I was only using my #Gmail account for my planning work as a volunteer because the person in charge had issues with my former email account. She *ignored all* my notifications about my new @Tutanota account and kept sending emails to Gmail. I also sent her this link: https://tuta.com/blog/degoogle-list
No reaction.
I’ve just pulled the plug, deleted Gmail. Now I’m curious to see what happens. Some people have to learn it the hard way.
Giv ikke Google lov til at bestemme over Android platformen.
Installer #F-Droid og støt #KeepAndroidOpen
#deGoogle #StopBigTech #ITpol #dkpol
Læs mere her👇
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If anyone is interested in offline email #translation in #thunderbird mobile, please consider voting on #mozilla connect.
#language #android #vote #idea #fediverse #degoogle #fairphone #murena
https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/ideas/offline-tranlation-in-thundebird-mobile/idi-p/120109
hey! do you know how to remove the video suggestions after a yt video finished?
Self-hosted alternatives that actually work in 2026 — the minimum viable stack
Compiled notes from running a fully self-hosted setup. Instead of recommending 50 tools, focused on what I actually kept running after the initial excitement wore off. The minimum viable stack that covers 80% of needs: - Vaultwarden (passwords) — 5 min setup, works with all Bitwarden clients - Syncthing (file sync) — zero server needed, just works - AdGuard Home (DNS/ad blocking) — better UI than Pi-hole IMO - Uptime Kuma (monitoring) — beautiful and simple Also covers replacements for cloud storage, email, media, VPN, notes. Tried to be honest about what is actually worth self-hosting vs what is more pain than gain (looking at you, email).
Replaced every Google service I used — here is what stuck and what I went back on
Spent the last year methodically replacing Google services. Here is the honest report — what actually works as a daily driver and where I had to compromise. Fully replaced (never going back): - Gmail → self-hosted mail (Postfix + Dovecot) — works great for receiving. For sending, deliverability is a pain so I use a cheap relay (Mailgun free tier, 100 emails/day). - Google Drive → Nextcloud — runs on my VPS. Sync client works on Linux, Windows, Mac, Android, iOS. File sharing via links works fine. - Google Photos → Immich — this one surprised me. The mobile app auto-uploads, face recognition works, and the timeline view is genuinely good. Needs decent storage though. - Chrome → Firefox — obvious one but worth saying. uBlock Origin still works here. - Google Search → SearXNG — self-hosted metasearch engine. Aggregates results from multiple engines. Surprisingly good once you tune the settings. - Google DNS → Quad9 + local Pi-hole — DNS-level ad blocking plus privacy. Replaced but with caveats: - Google Maps → OsmAnd / Organic Maps — great for navigation, weaker for business search and reviews. I still occasionally check Google Maps for restaurant hours. - YouTube → Invidious/FreeTube — works for watching but you lose comments, recommendations, and community posts. Fine if you use RSS for subscriptions. - Google Calendar → Radicale — works with any CalDAV client (Thunderbird, DAVx5 on Android). Setup is simple. Missing: shared calendar UX is clunky. Gave up and went back: - Google Docs → nothing adequate — tried Collabora (LibreOffice Online), CryptPad, Etherpad. None match real-time collaboration quality for working with people who expect Google Docs. CryptPad is closest but formatting is limited. - Google Meet → Jitsi — self-hosted Jitsi works great for 1-on-1 but gets unreliable above 5 participants without a beefy server. Not worth the hassle when the other person insists on Google Meet anyway. Costs: - VPS: $5/month (2GB, runs Nextcloud + Immich + SearXNG + mail + Pi-hole) - Domain: $10/year - Total: ~$6/month vs $0 for Google (but you ARE the product) Happy to answer questions about any specific setup. The degoogling journey is worth it even if you only replace 3-4 services.
Il Pixel 8A usato è arrivato; forse il venditore è stato onesto, finora tutto bene.
In attesa di modding più spinto (che per me significa GrapheneOS anche qui, o Lineage), attuo un approccio ibrido: rom stock, no login, il 90% delle app disattivate (compreso il Play Store, ma non i Play Services), 4 app da Aurora e il resto da F-Droid.
Migrazione rapida, anche grazie alle app open source prive di vendor lock-in.
#pixel #android #degoogle #grapheneos #lineageos #fdroid #openource
Prawie się dziś poddałem i chciałem zrezygnować z #deGoogle
Zostałem zmuszony do wykonania sporej ilości rzeczy w krótkim czasie. Kiedyś nie było z tym problemu, wystarczyło odpalić Chrome, użyć rzeczy zapisanych w Keep i zadaniach, wziąć rzeczy z maila, poprosić Gemini żeby zrobiło z danych na zdjęciu wydarzenie, dodać te pierdoły do arkuszy, uzupełnić w dokumentach.
A teraz? Brave, Libreoffice, Colabora, Proton Mail i Calendar, Proton Drive, Nextcloud, Tasks.org, kontakty w plikach CSV, OSM, Lumo i odcięty od wszystkiego Claude.
Jest ciężko, a wypracowanie płynności w tym trochę potrwa...
Ekosystem #google zbyt mnie rozleniwił i upośledził, zwłaszcza przez ostatnie 5 lat.
Racjonalna część mnie mówi – robisz to dobrze. Decentralizacja jest ważna. Prywatność jest ważna. Korzystasz, a nie jesteś wykorzystany. Wszystko jest jak trzeba, masz pełną kontrolę. I jesteś bezpieczny.
A leniwa część mnie – sprzedaj znów duszę. Zobaczysz, będzie wygodnie. Pamiętasz jak wystarczyło pomaziać palcem po ekranie żeby dodać coś do kalendarza, napisać maila i zrobić z tego notatkę? Ja pamiętam. No dalej, wywal ten #GraoheneOS , przecież tam nawet nie masz googla wbudowanego w ekran główny. I nie słucha cię cały czas...
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