I did this back in 2019, but basically kept my Google account around for several years afterwards, just in case there was something I absolutely needed to get into it for. When I found myself only using it less than once a year, I deleted it entirely in January of 2023, and I have not had a Google account since that time.
So glad I’ve been de-googling for the last couple years.
Stay out of my data, Google.
Now that I’ve moved to a custom rom, it’s just a few months before I disconnect the final few things from my Google account.
I did this back in 2019, but basically kept my Google account around for several years afterwards, just in case there was something I absolutely needed to get into it for. When I found myself only using it less than once a year, I deleted it entirely in January of 2023, and I have not had a Google account since that time.
This isn’t them getting into your data.