cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/22376773

To use Google messages you must sign in to one of your google accounts, even though that was not a requirement until today that I know of or was aware of.

  • trollblox_@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    I hate the Googlopoly too, but it doesn’t say you can’t use messages, just that you can’t use the Google features in the app. Why are you even using Google Messages?

    • Elvith Ma'for@feddit.orgEnglish
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      1 month ago

      I do have Google Messages on my phone, as the pre-installed SMS app doesn’t support RCS (or maybe just doesnt want to talk to the RCS implementation of my mobile network). I tried a few alternatives, but all didn’t want to enable RCS on the mobile network that I’m on or had some other major problems. Google Messages just worked.

      Since today, I cannot access the app without a login. I cannot proceed and access my messages unless I login. It’s not just the Google features as you state, the whole app is now useless.

    • noodlejetski@lemm.eeEnglish
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      1 month ago

      probably because it’s the default SMS app on most Android phones nowadays, and people don’t bother installing a third party one, or aren’t aware that it’s a possibility. or they want to use RCS features.

  • mnmalst@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Why are garbage post like this upvoted?

    The title has nothing todo with what is actually said in the linked article.

    Can we please have some better moderation in this sub.

  • ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 month ago

    Never a bad time to swap out to a degoogled OS. Graphene for pixels, DivestOS for non pixels that are supported, and lineage for the rest.

    • tabular@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 month ago

      If you own a device it does what you want. If you don’t own the device it does want you want only if the real owner says you can.

      Google wants you to have a profile to better track you, and activity make it difficult to remove and replace default apps. The features in the image may not even require an account in principal or in practice.

      • conciselyverbose@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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        1 month ago

        The features in the image very obviously require connection to Google servers, and requiring an account to connect to someone’s servers is entirely normal and justified behavior.