GinaMar 17
I'm glad that we're finally realizing that we need open source alternatives for the desktop and our apps, but can we also focus on mobile devices now?
Show threadGinaMar 17

It's ridiculous that we basically have two mobile 'options', both with restrictive, proprietary app stores (see also https://keepandroidopen.org/).

If Europe values digital sovereignty, then it needs to invest more in open hardware, open source OS's, and alternative app stores. ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

@Fairphone
@jolla
@LineageOS
@sailfishosnews
@ubports
@GrapheneOS
@postmarketOS
@e_mydata
@murena
@fdroidorg
@IzzyOnDroid

#opensource #digitalsovereignty #foss

Keep Android Open

Advocating for Android as a free, open platform for everyone to build apps on.

Show threadClimate MigrantMar 17
@Gina what do you mean by locked down platform please?
Show threadGinaMar 17
@climatemigrant as in, ios and android. Proprietary platforms and app stores managed by Apple and Google.
Show threadClimate Migrant
@Gina I pressed on the link and saw what you meant. Thank you. I am new on Mastodon so not familiar with it yet. I am using a Fairphone, I have stopped using Meta's platforms but I don't know how to get rid of my gmail account which is linked to so many things and first and foremost to the smartphone and google maps. I initially use hotmail though, but still, a gmail account is needed sadly. Are you not using Google and gmail?
Mar 17 at 3:58pmWeb
Show threadGinaMar 17
@climatemigrant I've been slowly migrating to ProtonMail for years now. Would recommend, it's very user friendly.
Show threadClimate MigrantMar 17
@Gina Thank you. ฮ™ have a proton email account but someone recently sent me some articles against Protonmail too. It becomes exhausting. They use riseup but I don't find it user friendly.
Show threadJurMar 18
@climatemigrant @Gina have a look at Tuta https://tuta.com @Tutanota
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Show threadTutaMar 18
@jmrr @climatemigrant @Gina Thanks for suggesting Tuta! Please let us know if you have any questions, we are happy to answer! ๐Ÿ˜Š
Show threadClimate MigrantMar 17
@Gina you may appreciate this post of mine
https://ethosandempathy.org/en/2025/11/29/goodbye-meta-big-tech-hello-fediverse/
Goodbye Meta & big tech, hello Fediverse - Ethos and Empathy

Itโ€™s been five years since I uninstalled the application of Facebook from my phone and never installed it ever again, right after I watched the documentary โ€œA social Dilemmaโ€. After a year or so, I deactivated my main Facebook account, and only used an alternative one with no friends, just to be able to administrate [โ€ฆ]

Ethos and Empathy
Show threadJago NissiMar 17

@climatemigrant @Gina It's a bit of a PITA to move all the accounts away from gmail(or any other email account) to a new one, but not impossible. I did the most important accounts first and then whenever I had to use some account I moved it at the same time. Kept the gmail account so nobody can take it over, but haven't used it for anything since switching.

Phone is also a Fairphone (5), but operating system is PostmarketOS (pure Linux, not for the faint of heart) so no big g account required for anything. You could flash e/OS and have android without the google ties.

Show threadClimate MigrantMar 17
@jago thank you ๐Ÿ™. What does it mean to flash them? I am clueless with Linux. I would need private tutorials to switch...
Show threadLeander Lindahl ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บMar 18

@climatemigrant
Here's a guide for e-mail:
https://blog.folkdata.se/new-continent/switching-to-a-european-e-mail-provider/

I'm also on /e/OS Fairphone, loving every second of it. Browser tip: Vivaldi

@Gina