Not using Google on my phone

**ODAAT** · 02-26-2012, 03:41 PM

Bearing in mind I have a fully rooted phone with HTC Sense, how easy would it be to banish Google from my phone completely? I mean, I could use a different search engine and have a different email address. Do I need a Google account for anything else? Or would the phone just stop working without Google's involvement?

Just curious.

**axne1** · 02-26-2012, 04:05 PM

My dad changed his HTC HD 2 that's a windows phone, and changed it to a Android version 4.0.3 ics. Its possible.

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**GNex Girl** · 02-26-2012, 04:09 PM

Originally Posted by ODAAT

Bearing in mind I have a fully rooted phone with HTC Sense, how easy would it be to banish Google from my phone completely? I mean, I could use a different search engine and have a different email address. Do I need a Google account for anything else? Or would the phone just stop working without Google's involvement?

Just curious.

You can run Android without a Google account. Only thing is you can't download apps from the Market without a Google account.

**PvilleComp** · 02-26-2012, 04:26 PM

Just out of curiosity... why do you want to take google off your phone?

**GNex Girl** · 02-26-2012, 04:28 PM

Originally Posted by PvilleComp

Just out of curiosity... why do you want to take google off your phone?

I am not the OP, but for me the issue is privacy. Have you read Google's new (anti) privacy policy? They are collecting a whole lot of data about people.

**ODAAT** · 02-27-2012, 01:02 AM

Yes, privacy for me too. I just read an article about all the data they are collecting. I am not sure if I am prepared to sacrifice Marketplace though. I am not sure how interested Google could be in my online activity, but there is a principle behind it. It just makes me feel uncomfortable.