^ Maybe I linked my accounts and then forgot about it then? Hmmm...


It's not that. It's just a matter of personal privacy. Most people don't like the idea of a corporation logging everything they do on the internet. It's not always because they're worried about what they'll do with that information, but because most people hate the idea of being categorised and numbered in such a way.

It's also bloody invasive.

Great news.

Youtube is a service offered by Google, same as Gmail and all that, you SHOULD be able to use the same account for all of their services.

It seems most people are complaining because they don't have a google account

Still don't quite understand why, since you can make your Google account credentials *Exactly* the same as your old Youtube credentials if you want to. Google already has your Youtube credentials, so it's not like you are giving them information they didn't already have. All they are doing is consolidating their services.

To reiterate: Getting a google account does NOT mean you have to get gmail. You can use whatever email you currently use with your google account.


Eh, don't know what's going on with you. I've never had to give Google any phone number. They do offer password recovery by text and two-factor authentication by phone, but both of those things are optional

I don't know either, I heard from someone else he was able to create and link accounts without giving a number. But I did a quick search and found other people are having the same issue as me. When I try to create the account I get redirected to this screen, the verification for my account:

http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm270/Aiylah/damngoogle.jpg

It's the same whether I try to create an account via the Youtube prompt or whether I go straight to Google accounts and make one there.

Edit: In their FAQ, they say "In an effort to protect our users from abuse, we sometimes ask users to verify their identity before they're able to create or sign into accounts." and "If you're trying to sign up for a Google Account, you may be asked to provide a phone number to verify your account."
Guess I might just be one of those unlucky people. Wonder if I can try creating an account from a different computer or something.

That's the thing I don't understand. It takes around 30 seconds to make an account.

It isn't new, it happens atleast since 2 years ago. It's pretty annoying, I got one of my youtube accounts banned because of copyright stuff, so when I see that message I get scared for a second :ahhh:

Yeah. It took me couple minutes and it didn't change anything in my account so :shrug:

Eh, it doesnt matter to me really. I mainly use Gmail anyway with Android, so I am fine with it.

Nutting wrong with this. Just make a gmail account.

They started asking me for a phone number after I made a few alternate gmail accounts.