There's a similar thing with Google accounts and Android, amirite? I've avoided having a Google account but it hasn't always been easy.
There's a similar thing with Google accounts and Android, amirite? I've avoided having a Google account but it hasn't always been easy.
I've mostly just used LineageOS for several years now, but I believe the first time setup pushes you to sign in to a Google account, but you can easily skip it. If you do sign in, it's sticky/permanent and I think may require a reinstall to get back out of it.
Lineage is interesting but doesn't support my phone or others that is want. Same with Graphene.
Surprisingly no, you can use an Android phone without an account. Though you cannot install any applications from the Play Store, tbf I'll count that almost as a positive.
Does it allow users to receive Android updates?
I think it does, since the updates are from the manufacturer. I have a OnePlus tablet configured without an account and I'm able to update it no problems.
You can do that just fine. Huge swaths of people just use the Amazon app store or the Samsung One. F-Droid is also an option if you don't want to make any accounts.
Yeah I use f-droid. I wouldn't want to use Amazon or Samsung etc.
you can use an iphone without an apple id.
- you have to dodge dark patterns to get through setup without one
- you can't install software