Google sparks privacy outrage by quietly linking phone numbers to secondary accounts on Android phones — here's how to disable it

The Google Pixel 11 Pro XL

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Android devices have started automatically linking your phone number to all signed-in Google accounts

This is a privacy issue for anyone with multiple accounts who doesn't want their phone number linked to secondary ones

You can toggle this feature off, but some users claim it reverts back anyway

Google has never exactly been a bastion of privacy, but its reputation has just taken another hit with a controversial new Android…