A Google Account Does Not Have To Be Based On A GMail (Google Email) Address

Blogger updated their login screen, to make it more consistent with Google login displays and policies, over a year ago. Occasionally, in Blogger Help Forum: Something Is Broken, we still see evidence of confusion.

Some time ago, Google started making users to sign in with a Google address. I did not want a Google email address, but since Blogger was requiring it, I had to make one. I never had any intention of using it, but only wanted to use Blogger. Why did Google make the sign in procedure for Blogger the same as Google mail?

This person, as with other Blogger blog owners, does not understand the difference between a Google account, and a GMail (Google email) account.

When Blogger changed their login screen, and started instructing us to

Sign in with your Google account

they were making the term "Google account" more inclusive - not making the term "Blogger account" obsolete, or less inclusive.

A Google account, in this case, is based upon your current Blogger account. A Blogger account can be based on a GMail email address - or it can, just as easily (more easily, actually) be based on a non GMail email address.

When you see a reference to "your Google account", don't spend time complaining about violation of your right to choose your email address. Just use your Blogger account.

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