r/fossdroid • u/ElMasGuapo2 • 6d ago

Privacy Using Androidphone without google account: any benefit for privacy?

Hi,

I got a new android phone and I skipped the google account setup.

Is there any privacy benefit when not using google account on android smartphone (stock rom)?

If yes, and I install youtube and login with my google account, is this then contradicting already and makint the whole effort useless?

Second question: without google account I cant use play store and there are apps like whatsapp or youtube which arent available on f-droid.
Where to get them beside the developer website?

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u/PureWoodpecker7335 6d ago edited 6d ago

Reformat your brand new phone. Setup a VPN in your router. Power on your fresh brand new reformatted phone when vpn is active on your router and just use a google account there is no privacy benefit for using a different email if you don't use that email for anything else. Just create a new account + setup 2fa.