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Re: Why after changing Password at my computer, the Android Gmail is still working without asking for the new password.

amanitron Jun 28, 2012 2:57 AM
Posted in group: Google Mobile Help Forum

Categories: Android Devices : Android Applications :

ASPs and 2 steps and continuing synching aside.

I've always thought the key premise of the google password system, is if something goes wrong, such as my phone being stolen, I could hit 'sign out of all other sessions' and change my password on a desktop, and the phone would largely lock up until it recieved the correct password. Doesn't that make a lot of sense? My phone notifies me it has a sign in error, but lazily allows the user to still browse every email and the rest of the personal information that already exists on the phone.

This half-security baffles me.