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.

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tick_tock_tick 9 hours ago | parent | next [-]

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.

	▲	throwaway81523 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yeah I use f-droid. I wouldn't want to use Amazon or Samsung etc.

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opan 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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.

	▲	throwaway81523 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Lineage is interesting but doesn't support my phone or others that is want. Same with Graphene.

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as1mov 10 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

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.

	▲	type0 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Does it allow users to receive Android updates?

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m463 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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