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Google is naggy, which is annying, I agree. But as far as I know they let you turn everything off.

• Zhyl 2y ago
  Can you download apps and use the app store without a Google account? That's probably the biggest analogue to TFA here.
  • beeboobaa3 2y ago
    Sure, it's not convenient for normies but you can just download the apk from somewhere and then install it, just like you can do with an .exe or installer on windows.
  • weberer 2y ago
    You can use Fdroid and sideload apps, but Google makes it impossible to run most apps without Google Play Services running in the background.
    • beeboobaa3 2y ago
      > but Google makes it impossible to run most apps without Google Play Services running in the background. It's actually the developers of the app doing that. I make sure to minimize such dependencies.