I have switched everything to privacy alternatives is it safe to delete my Google account or is it needed for some android features also if I delete my account does Google delete all my data if not, can I request the deletion of my data under the GDPR
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Google Account deletion in theory should delete all data stored in Google, but that theory rests on Google following up on what basically amounts to a pinky promise. As long as you don’t have anything important stored anywhere, like in your Google Drive/Photos, etc…, it should be fine.
Google will eventually delete your data, eventually. You can request the gdpr deletion.
Depending on your phone, you might find life easier with Google account, but it doesn’t need to be your old Google account. It could be a throwaway. Mostly for Play store access. Other than that it’s not necessary
Before you delete your account, make sure you use Google takeout to get all of your data and archive it for your purposes
You can delete Google from your life.
But Google will never delete you from within itself.
You will live in its memory forever.does Google delete all my data
LOL No, they never delete.
Harddisks are cheap, especially when you buy thousands of them.
What you should do: a few days before you set the deleted flag to your account, clear all the data fields that can be empty, and change the ones that cannot be empty. Change them to contain only nonsense. Everything. Your name, your password etc.
There’s definitely history for this. Don’t think it’ll achieve much.
What you should do: a few days before you set the deleted flag to your account, clear all the data fields that can be empty, and change the ones that cannot be empty. Change them to contain only nonsense. Everything. Your name, your password etc.
I doubt this would make much sense since they probably store older revisions of (most) data. You yourself said hard disks are cheap.
by default they require a google account to be able to access the play store on android, but you can use the aurora store app to access it without a google account. you can find it on f-droid.
though be aware that in a year or two google wants to lock out all apps they don’t like, by inserting a check into your phone so that only apps approved by them can be installed from any store. aurora, newpipe and lots of others are not expected to make it.
you are affected if you have google services installed to your phone. this includes if you have the factory operating system on it.Obtainium > F-droid
I would not recommend acual deleting it. Save and delete all your data. Set a new very long password (they allow up to 128 char.). Then never use it again. This prevents impersonation. Nobody knows if/when your account nicht be available sometime after deleting it. Also, if you forget to change your e-mail adress you still have access.
is it needed for some android features
Depends on your phone’s ROM. What are you running?
default hyperos rom sadly no rom for my phone since mediatek
I would try removing your Google account from the phone in settings and see what happens (before you delete the account). If you can survive with the results, go for it!
