT the website from the browser. Your phone will automatically create an account.
androiduser said on November 13, 2011

You have to enable “Enable Background Data” first, then click on the “Add” account for Gmail, without going through the Factory Reset process.
Syed said on November 16, 2011

Thanks,
A lot guys it worked on my sony ericson W800 android phone.
MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
aicy eltagonde said on November 21, 2011

thank you so much. it works. ive factory reset the phone Galaxy Y (young) . SETTINGS- PRIVACY- CLICK ON FACTORY RESET then erase everything. then, once the phone booted,enter your gmail. i encoutered the same error. so i went to SETTINGS again. then i went to Accounts and Sync. i added my gmail account. then voila! everything works. market is back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thank you so much
rijal said on November 21, 2011

Thanks @Roko2010, you trick is worked!!
jd01 said on November 23, 2011

the youtube fix worked. thank you so much :)
Jeff said on November 25, 2011

please Check the date and time is correct.

I got the same problem and set the DATE and TIME correct, then the problem solved
Andy said on November 28, 2011

Tried resetting on a Sony Ericsson Xperia (X10) and some other fixes. No joy and then the YouTube trick worked a treat. Many thanks!!
Nonoy said on December 8, 2011

Thankyou Roko2010.Doing the following solved my logging in problem Samsung Galaxy S;
1. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> BACKGROUND DATA (TICK!)
2. MENU -> SETTINGS -> Accounts & sync -> Add account -> Google -> create or log inworks now –
Thanks a lot for you help.

———-
worked for me as well! thanks!
Exile said on December 13, 2011

what would be the best turn around in this issue for Galaxy Y without doing factory reset? and if not, would the pre installed apps on the phone will be back after doing so.,
dawit said on December 20, 2011

Hello everyone from Ethiopia,
I had to do a hard reset on t mobil my touch 3g and i cant creat or sign in to google accoun its gives me this error
“Can’t establish a reliable data
connection to the server. This
could be a temporary
problem or your SIM card may not be provisioned for
data services.”
I guess my SIM card has
nothing to do with this since
I can browse any webpage
perfectly, wiz other phone.tnx a lot for ur help.
paul said on December 27, 2011

The youtube trick worked for me on a Sony Xperia X10 mini.

Thanks very much
Fabrizio said on January 3, 2012

Youtube trick worked for me
Hasier said on January 9, 2012

Youtube trick. Awesome!! Thanx
Vlad said on January 10, 2012

Thanks to all! Worked connecting via youtube with new gmail account.
After connecting xperia mini pro sees both gmail accounts. Thanks!
sj24 said on January 14, 2012

this seems to be my problem in my samsung galaxy mini i’ve created an gmail account but everytime i log it in my phone it always says can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server can anyone give me step by step process to fix this thanks a lot..
AJ said on January 17, 2012

the youtube thing worked for me
hossein said on January 23, 2012

i have sony ericsson,live with walkman,i faced to this problem,in order to solve it, i did whatever steve said,finally the problem was solved,thanks steve
Shahrul said on January 24, 2012

i use Sony Ericsson E16i W8 Walkman XPeria Android.. I cant access my gmail account on Market.. i did everything as what u guys said.. but there is nothing different.. but i didn’t reset my factory yet because i worry if i will lost all contact / message..
JiNexusS said on January 27, 2012

tried using the hard reset, youtube trick.. still dosent work for me by the way i have a google nexus S 4.0.3 if you guys know another alternative pls let me know ty.
mendy said on January 29, 2012

yes! the youtube trick worked for me!!
ananda de said on January 31, 2012

Evrything is okk…but cant download from android market…evrytym its showed me unsuccessfull…plz help!!
narayanan said on January 31, 2012

Thanks Roko2010 you are great man…….followed up your idea and now iam accessing my android market….thanks dude.
Anonimouse said on February 4, 2012

I have had this problem for 6 months have tried all the above but nothing works

I don’t understand how you “sign in” to utube? I can launch it but it doesn’t give me an option to log in.

Have been back to the shop many times, thinking of ditching android as I can’t download any apps, what’s the point, iPhone here I come
ryder said on February 9, 2012

I had the following error on samsung s2: Can’t establish a reliable data connection to the server. I fixed it by turning on the background data Sync. I think this the solution for Samsung Galaxy s2
bipul biswas said on February 9, 2012

i cnt log in inti android market on Sony Ericsson W8 mobile for a long time, plz hlp me as soon as psble, plz.

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