Google automatically links a user's phone number to all signed-in Google accounts on an Android device without explicit consent.

Google quietly enabled an opt-out Android feature ("Verify phone numbers automatically") that links your phone number to every Google account signed in on your device, including work and secondary profiles. 🔒 Turning the setting off only stops future checks. Any numbers already linked must be manually deleted from each account. https://www.androidauthority.com/google-auto-phone-number-verification-android-3723117/ #android #privacy

Google is silently linking your phone number across all Google accounts [on Android] https://www.androidauthority.com/google-auto-phone-number-verification-android-3723117/

Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts https://www.androidauthority.com/google-auto-phone-number-verification-android-3723117/ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50090349

Android’s phone number verification setting is opt-out, and links your number across every Google account on your device: __www.androidauthority.com/google-auto-phone-number-verification-android-3723117 https://www.androidauthority.com/google-auto-phone-number-verification-android-3723117/ (Google is silently linking your phone number across all signed-in accounts) * Google now automatically verifies and attaches your phone number to every Google account signed in on your Android device without explicit prompts.