Initial Setup

[Deleted User]

I did a Factory Reset on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A - 2016 version (SM-T580NZWAXAR) & want to know if the tablet can still be used w/o setting up a Wi-Fi connection?

Example: Windows can be setup w/a Local Account, no Microsoft account needed.
Can this be done on the tablet? Just a local account & not a Google account?

 

[Dannydet]

If it's running Android it needs a Google account

 

[ocnbrze]

yeah need wifi just to get google acct set up.....once that is done then you should be fine. just go to your local cafe and sign in and you are good to go.

 

[Hadron]

If it's running Android it needs a Google account

If it's running stock Samsung Android it needs a Google account.

Now unless you are going to get into custom ROMs (assuming this device is even rootable) that's a meaningless distinction, but it is possible to have Android without Google (my old HTC One is now completely Google-free, though it's very much a backup/toy device now rather than my daily driver - and actually I've not found time to play with it much in the last year or so).