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I did a Factory Reset on my Samsung Galaxy Tab A - 2016 version (SM-T580NZWAXAR) & want to know if the tablet can still be used w/o setting up a Wi-Fi connection?

Example: Windows can be setup w/a Local Account, no Microsoft account needed.
Can this be done on the tablet? Just a local account & not a Google account?
 
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If it's running Android it needs a Google account
If it's running stock Samsung Android it needs a Google account.

Now unless you are going to get into custom ROMs (assuming this device is even rootable) that's a meaningless distinction, but it is possible to have Android without Google (my old HTC One is now completely Google-free, though it's very much a backup/toy device now rather than my daily driver - and actually I've not found time to play with it much in the last year or so).
 
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