Shaun D Bennett
I've finally rid of #meta apps from my #android phone. Now to sort out #google apps & find an alternative #Foss #os for my phone. Unfortunately these phone OS's are either too expensive to buy & use or unavailable for majority of phones out there. I'm already using #Foss app's to replace some of the Google app's.
I'm using @pixelfed instead of #instagram and obviously @Mastodon instead of #facebook. For emails, I've #thunderbird and for #maps I've #osmandapp. I use #fdroid instead of #playstore
Mar 14 at 9:28amMastodon for Android
Show threadBjörn 🇳🇱3d ago
@talldudelifestyle @pixelfed @Mastodon Maybe buy a second hand Pixel 7(a)? They are about €150-200. It will allow you to install most OSs including #GrapheneOS, which I'd recommend. It is highly customizable and very secure and private. I have no experience with other OSs though.
Show threadShaun D Bennett3d ago
@bjorn @pixelfed @Mastodon Thanks for that.
Show threada53bdb3d ago

@talldudelifestyle Don’t use F-Droid and Aurora store for security, use Obtainium, Accrescent plus AppVerifier.

https://privsec.dev/posts/android/f-droid-security-issues/

https://xcancel.com/search?f=tweets&q=from%3AGrapheneOS+Aurora+Store

F-Droid Security Issues

F-Droid is a popular alternative app repository for Android, especially known for its main repository dedicated to free and open-source software. F-Droid is often recommended among security and privacy enthusiasts, but how does it stack up against Play Store in practice? This write-up will attempt to emphasize major security issues with F-Droid that you should consider. Before we start, a few things to keep in mind: The main goal of this write-up was to inform users so they can make responsible choices, not to trash someone else’s work.