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Every now and then, after installing or updating an app from the Play Store, a popup with the following text appears:
Enjoy your app! If you ever forget your password, we can help you restore access to your Google Play library and purchases. Tap "Continue" to tell us how to contact you.
I won't forget my password and I'm certainly not going to provide Google with information that might allow them to enable 2FA.
How do I disable this naggy popup?
This message is because you do not have any Account Recovery information tied to your account. This is not some Malware, or anything harmful. They will not change any of your security settings by clicking it.
Clicking "continue" will ask you for additional information to verify your account and your device. You should enter the information, it is the information if you need to perform a password reset, or if you are unable to access your account via password and 2-step authentication, this will give google another way for you to verify you are you.
There is a solution to this problem, but is only a temp fix. Go ahead and tap the button to continue and and it will take you to the recovery setup screen, then just tap the back button without inputting any information. Doing this will make Google Play think you've completed the recovery process, at least until it checks again, which seems to be every time they update the Google Play app[or 30 days, haven't quite figured out which].
I agree with you that it is a serious annoyance, but then again, if you've used the Play store on a phone or purchased anything then Google already has the information they're requesting and they simply want to encourage you to setup an account safeguard, which isn't unwise in some cases. They can NOT, however, force you to use anything you don't wish to as there are laws in many places that strictly prohibit them from forcing the public to use something they don't wish to. If they did, you'd have the full right to civil claim for damages, depending on where you live.
It's an annoyance for sure, but a minor one if you know how to work around it.
There is only one way I have found to disable this popup is to remove Gapps upon installing a different rom for your android device. Or install a rom that has Gapps ommitted. Of course this will "throw the baby out with the bath water", you will have to live without Google play services, and pretty much anything google. Loss outweighs the gain in this case, so just make a VOIP number and give it that number instead of your cell or home.
