Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Fix Couldn't Sign In Error in Gmail Applications

Gmail app is one of the stock apps available inside Samsung Galaxy SIII that you can use to send or receive email messages. The username and password of the Gmail account also can be use to login and using another Google services, such as Google Play Store, Youtube, etc.

See also: How to Send Email Messages Using Gmail Apps on Samsung Galaxy S3

However, in certain condition you may have to open the same Gmail account on the web and change the password. Other times, you may noticed that your phone give you a notification of sign-in error when the Gmail account try to sync in the background resulting you can't login and using your Gmail account in Gmail app.


How to solve sign-in error on Gmail apps?
There are two ways available to fix the problem as listed below.
I. From the notification bar
After you've change the Gmail password on the web, when the Gmail app in the phone try to sync then you should see a exclamation sign in the notification bar. If so, do as follows:
  1. Pull down the notification bar.
  2. Tap the sign-in error message.
  3. Now you should see a Re-type password screen which will allow you to enter your new Gmail password.
  4. If the password you have entered is correct, then you should be able to login to your Gmail account.

II. From the Gmail app
If you encountering this error but don't see a sign-in error message in notification bar or you may have accidentally cleared them, then you can fix this problem through the Gmail app by following the steps listed below:
  1. Go to Apps through the Home screen.
  2. Tap Gmail.
  3. Tap Sync button.
  4. Now you should see Couldn't sign in error message appears with the SIGN-IN link.
  5. Tap the SIGN-IN link.
  6. Now you should see a screen which will allow you to enter your new Gmail password.
  7. If the password you've entered is correct, then you should be able to login and use your Gmail account in your phone.

Well, these are two possible ways that you can do to fix the sign-in error message on your Gmail apps due to password changes. So, hope this helps :)
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous8 October 2014 at 11:33

    Hi
    I got a new galaxy s3 but I am having trouble with logging in to play store and all other apps that use Gmail accounts. I get 'unable to establish a secure connection...' every time I try to log in. I factory reset and hard reset my but to no avail. Even the YouTube trick recommended on some forums didn't work for me. Please help me work this out as this is getting really annoying.
    Thanks.

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    1. Rehan10 October 2014 at 17:48

      Hi Zainab,
      Thanks for coming.
      Soon after I read your comment, I tried searching the most relevant solution for your problem since I never experienced this problem. In XDA-developer forum, there's a user that has managed to solve a similar problem as yours, but it needed to root the phone.
      However, since your phone is new (which probably still under warranty), I think it'd better if you ask for replacement.

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