Know what you mean. I'm just setting up a new smartphone which is, let's face it, just a lesser computer and I'm running into that almost every time I want to access an app.
I don't like having Google in my life, but my buddy, who's helping me with this setup, says it's no big deal just a fact of modern life....I'm not so sure.
Go to https://myaccount.google.com and navigate to Security > See All Connections, then click the gear icon. Disable the toggle next to "Google account Sign-in Prompts" to remove sign-in prompts from websites.
Brad’s Page of Steel
A web site devoted to acoustic & electric lap steel guitars
I flat out refuse to be manipulated by google. Instead i ask, ... you guessed it, my mother in law.
I let HER be the boss. Saves time and frustration.
Plus - super bonus, when something goes wrong, I didn't do it. Still get blamed, but I know I didn't do it.