On Wed, 22 May 2019 09:07:26 +0200 (GMT+02:00), Libor Striz wrote:
> Using term "email" account may be unlucky, possibly leading to confussion.
>
> I would distinguish
> Google ID with email address format
> and
> Google/Gmail email account linked to such ID.
>
> As one can use the ID for general Google authentication, but not it's email account,
> or vice versa
> or both.
Hi Poutnik,
Yours is a good point, where I am clarifying here that I'm talking about a
Google Account, which, to my knowledge, and, so far, to anyone's knowledge
who has responded, is NOT needed for Android to work just fine.
I've had, for quite some time now, no Google Account on my Android phone,
even as I own a Google Email Address that I can access on my Android phone.
As I've mentioned elsewhere, I originally tried to access that Google mail
account using the Gmail app, but that app, paradoxically, _insisted_ on
syncing my contacts and other files with Google servers, against my wishes
- so I have replaced it with a non-Google MUA (such as K-9 is) as per:
Bear in mind the goal of this thread is to improve our capabilities
o By eliminating the Google Account altogether - including Email.
My belief system is not imaginary like nospam's often proves to be.
o I do NOT have a Google Account and my unrooted Android works fine...
AFAICT...
1. There's full access to Android sans a Google Account
2. There's full access to the Google Play store (via Aurora)
3. There's full access to system updates (AFAIK)
4. There's full access to app updates (via Aurora, F-Droid, etc.)
5. There's full access to automatic backups,
etc.
Since my belief system is not only _based_ on facts ...
o But my belief system is bolstered by facts.
I _love_ facts - so I'm not afraid of technical facts like nospam is
o I'm not afraid to ask direct challenging questions about facts
I've asked the relevant question of _others_ over in this thread:
o Is there any free FUNCTIONALITY that you need to do on Android, that you can't do WITHOUT a Google Account?
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https://groups.google.com/d/msg/comp.mobile.android/xzaii4eUY_E/8ZI6VRL8AAAJ>
Nobody has come up with any justification for what Carlos & nospam claim
o Not even Carlos or nospam, which, interestingly, is always the case
It's terrifying how many people own completely imaginary belief systems
o Which are based, apparently, on exactly _zero_ actual facts.
Moving forward, in _testing_ the Google Account replacements specifically
for email, I tested the following, so far, with their free web access:
Someone who was being purposefully helpful suggested testing IMAP/POP3
o Where they prefer Thunderbird (but, personally, I hate Thunderbird)
Hence, I'll be testing their IMAP/POP access suggestion using the
cross-compatible Mac Linux Windows Android & iOS "Claws" MUA...
o Claws Mail <
https://www.claws-mail.org/>
With the following IMAP/POP settings, which I need to hone better:
GMX:
o POP3:
pop.gmx.com:995/SSL/TLS 110/none
o IMAP4:
imap.gmx.com:993/SSL/TLS 143/none
o SMTP:
mail.gmx.com:465/TLS 587/none
As always, I'll share my results with the team since Usenet is a potluck
where everyone's value is in what technical information they bring to the
table.
After preliminary lookups on the settings for each server, the only two
that I expect might be problematic, are Proton Mail & Tutanota, where I ask
others, who are more experienced than I, to add their knowledge and wisdom
to the Usenet potluck picnic so that all benefit from their efforts.
The goal is noble, which is to find a decent replacement for the Google
Email account - where any purposefully helpful adult related technical
information is both welcomed and appreciated - as rare as it may be.