XPost: comp.mobile.android, uk.telecom.mobile   
   From: nix@genie.co.uk   
      
   On 09/03/2025 15:36, Marion wrote:   
   > Thanks for that explanation of why people set up a Google Account on their   
   > phone, one reason being that contacts are automatically backed up.   
   >   
   > I can completely understand that concept, which is that contacts can be   
   > backed up, as certainly, a Google Account, by default, will do that feat.   
   >   
   > But so can just about any program that claims to "back up contacts" right?   
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   > Note: I don't use those apps (some of which have their own cloud account)   
   > as I simply export/import (i.e., backup/restore) my contacts sqlite   
   > database directly to/from the PC as I don't have a Google Account set up on   
   > my phone (although I have plenty of "Google Accounts" for the email).   
   >   
   > To transfer my entire homescreen, from one phone to the other, including   
   > all the folders, shortcuts and widgets, I simply use an intelligent   
   > launcher (where I use the last known good version of Nova but others work).   
   >    
      
     But how do you install from google play store without signing in to a   
   Google account on the phone ?   
      
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