ONN Box Setup without personal email

Do you know how to get out of the basic mode and back to the original without having to reset the Onn box?

You can go to settings and click ā€œadd accountā€ or ā€œset up google tvā€. Either one will bring you out of basic mode without resetting the device. As long as your developer options and USB debugging settings are still enabled

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I sign in to my google acount and no difference…
Do I need to add my account again?
Thanks in advance…

You’ll need to sign back in to google again, however it won’t delete any apps you added.

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I’ll give it a try…
Thanks

Just add a google account

Tried that, no change…

Thanks a bunch, this does work!!!

Unlike sticks that keep the side loaded apps (:thinking:) onn box might not… Now, I might be reaching here… If yer trying to slang the onn box loaded already, that’s a diff story we can’t say here :grimacing:

Whats the hotel trick? I usually have to connect to my phone hotspot in hotel.

Turn the date and time setting on the box to manual. That’s it. Just one setting change.

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just sign out on that onn box on your google account after you finish setting it up for him lol or you can set it up using his google account than he can download anything he wants too lol

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Not everyone has a google account or wants one. Especially people who have all apple products.

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Did you get a account installed? Found out you have to add a account from home page using the account button at the top left.

Do I need to use a different account or the same one?

Different

Not everyone wants an Apple account. But there is Apple TV.

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By basic mode, do you mean ā€œapps onlyā€ mode? If so, it’s just a toggle switch in Settings. Under Accounts, I believe.

2 different things,ā€¦ā€œapps onlyā€ you still are signed into a google account ,… ā€œbasic modeā€ no google account,…which means no google store and you can’t rearrange apps on home screen.

But can you install apps?
If so, can you install google app store?