Just ordered a Pixel and wanted to activate it (on Fi, on the line the phone was bought for) and hand it over to someone else*. Can I set-up the phone with just her account or do I have to set myself up on the phone as well? We've done this before with a different phone (4a 5G), and it presents a problem if, say, she wants to turn off data. Anyone know what I can do (or maybe the 4a was a special case)? I'd rather give the kid the phone without having to log onto it myself.

*I'm the account owner but don't use this number so have been giving it to the kid, and unless something has changed, Google won't let me be the account owner without having a phone number with them.

So I have my Google Fi linked to my corp account but recently I left, so I lost access to it. I totally forgot to change the email before I left, is there any way I can change my email account to my personal email and re-access to Fi? Thanks

Hey folks,

Having some trouble signing into the Fi App from my MIL's iPhone. I know, I know...

The issue is the Google Account I signed up with for Fi is suddenly not showing service associated with it. We've had service for over a year, been in the app before for voicemails and such, and no one on our end has touched a thing. She has two emails: One Yahoo account she uses, and one only for Fi service that is not used for anything. There is no possibility it was another email address associated with her service. And, as far as we can tell, no one was hacked or service compromised.

Phone support, as usual, was useless. They basically told me they need the email address on file to do anything. What I gave them doesn't show up in their computer system. And now, basically, I'm kinda screwed unless I know what email is associated with the account. Sounds incredibly weird, but ok.

My MIL is the least tech savvy person ever, so I know she didn't do or change anything. The account runs through me and I never touch a thing with it. So I have no clue what changed, and we still have service...so...yeah. Hoping for some suggestions and I will reach out and make a Reddit request with a little bit more info to them.

Context, I am moving back to US and wanting to set up my wife and daughter with accounts that I pay for via my account although they have their own Google accounts. I’d need to use my account for daughter Fi account. Or is there some other magic way to get them numbers? I don’t need a number as work covers my phone service.