Yeah, that's the downside...it appears that for the average Android user without a desktop or Amber solution, there's not much available. Also, there's not a whole lot of vandalism protection built-in, another potential issue in the future. I need to solve that soon. Currently backing up db every hour. I'm torn about this decision, but it seem work for gifbuddy.
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I think a few places use the DM a code option. It's a simple way to prove account ownership.