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

Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> wrote:

Andrew wrote:
 

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

 
Just using https://m.youtube.com/ would likely be good enough for most
people

To use a Fitbit, you need a Google account (unless you have a legacy Fitbit
account from years ago).  To use the Fitbit app you need to sign in with the
Google account, which installs the Google account centrally on the phone,
which means that account infests the rest of the OS and gets used for other
stuff (eg Play Services/Store).

If your phone vendor supports 'user profiles' you can make a new profile,
add the Google account there. Then it won't interfere with other profiles
and you can terminate the session by logging out after you're done.

Theo