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Pfft. I bought a super cheap Android phone, and can't even download a single app without signing up for a google account!
by grecy 9y ago
Pfft. I bought a super cheap Android phone, and can't even download a single app without signing up for a google account!
- vetinari 9y agoYou mean you cannot download it from Google Play Store? That's right, that's the thing that analyzes you, why would you do that? Instead, use alternatives: https://f-droid.org/ https://f-droid.org/ https://www.amazon.com/getappstore https://www.amazon.com/getappstore http://shouji.baidu.com/ http://shouji.baidu.com/ https://store.yandex.com/ https://store.yandex.com/ or any other store, or just install your favorite apks.
- derefr 9y agoSo sign up for a Google Account. As long as you're not using Google+, there's no requirement that a Google Account have accurate, personally-identifying information. And if it's only used to sign into the Play Store, then all Google will know about "you" is what apps you've downloaded. (And you can sign back out of the Play Store in Settings right after if you want, though you won't be able to retrieve updates then.)
- lern_too_spel 9y agoSure you can. You're free to download from the Amazon App Store or any other app store or even get your apps directly from the developer. You're confusing your cheap Android phone with an expensive iPhone. On the latter, you need an Apple account just to download apps, and their App Store tracks you exactly the same amount as Google's Play Store.