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

Newyana2,

I replaced android with graphene OS.  The phone is switched off unless
I need it (when traveling).  Its main app is OsmAND, a map program.
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  I don't think I can do that with TacFone,

Ah yes, I forgot to mention that my phone is a pixel 6.  The replacing with
graphene OS was done online, using a webbrowser.  Rather painless.

 I have Win11 installed for testing software. I haven't allowed it
online and haven't done much with it.

:-)  As long as you do not connect it to the internet than you are,
ofcourse, shielded from most of the shennigans MS could try to pull.

  Moral of the story, to my mind: Win10 is mostly OK but very brittle
and very bloated.

I would have the same problem(s) with it as you: I tweak the sh*t outof what
I've got running.

So that seems to be further evidence that MS are punishing tweaks.

Think of occams razor: "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately
explained by stupidity."

Regards,
Rudy Wieser