Margot RobbieDec 20, 2023

How did you de-Google's your Android device?

https://lemmy.world/post/9772354

How did you de-Google's your Android device? - Lemmy.World

Previously on Lemmy: Tablets [https://lemmy.world/post/9103168] Let’s talk about deGoogling Android this week, since it’s a common topic of interest around here to talk about GrapheneOS and CalyxOS. I feel like Google services has been lacking for the better part of a decade to the degree that I am reluctant to rely on most Google services nowadays. However, I don’t think I have the effort to actively remove all traces of Google from my phone, as the cost of bootloader unlock and rooting is a bit too much for me. So, I would like to hear what your deGoogling experiences, since I’m unlikely to do it myself. Past Discussions - Asus [https://lemmy.world/post/8175465] - Productivity [https://lemmy.world/post/7245162] - Emulators [https://lemmy.world/post/6225605] - iPhones [https://lemmy.world/post/3666684] - Repairability/Build Quality [https://lemmy.world/post/3213947] - Google Pixel [https://lemmy.world/post/2826903] - Foldables [https://lemmy.world/post/2436246] - Samsung [https://lemmy.world/post/2075289] - Sony [https://lemmy.world/post/910303] - OnePlus [https://lemmy.world/post/706987] - Motorola [https://lemmy.world/post/214784]

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I think if you attempt to degoogle all at once, you will fail. Slowly migrate your essential things and look for e2ee, privacy respecting, FOSS and sustainable alternatives. Unfortunately I can’t quite rid of the play store, but I’ve migrated mostly privacy friendly services. I’m still stuck with my friends being on discord, Spotify, and Google Maps for finding essential data (sorry open maps lacks too much info for where I am).

Tutanota controls my email, calendar, and contact syncing. I’m using ente for my cloud photo storage. I use Bitwarden for my password manager, pass key manager, and totp 2fa codes. All those services I listed are entirely FOSS and e2ee. For my browser, I use Fennec (Firefox fork) from f-droid. I use Droid-ify in place of the terrible official f-droid client. I try to use f-droid alternatives as much as I can.

My entertainment is my Feeder RSS feed, Boost for Lemmy, Moshidon (Mastodon fork), Twire as a twitch client, Newpipe for YouTube, and then Genshin Impact lol.

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Have you tried Obtainium as f-droid alternative? It’s a really cool project with some degree of customization !

Migration takes some time specially if you have a dozen apps, but after that everything is automated !

GitHub - ImranR98/Obtainium: Get Android app updates straight from the source.

Get Android app updates straight from the source. Contribute to ImranR98/Obtainium development by creating an account on GitHub.

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Dec 20, 2023 at 9:11amWeb
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It’s a pretty cool project, but not really the same. There’s no app catalog like app stores have. It’s pretty cool if you want bleeding edge releases from git repos from apps that aren’t on any app store, or if you just want the latest and potentially unstable releases.