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Serious question: how? I had been a google avoider for years already when I upgraded to a smartphone, and a mandatory part of the setup was creating an @gmail
by blahedo 6y ago
Serious question: how? I had been a google avoider for years already when I upgraded to a smartphone, and a mandatory part of the setup was creating an @gmail for it, that I couldn't steer around or find an alternative to. I only use that account to "forward stuff to my phone" but I did still need to create it, afaik.
- Bnshsysjab 6y agoYou can skip the step, or sign out. I think this loses access to the App Store though.
- iforgotpassword 6y agoAt least a while ago you could skip setting up an account. But that means you need to use an alternate app store. Or you get a device that is supported by lineage. Then you're even freed from all the Google related services that would otherwise still run in the background and do who knows what. You'd still need an alternate way of getting apps, and even if you sideload them, some might not work since they rely on Google play services. Or you get a Chinese phone, since Google is banned there they all have alternate app stores, plus a crap load of shovelware that spams your notifications with ads and you share all your personal data with a different government agency than you would with the Google variant.
- remir 6y agoI think you can create an account without using Gmail as the email. For example, you could create a Google Account with joe.smith@outlook.com if you wanted to. At least, that was possible some years ago.