Sold Android phone - buyer now needs my login to activate???

[Android Central Question]

I just sold my LG G5 phone on eBay for spares, as the touchscreen was damaged and could not be used. I used the remote wipe feature on my Google account to remove my details from the phone.
The person who bought the phone is now being asked to provide login details of a Google account which was previously synced with the phone, so has asked me to provide my account name and password. Obviously I'm not keen to handover my credentials, even if it's only for a few minutes before I change my password again.
Is there any way around this - i.e. any way that the buyer can get into the phone without me having to give him my login credentials?

 

[Mooncatt]

Unfortunately no, as this is a security feature to prevent thieves from gaining access to your phone. Your login info will be needed to get into the phone. Once in, you'd need to remove any and all Google accounts from it via the main settings menu. Then you'll reset it again and it'll no longer require your info.

Now whether or not you want to trust that buyer with your info is up to you. It's either that, try to get it back to do this yourself and ship it back to him, or let him return the phone for a refund.

 

[Almeuit]

I just sold my LG G5 phone on eBay for spares, as the touchscreen was damaged and could not be used. I used the remote wipe feature on my Google account to remove my details from the phone.
The person who bought the phone is now being asked to provide login details of a Google account which was previously synced with the phone, so has asked me to provide my account name and password. Obviously I'm not keen to handover my credentials, even if it's only for a few minutes before I change my password again.
Is there any way around this - i.e. any way that the buyer can get into the phone without me having to give him my login credentials?

Yes that is normal because if you wipe the phone in any form or fashion that isn't from the menu of the phone itself it will do the device protection.

 

[hallux]

To add on to what the others said, here's our front-page article on this feature (called Factory Reset Protection) - http://www.androidcentral.com/factory-reset-protection-what-you-need-know