Hey, can't log me into Chrome if I don't have it ;)
Unless they also forced download and installation of Chrome. But nobody would tolerate that, right?
Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome
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Re: Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome
#172It started with an older version. Logging into Google automatically linked your Google account to the settings page. At least in the last version, clearing your private data (ctrl-shift-delete) no longer deleted Google cookies. To completely log out required manually digging into the advanced settings and then rebooting the browser. Google fundamentally doesn't respect user privacy, and people should use Firefox.
I agree, sadly its never that simple. I tried diligently (all in) to use Quantum when it came out, for over a month. It just wasn't stable/fast enough when running a larger number of tabs. I'm hopeful it will get there soon and I can ditch Chrome but its just not there for me, yet.
Re: Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome
#173So... I just updated Chrome and restarted it. I'm signed in to my gmail and gsuite accounts. Other than my gmail interface being annoyingly updated without asking me, I'm not being automatically signed into Chrome.
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#175Earlier quoted context omitted.
Advice on a good mail service? I've got one foot in the door of really increasing my privacy online but one is still stuck behind with Google products.
Protonmail or fastmail are both decent.
Or cock.li, countermail.com, scryptmail.com, tutanota.com or vfemail.net.
Re: Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome
#176It's not a bug -- it's asshole design.
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#177Earlier quoted context omitted.
I completely switched whenever FF quantum was released to stable. The experience is amazing. I will say I think chrome dev tools are better though.
Also, last time I checked the Firefox UI uses more screen real estate, leaving a little less space for the content. The difference with chrome is small, but clearly noticeable. If Mozilla fixes this, then they have an additional user ;)
If you haven't seen it, you can put dev tools in its own window.
Re: Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome
#178Once again G Suite customers get the shaft. I have a personal Gmail account, and a business G Suite account, and this change makes working with the two accounts a complete pain. All my years of Chrome bookmarks/settings/etc. are associated with my personal account, so I want the browser itself to always be logged in with that identity. But I want to be logged into my business G Suite email account "by default" when I…
> I wonder if Google employee accounts were to be considered business G Suite-like instead of consumer Gmail like, all these kinds of problems that constantly keep popping up for G Suite customers wouldn't be fixed overnight.
I'm not sure if this makes much of a difference to your case. I imagine most employees are using different profiles for work and personal. I always did this.. it makes for a nice firewall as well between accounts (never need to worry about awkward history when I present to co-workers).
Re: Tell HN: Using Gmail? You will be force logged into Chrome
#179It started with an older version. Logging into Google automatically linked your Google account to the settings page. At least in the last version, clearing your private data (ctrl-shift-delete) no longer deleted Google cookies. To completely log out required manually digging into the advanced settings and then rebooting the browser. Google fundamentally doesn't respect user privacy, and people should use Firefox.
I agree, sadly its never that simple. I tried diligently (all in) to use Quantum when it came out, for over a month. It just wasn't stable/fast enough when running a larger number of tabs. I'm hopeful it will get there soon and I can ditch Chrome but its just not there for me, yet.
You might want to try it again. I have over 80 Firefox tabs open in multiple windows, multiple containers, and two Firefox profiles. It's still extremely fast.
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Most people do want that, though. They literally want Google to sync everything for them. Makes sense to me, I don't see your POV to be super common, honestly, except maybe amongst the die hard tech people of hn and such.
In mobile I want/have the bookmarks that make sense for mobile usage. I believe this applies to most people.
Which is why there's a seperate folder in Google bookmarks for mobile bookmarks.