07-11-2020, 11:34 AM
(07-10-2020, 03:28 PM)heng Wrote: Why are you using google stuff when you got a Linux phone? Linux phones are about privacyThis kind of attitude is what turns people off of the platform.
There is absolutely a vast improvement to your privacy using Google services on a Linux-based device (that doesn't have play services installed and isn't siphoning your location / all your data constantly) while still using the services that Google provides.
Privacy isn't an all or nothing gambit, and it is reasonable that a user might want to use Gmail or Google Calendar as they provide a free and meaningful service even if they want to support an alternative to Android and iOS for other reasons.
That said, back on topic: The easiest way should be to go to settings > accounts and add your Google account there, but I haven't tested that myself on the latest dev channel so I don't know if it's working. You might find better answers on the UBPorts forum (https://forums.ubports.com). A cursory search seems to imply this has broken a few times in the past, but mostly the instructions ended up being "wait for an update, try again" if you're not interested in running a custom .deb image or some other.