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App Store to Be 'Split in Two' Ahead of EU iPhone Sideloading Deadline (www.macrumors.com)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's de-googling (which I specifically mentioned in my previous comment). I'm talking about the stock experience most people will have on Android. For that, you need a Google account.

An user not familiar with Android will just use the Play Store, and they'll need to log in with Google.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not really, you can just remove your Google Account after setting it up and things will stay working without issue.

You only really need a Google account to download apps from the Play store. But you can use sideloading and different stores for that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

But you can use sideloading and different stores for that.

That's (part of) what I said. You can also remove your Apple ID after you downloaded some apps, but that doesn't change the fact that you need one to do so.