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I really wish they would drop the Google play requirement on Android. I have Google play installed on my Samsung but it's just not logged in. You don't need to be logged in for a lot of functionality like push notifications.

Every single app works fine that way, except ChatGPT. It opens the play store login page then exits. I have no problems with apps from 2 banks, authenticators etc etc.

It's just so weird that they force me to make an account with one of their biggest competitors in AI. I just don't want to, I don't trust Google with my data. By not logging in they have some but not a lot.

iOS isn't an option either because it's too locked down. I need things like sideloading and full NFC access for things like OpenPGP.



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