Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by BiteCode_dev 1823 days ago
I used android for 5 years without an account. You can side load, use fdroid or apkpure.
2 comments

Why not create a throwaway account? When you setup the phone, just go through the process of setting up your fake Google account, and don't use it for anything aside from the Play Store for easily downloading and updating apps.
Because once you have that account, it links all apps data to it, and you give enough data about yourself to be indentified somewhere else even without the account.
That sounds like a "Pro" feature. Too bad MS isn't releasing a "Pro" version of Windows 11. Oh wait.