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To reproduce:

- log out of Google Chrome

- clear all cookies (requires digging deep into the settings or using devtools, otherwise Google's cookies will remain)

- restart the browser

- make sure that your picture is not displayed in the browser itself or in the browser settings and that you aren't in incognito mode

- visit the Gmail website and log in

- your picture will now be displayed in the browser software itself (not just Google websites) and in the browser settings

- clearing cookies (ctrl-shift-del on Linux) will not log you out of Google websites or the browser

Where are you two located? I have noticed Google discriminates per location. For example creating a Gmail account from Canada isn't possible without a phone number, whereas creating one from Europe is.

It probably depends on IP address reputation. For me in Russia, Google always requires a phone number, but I saw reports by others that phone isn't required for them.

Seattle

It's not just JoshMnem who has this, the same happens to me. Running 69 on Windows.

> the same happens to me

In about:settings, does it say at the top "Syncing to codefined", or is there a button you can press to "Sync as codefined". Maybe the confusion is the UI.