My android #degoogling journey so far:
App Stores: F-Droid, APKmirror, APKPure, Aurora (preferred order)
Keyboard: Heliboard
Email client: Thunderbird
Browser: IronFox
Maps: OrganicMaps
MFA: Aegis
Videos: NewPipe
Podcast: Antenna-Pod
Social: Mastodon
Facebook, Instagram, Uber: Nora
Chat: Element
PDF reader: Episteme
Calendar, Music Player, Notes, Contacts, Gallery, File Manager: Fossify
Misc closed-source apps that don't require Play Services: APKmirror or Aurora Store (last resort)
I haven't had a Google account on my phone for a long time now, although I'm not really sure how effective this strategy is in terms of privacy.
In any case, the downsides of this choice are minimal. Only apps that are closely tied to a Google account—like Keep, Calendar, Play Store, etc.—don't work; everything else works fine.
With this approach, for example, I can use Android Auto without any issues, for which there are currently no alternatives 😓
Disabling Google Play Services is a great way to discover who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.
@mhe on the road to #degoogling, I just installed #LibreOffice & created my first file
it's been years since I declared #deamazon #demeta #demicrosoft
https://murena.io - apart from making /e/os to replace your Android installation on Pixel and other phones - offers a free workspace based on #nextcloud and #onlyoffice.
I have tried a number of nextcloud free accounts and they all sucked. This one does not suck. You get 1gb for free. You can find out whether their office, photos, news reader, and other apps will suit you as a replacement for Google.
If you like it, pay $20 a year for 20gb to keep them afloat.
I just (finally!) cancelled my #dropbox subscription as part of my move away from propritary (esp. American) tech! 🎉
I've been a subscriber since I was a teenager and it has taken me a while to work out how to untangle myself from this one!
(I'm moving to #ProtonDrive and #BorgBackup instead)
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