For me.. the only reason for logging in to Google was to download Syngic and Torque Pro…. The two apps on my remote dashboard.
Michelle Sullivan http://www.mhix.org/ If we don't find a way out of this soon, I'm gonna lose it. Lose it... It means go crazy, nuts, insane, bonzo, no longer in possession of ones faculties, three fries short of a Happy Meal, wacko! > On 28 Aug 2024, at 17:08, Jaroslaw Rafa via mailop <mailop@mailop.org> wrote: > > Dnia 27.08.2024 o godz. 22:35:41 Atro Tossavainen via mailop pisze: >> >> Is this the generic advice that all Android device users should take >> in order to ensure they will be able to continue to use the Google >> account which is essentially mandatory to have in order to use said >> device? If so, how come it is not suggested when you buy a device, >> or when you go through initial setup and plug in an account? > > You can use an Android device without a Google account. There is an option > to skip account setup during device initial setup. My friend uses such a > phone. Only you will be unable to use Google services, especially download > apps from Google Play app store. You can still download apps from the phone > manufacturer's default app store (in this case Samsung) or from third-party > repositories like F-Droid. But except of this, the device works: you can > make calls, send and receive SMS, access Internet, use e-mail etc. > -- > Regards, > Jaroslaw Rafa > r...@rafa.eu.org > -- > "In a million years, when kids go to school, they're gonna know: once there > was a Hushpuppy, and she lived with her daddy in the Bathtub." > _______________________________________________ > mailop mailing list > mailop@mailop.org > https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop _______________________________________________ mailop mailing list mailop@mailop.org https://list.mailop.org/listinfo/mailop