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From: Richmond <dnomhcir@gmx.com>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.android
Subject: Re: Samsung account
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2024 22:26:17 +0000
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AJL <noemail@none.com> writes:

> On 3/13/2024 2:14 PM, VanguardLH wrote:
>> AJL <noemail@none.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On 3/13/24 7:12 AM, Richmond wrote:
>>>
>>>> I don't remember why I did it, but I created a Samsung account,
>>>> probably I thought it would be useful or helpful. But then I got
>>>> pestered for ages about agreeing to new terms and
>>>> conditions. Eventually I signed in and agreed to them because there
>>>> was no way to stop the notifications. Then I got pestered with
>>>> notices about logging into my account, although it wasn't me, it
>>>> was the phone. I've now deleted my Samsung account but I wonder
>>>> what the point of it was, and why I couldn't turn of notifications?
>>>> I would ask Samsung but it seems they don't like people contacting
>>>> them.
>>>
>>> I'm posting this with a Samsung Galaxy S9FE tablet which I recently
>>>  acquired. Likewise it kept bugging me to turn on the Samsung
>>>  account. I have a Samsung Galaxy S10+ phone so I went through the
>>>  same thing with it some years back. My solution was to use my fake
>>>  name and email and sign in then, and so did it again with this
>>>  tablet. No more bugging and everything is working fine. If you
>>>  can't fight it, join it...  ;)
>>
>> The notifications are via e-mail instead of SMS text?
>
> For me the "bugging" was through various popups on the device. So far
> no email on my fake account after my latest sign-in and no text since
> they don't have my phone number. Dunno about Richmond...

As far as I remember they were notifications, but when I went into the
notifications options they were not listed so I couldn't block them or
see what app they were coming from. I have now created a new account...

(What is a fake account? if you have access to the email then it isn't
fake?)