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The NVIDIA Shield TV, which runs Android TV, can no longer be initialized without signing in with a Google account, the setup screen will refuse to get past tha
by dessant 6y ago
The NVIDIA Shield TV, which runs Android TV, can no longer be initialized without signing in with a Google account, the setup screen will refuse to get past that step, even if you don't have an internet connection.
The forced login is likely illegal, because there is no mention of a requirement for a Google account in their marketing materials or on their sales pages.
The device stays perfectly functional if the the network connection is cut off within seconds after signing in, and the account can be removed after the setup is complete. The only drawback is that you can't update apps from Google Play, unless you add a Google account again.
- cornedor 6y agoIn Europe it definitely is illegal under the GDPR
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoiOS 14 now requires an account to enable the phone. It literally just bricked my test iPhone SE.
- gruez 6y agoAre you sure it's not the icloud lock?
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoNo, it's a requirement after updating to have an icloud account in order to get past the out of the box screen.
- simonh 6y agoThat doesn't sound right. You do need an iCloud account to enable some functionality, for example to enable seamlessly switching AirPods between different Apple devices.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoI started the phone, put the pin in and triggered the upgrade. After the upgrade completed there is an only an option to put in a email/password for icloud and there is no "skip" or "do later" button I could find. I'm pretty derpy but I can tell you it is true.
- LexGray 6y agoSounds like you picked up the SE used and it had an activation lock. One of the more annoying things Apple has done was to take down the page for checking that before purchase. That or you put in an iCloud account at some point but it did not get removed successfully.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoNope, found it eventually. iOS 14 merges the 'not now' from iOS 13 into a 'forgot my account or don't set up now'.
- m463 6y agoI didn't try 14, but on 13 on the "sign in to apple id" screen, you say "don't have one", then say set up later. has this been removed? It might be getting into GDPR violation territory.
- WrtCdEvrydy 6y agoOkay, good call, they merged this into "forgot password or don't have one". It still tries to talk you out of it with a pop up with a highlighted button of "sign up now". Dark patterns... I can see why the older generation is scared of the hardware.