How do I remove primary gmail account w/o factory reset?

[BillK2]

I have another gmail account the one primary has no account associated with it.  I want to delete it and replace with another gmail account.  Can I do this w/o losing my apps and data?

[wsl03]

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BillK2 wrote:

I have another gmail account the one primary has no account associated with it.  I want to delete it and replace with another gmail account.  Can I do this w/o losing my apps and data?

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I'm fairly positive that you have to do a factory reset in order to remove the primary gmail account from the phone. You could back up all the data on the phone to a computer if you didnt want to have to download it all again.

[GreatOffender]

From your home screen go into "settings". 

Go to "Accounts & Sync"

Go to "Google"

You should have a button to "Remove Account"

[Jax_Omen · Accepted solution]

That button only appears for "extra" gmail accounts, the primary gmail account, which is what paid apps are saved to, can ONLY be changed via factory reset.