What to do when your Google disabled your Gmail account?

Recently I managed to get my gmail account disabled by Google. At first, I didn’t think that it would be a big deal since free email account can be registered every now and then, if it managed to get disabled/suspended.

gmail disabled

But…. It turns out I WAS WRONG.

See, when Google disabled a Gmail account, it also disabled all other accounts that associates with that account, including (but not limited to) :

  • Youtube (your videos will be inaccessible)
  • Blogger (all your blogs will be made inaccessible)
  • Google+
  • Google Play / Android Market (partially affects your Android phone and contacts, your paid apps will not be available)
  • Google Drive / Google Docs (you won’t be able to access your files /documents)
  • Google Code (loose access to your code repo)
  • And anything that is related to Google service

How does a Gmail account gets disabled ?

Officially Google states that each accounts holder must comply with Google Terms of Service.

Unofficially, there could be tons of reasons why Google disable a particular Google account, which includes:

  • Suspected partaking in spamming activity
  • Age factor (based on D.O.B data entered, those under 13yrs old aren’t allowed to use Google
  • Suspected using illegal credit card (in case of purchasing through Google Wallet or Google Pay)
  • When Google suspect that your account has been compromised
  • etc…

Anyway, they didn’t tell me exactly what I did and why they disabled my account (they tell me that they won’t disclose details to avoid their automated system from being compromised by hackers).

What they do is ask me when the last time I access my account, using which browser and what are the things that I do with my Google account recently before my account being disabled.

After that, within 24 hours, my account has been restored! So if you find yourselves in similar situation, then you should try get some help from Google Products (Gmail) forums. The people there are helpful, as long as you don’t get too emotional and push them too much.

Note that you should understands the Google Product Terms & Policy when you are using any Google Products. Because from what I’ve seen from the forum, there are also those who aren’t as lucky as I am, getting their accounts permanently disabled. Once it is permanently disabled, there are absolutely *ZERO* chances of recovering your precious data.

Be warned.

Youtube: Google+ Music Video

This video sums up just the thing you wanted to know about Google+

LYRICS:
Check my email, got an invite
To a website I don’t know
Looked like googlebuzz at first sight,
But my friend said that’s a no.
Why did we need, another social network?
Doesn’t Facebook work alright?
A new thing for me to learn
This could take all night, Look out!

What is this google +
I don’t Need google +
There’s another +1 and another +1
What is this google +
Hey, Why’s this red thing here?
Go away google +

You want me to put my friends in circles
But circles are for squares
Everday’s like Sophie’s choice
Trying to choose which friend goes where
But No Parents, or Ex-boyfriends…
Can get in without invites
And when I drunkenly post that he’s cute
I can edit it later that night – whoa

I kinda like google +
Can’t believe I’m on google +
Oh another hangout, and another hang out
I dig my google +
Hey, old high school friend
You can’t join my google +

Friends add me, without me adding them
That feature’s really nice
Randos
Uglies
my pot dealer
and all these friend’s I’ve never liked
No one knows, my circle names,
So even good friend’s get handpicked
Do you make it into my main feed
or do I add you to my circle of pricks

I’m in love with google plus
I’m judgemental on goggle +
and Another douchebag and another loser
You didn’t make my google plus
Hey, Now I’m a facist pig
Thank you google plus!

Google Friend Connect is back at Mypapit GNU/Linux Blog

Google Friends Connect (GFC) Widget is finally back at Mypapit GNU/Linux blog sidebar! Users now can elect to follow the blog updates publicly or privately on the GFC widget and can even invite friends to join in together.

Why not Facebook fan pages?
While I myself have a Facebook account, I strongly disagree with Facebook move to discontinue the use of certain of their older application API almost abruptly. This gives a bad impression to me that Facebook can suddenly changed their mind about Facebook Platform (the one that powered Facebook Fan Pages) and discontinuing part of the API in the future.

On the other hand, please Follow my blog for the latest updates!

Video: Playing tunes on Google Guitar Doodle

Google has made a playable guitar doodle to commemorate the birthday anniversary of Les Paul, the electric guitar inventor. Although lacking few notes as well as the ability to lengthen the notes– within hours, people have come ups with guitar tabs for for playing popular songs on this doodle.

Among the tabs:
Intro of One – Metallica – DJDG AJAG DJDG AJAGK DJDG SJSG AJAG
Godfather – DHKJH KHJH FGD
Smoke on the Water – SFG SFG HSFG FS
Twinkle-Twinkle little star – AAGGHHG FFDDSSA GGFFDDS GGFFDDS AAGGHHG FFDDSSA
Happy Birthday – AASAFD AASAGF AAKHFDS KKFGF
Yankee Doodle – KKL; – K;L – KKL; – KJ – KKL; – FDSA – JGHJ