Yes. You can disable it. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7539956 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7539956 . It would have been nice for the

Yes. You can disable it. https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7539956 https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/7539956 . It would have been nice for the parent comment to include that, since it changes the situation significantly.