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submitted 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago) by Verax@lemmy.world to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
 

Phone - Pixel 9 Pro

Browser - Firefox

Search Engine - Ecosia

Keep Notes - Joplin

Tasks - Tasks.org

Password manager - Bitwarden

2FA - Aegis

Email - Posteo.de 12€ pro Jahr mit Thunderbird

Google Photos and Drive - Jottacloud Home / 70€ per Year for 1TB and 5 Users (family photos videos and documents) - awesome

Wetter - Breezy Weather

Google Photos - Aves Libre & Image toolbox

Google Play Store - Aurora Store & Droidify

Google Play Services - micro G

VPN - Mullvad VPN 5€ a month (only paid when needed) are there free good alternatives?

Google Clock - Clock App Form Droidify (Chrono from Droidify but its Bugged for now)

Gboard - Futoboard (seems finally working correctly) and Futo Voice

Phone - Fossify

Contacts - Fossify

SMS - Fossify

Google File Manager - Material Files

Shazam - Audile

Google Translate - DeepL

Quick Share - Local Send

Social - Eternity for Lemmy / Moshidon for Mastodon / Pixelix for Pixelfed / Discord

AdBlock DNS -....

Scanner - OSS Documentscanner

Docs - FreeOffice / Office NX

Google Kamera - ProShot 9€ Onetime payment

YouTube - Revanced YouTube (tried out Libretube and others but I need video watch sync between TV (SmartTube) and phone)

Yt Music - Metrolist and testing others

GMaps - Magic Earth

Google Calendar - Timetree or Fossify

Audible - Smart Audiobook and DRM free Audiobooks

Calculator - Fossify

Podcasts - Antennapod

Soundcore App for Music devices

Using the Soundcore Aeroclip. (Awesome fit and security)

Searching alternatives for Kindle. PayPal alternative that can be used everywhere. Gemini Assistant, Circle to search or Lens alternatives. No selfhosting for now.

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[–] pfr@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 16 hours ago

If you're still using stock Android then I'm sorry to say that your efforts are somewhat wasted.

Please try GrapheneOS.

As for a free VPN alternative, check out URnetwork.

[–] theskyisfalling@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 20 hours ago

List of current banking app compatibility with Graphene OS

For anyone not aware of this it is a good resource.

[–] cathfish@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Have you changed android for a degoogled OS ?

[–] Verax@lemmy.world 7 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Not for now. Want to have my appsuite ready for it. Also banking app is a problem.

[–] cathfish@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago

same here... :(

[–] NotProLemmy@lemmy.ml 1 points 21 hours ago

Root it and hide it.

[–] Balsamico@feddit.org 7 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

Proton vpn is without cost for one device.

Im really struggling what to do with android itself...

[–] rpl6475@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Best option I've found is GrapheneOS (I have a Pixel 7 which I bought second hand so Google don't get any additional money). Still Android but gives you more control over the data Google can see/use. Gives a sandboxed play store and services so banking apps still work fine.

[–] Verax@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Same. Banking apps are a problem. I wish there were proper Linux phones. Or nothing make there own os.

[–] Scolding7300@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Are banking websites a good replacement?

[–] profgrumpypants@midwest.social 5 points 22 hours ago

https://github.com/tycrek/degoogle

Anything here? Not sure, don't have an Android anymore. 10/10 would GraphineOS if I was in the market for a new phone however.

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

For a browser, Waterfox and Ironfox are better alternatives. Don't forget extensions. Might as well have Brave as a backup if you need a Chromium browser.

[–] Stomata@sh.itjust.works 4 points 17 hours ago

I like ironfox but I have cromite if ironfox breaks