Re: What can't you do on Android WITHOUT a Google Account set up in the OS?

Andrew,

What can't you do on Android WITHOUT a Google Account set up in the OS?
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For example, YouTube app functionality can be replaced by the open-source
NewPipe app, which does NOT need a Google Account set up on the phone.

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That fully depends on when you call a non-Google app a replacement for the
Google one.

Example: On Windows there are several open-source replacements for Word and
Excel.   Some people reject them because they are not one-on-one
replacements.

Also, do realize that as long as you are using Googles Android you are still
part of their ecosystem (search for "google android advertising framework").
Perhaps start with replacing the OS with one which gives you the tools to
tame badly-behaving apps ?

As for your question for us to deliver replacement apps for everything thats
already on you phone and/or available in Googles "walled garden" : why don't
you just take the name of the Google app you're interrested in, pre/append
"open source" or perhaps "replacement" to it, drop it in your favorite
search-engine (Google ? :-) ) and see what you get ?

Perhaps make a list of apps in order of importance to you first ?

Personally I would start with a sand-boxed non-google webbrowser with an
adblocker (and plugin capabilities) and use that to access YouTube e.a.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser