Android Forces Me to Accept Logging into My Google Account to SMS

LMountainManeuver on 11/12/2024 - 10:36
Last edited 11/12/2024 - 11:49 by 1 other user

My Moto G54, is forcing me to login to a Google account, no decline option.

I cannot send an SMS otherwise, but phoning ok though, after an update. Anyone else?

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  • Duckie2hh on 11/12/2024 - 10:37
    -5

    What's a Moto?

  • MountainManeuver on 11/12/2024 - 10:37

    Motorola

  • Caped Baldy on 11/12/2024 - 10:45
    +2

    Me too. There's been an update to the default messages app. It allows for more functionality in the app.

    Your best option is to use an alternative SMS messaging app.

    • geekcohen on 11/12/2024 - 10:47

      Your best option is to use an alternative SMS messaging app.

      Like what?

    • bargaino on 11/12/2024 - 11:55
      +7

      Not necessary. See zoob below.

      https://support.google.com/messages/answer/14357725?hl=en#zi…

      1- Open Google Messages .
      2- At the top right, tap your Profile picture and then Down arrow and then Use without an account .
      When you use Google Messages without an account, you may not have access to features like Magic Compose, Device Pairing or Gemini. Your profile isn't shared with anyone, and you won't find other users' profiles.

    • ATTS on 13/12/2024 - 15:40

      Is this only for moto g series line

      • Caped Baldy on 13/12/2024 - 22:57

        No, other android devices too.

        • ATTS on 14/12/2024 - 13:00

          Thanks saw below

  • TEER3X on 11/12/2024 - 10:50

    Got it yesterday, pixel phone. Weird.

  • Jake17 on 11/12/2024 - 10:52

    just change in the settings to use the original style messaging app, that happened with me when I upgraded my phone a few months back,

    • ATTS on 13/12/2024 - 15:41

      What phone btw? Thinking of upgrading to a galaxy ultra

      • Jake17 on 13/12/2024 - 16:07

        S24+

        • ATTS on 13/12/2024 - 16:27

          Thanks. Oh so can revert the settings.

          • Jake17 on 13/12/2024 - 19:29

            @ATTS: Yeah. Go to Default apps. And change it where it has the sms app

  • scrimshaw on 11/12/2024 - 10:53
    +3

    You can try installing an alternative SMS app.

    SMS Organizer (made by Microsoft. No ads) (might be region locked to India?)
    Chomp SMS (Contains ads)

    and there are quite a few open source ones you can grab on F-Droid

  • zoob on 11/12/2024 - 10:56
    +5

    If you go into the app and click on the person icon there is an option to use without an account which allows you to sign out.

  • Nillionaire on 12/12/2024 - 17:50

    …do you not have a google account?

    • fromthehatch on 13/12/2024 - 16:41

      The problem when merges like this happens is what it does to people in your contact list.

      I had this issue before when Microsoft combined skype with Hotmail.

      Suddenly i had gaming friends from MSN messenger on the same contact list as family and work colleagues. This made my work day a nightmare as i was getting messages about game related stuff with no way to filter it out.

      Extremely unproductive and distracting. I learned from that experience. Fortunately theres an easy to opt out for this google case.

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