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I wondering if there's a browser that I can use Google websites in, such that Google will think I am logged in from a plain Linux device (f.e. like a Linux laptop).

Or perhaps there is a way to spoof it in Android such that Google will not see me as logged into an Android device.

The reason I want this is because whenever I log into a Google website in an Android browser (without logging into Google at the Android OS level, i.e. without a Google account in the Android OS), Google adds this device to my Security Settings, and forces me to use push-based 2-step verification as described here (with video):

https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/280192/which-android-browser-can-i-use-so-that-google-will-not-force-push-mfa

and this Google Issue report:

https://issuetracker.google.com/issues/389946229

As you can see from those links, the unwanted push-based 2-step verification locks me out from accessing passwords (and any other settings) on all other devices because my Android device will never receive a push notification prompt. (It is literally impossible to receive a prompt if I did not log into a Google account at the Android OS level!)

A workaround to this problem would be to prevent Google from knowing that I've logged into a website (which is not the Android OS) on an Android phone.

Is there a way to do this?

The goal: in My Google account's Security Settings, I do not want to see this Android device appear in the devices to which I am signed in when I log into a Google website on the device.

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