On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 3:52 PM DEP/Dodo <depfah...@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sat, Sep 12, 2015 at 11:36 PM, Kenneth Ayers <justkenn...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> If you're logged into your Google account on your phone then Google does
>> know what your device is.  How else would they be able to determine whether
>> or not an app was compatible with your device?
>>
> ​So when I was on my desktop computer last night, Google knew it was that
> and not my phone?
>
> Try going to this link from your laptop and see if it correctly identifies
>> your device:
>>
>> https://www.google.com/android/devicemanager?hl=en&u=0
>>
>
> ​
> See the screen shot for what I got when I went to the link you provided,
> Ken.  I opted to not go farther than this.​
>
> ​
>
> ​It doesn't seem to me to correctly identify my device since I wasn't
> using my Samsung Android phone.  ??
>
>
No, the device manager isn't attempting to identify what you're using at
that particular moment.  Rather it lists those mobile devices that you have
used in the past to login to your account. That way Google can aid you in
identifying apps that are compatible with your devices.

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