Benedikt Ritter (he/him)Finally started deleting photos vom Google Photos after importing a takeout into my immich instance. My got is the UI for deleting stuff at Google terrible...
Up next: migrating my calendars to NextCloud.
BearinaHi fedi folk - It’s lovely to be here! I just moved from mastodon.social to sunny.garden and think it’s time for an #introduction.
I’m Bearina, 30-something from Mannheim, Germany. I make #zines, #ArtistTradingCards and have become a #printmaker recently. I also got back into #photography a few days ago which was my first hobby. I got my first point and shoot camera when I was 12 and fell in love with it before that, using my parents camera and strolling through the neighborhood. I like seeing creativity around me and love to get inspired by other artists.
#SciFi is my jam and I love movies in general. And bears! Lovely creatures.
#DeGoogling right now! Also I’m working on relaunching my website and make it more #IndieWeb friendly and #accessible but also give it a bit more personality. I want to start a blog and share my thoughts. Which reminds me: Words are hard! I try my best but not always succeed.
I’m so excited to meet new people! I toot in German and English.
#neuhier
Danny Garside
Naty@bearly_creative Great job on learning about Big Tech and #degoogling. I used to be on IG (kinda sad I abandoned it because of the coffee people I met there aren't on anywhere else), but alas, I can't stand the Instagram app anymore and Meta 🤮. Hope you're enjoying the Fediverse/Mastodon as much as me.
Michael MisamoreMy 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)
saxeeeI 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 😓
BleistifterinMein neues Handy ist ein #fairphone 6
Noch nie so ein teures Handy gekauft.
Aber wenn es doppelt so lange hält, amortisiert es sich vielleicht?
#Degoogling ist dann der nächste Schritt, aber im Moment geht's einfach noch nicht ohne ...
Ich versuche es mit "plus1".
Aber erstmal muss ich alle Apps neu einrichten/anmelden/umziehen.
Leider zickt ausgerechnet #Authy herum. Auf dem alten Gerät geht es nich, auf dem neuen sind alle Konten gesperrt und das Passwort (aus dem PW Manager) geht nicht...
Noch nie so ein teures Handy gekauft.
Aber wenn es doppelt so lange hält, amortisiert es sich vielleicht?
#Degoogling ist dann der nächste Schritt, aber im Moment geht's einfach noch nicht ohne ...
Ich versuche es mit "plus1".
Aber erstmal muss ich alle Apps neu einrichten/anmelden/umziehen.
Leider zickt ausgerechnet #Authy herum. Auf dem alten Gerät geht es nich, auf dem neuen sind alle Konten gesperrt und das Passwort (aus dem PW Manager) geht nicht...
Disabling Google Play Services is a great way to discover who are the good guys and who are the bad guys.
hicksy2How do I start cutting American tech companies out of my digital life? This is going to be jolly inconvenient but I can't go on using companies that are supporting that orange despotic scumbag. Firstly, I'm going to do e-mail. What do good people of the Fediverse recommend please? #degoogling #deamericanisation
Lime Barhttps://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.