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Re:Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users ... by KallDrexx on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @02:50PM (#29999040)
It's not just that I can't use them for email anymore. I wouldn't mind that.

But now I'll lose access to any purchases on my phone, my Youtube purchases and history, I need to create a new account for my phone, etc....

Re:Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users ... by Macha on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:04PM (#29999213)
Maybe it's just a relic of me holding out for the Google Plus migration so long but my youtube account is a "brand account" which is definitely a thing I can transfer to another google account (indeed there were a few youtubers who got famously scammed last summer into doing this). Maybe yours is set up similarly?

Android apps will be a pain. I have apps that are no longer sold, or am grandfathered on a premium 1 time purchase for stuff that is now subscription based, etc.

Re:Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users ... by KallDrexx on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:14PM (#29999354)
Looks like that may not be possible for people in my situation. From the youtube docs:

> You can move your channel and its videos over from one account to another. Note that if your account is a supervised account or a work or school account, you cannot move your channel.

So it depends if g suite is considered a "work or school" account or not.

Re:Google requiring all ‘G Suite legacy free edition’ users ... by KallDrexx on Wednesday January 19, 2022 @03:08PM (#29999274)
> Maybe it's just a relic of me holding out for the Google Plus migration so long but my youtube account is a "brand account" which is definitely a thing I can transfer to another google account (indeed there were a few youtubers who got famously scammed last summer into doing this). Maybe yours is set up similarly?

Could be. I'd have to figure this out, thanks for the heads up.