I hope this is not considered a low-effort post, but I wanted to ask if using stock Android without signing in to your Google account/ using Play Store is worth it. It should be more private, right? I’m planning on buying the cheapest Samsung phone there is (probably the A14). I currently have a stock Android Oneplus phone. I...
I’m planning to selfhost my own webdav server, but I’m not sure what FOSS app to use. RCX seems to be not being maintained anymore (last updated was 2021). Any suggested app available in Fdroid?...
This list is for people (like me) who want to degoogle but can’t or don’t want to buy a new phone that is supported by a custom ROM, can’t or don’t want to root the phone they have, and can’t or don’t want to use Android Debug Bridge. So this is about degoogling with built-in settings only....
Before degoogling I was able to have a (slow) conversation with people I don’t share a language with. I could speak into my phone and it could give out speech in their language....
Hi, all!...
Oh boy, it’s happening. Google is flexing it’s muscles and abusing it’s market position. It has never been a better way to convince and support family and friends in moving across to Firefox, a fast and privacy supporting browser.
I’m running my own SearXNG instance and trying to configure Gugal to work with it: gitlab.com/narektor/gugal...
;TLDR: Is privacy actions on an individual level worth pursuing, when friends and family are doing nothing to strengthen their privacy and when living in a country where my social security number, phone number, and so on, really can not be hidden?...
I’m full on de-googling. I have set up ProtonMail as my main, a selfhosted NextCloud to store my calendar, drive and photos, I’m even erasing all my maps reviews by hand. The only thing I’m still unsure about: how should I replace my chromecast? Besides the amazon, apple or roku devices, which do you use? Which device do...
Do any of you ever feel the desire to go back to your “Google’d” existence? For some background, I have used Google for most of my life and have recently started following some privacy-oriented creators on YouTube. I created a Proton account and have started moving my stuff there but am still using a locked Pixel (will...
Mozilla’s position on WEI is pretty solid.
Managed to create a pod for immich on pikapods and want to use the android app. Put the adress that pikapods bring me (don’t know where to get the ports) and then my email and password but gives me error. Anyone use it?
Keep is an app my wife and i use quite a bit and would love to find an alternative on iOS (if there is also an Android app that would be a huge plus, our son has an Android)
Runbox is a subscription-based email service located in Norway; your data is protected by strict Norwegian privacy legislation....
[If this is off-topic for this community, mods please let me know and I’ll delete it.]...
Not surprising that Google wants to sell your income information on the Nexus, but a good story to share with family and friends still plugged into the Matrix.
I have degoogled myself when it comes to email, running self-hosted email & calendar (not my own server). Did it two years ago, and up to now it has worked very well. I don’t miss anything from Gmail and have all the features it offered, plus some extra ones (like deleting email attachments via an email client – Gmail never...
I have a us Samsung phone so I an unable to root and replace GMS with micro g. Would it he possible to patch apps (with lspatch for example) to use another app for push notifications? Firebase notifications are the only reason I have GMS at all still.
There has been a lot of work done to create decentralized freedom-respecting services in recent years. (Lemmy is obviously one of these). That being said video hosting seems to be one of the hardest things to replace with a decentralized solution since video files are so large and therefore expensive to host. The only serious...
cross-posted from: lemmy.ml/post/2437896...
I have been using Hail with Shizuku for removing most of the Samsung and Google apps, replacing them with Foss alternatives but I would love to know that when it’s time to retire this phone or I stop using Google services, is there an easy way to install custom ROM on this phone?...
cross-posted from: lemmy.blackeco.com/post/25574...
Since BB10 support is ending is there anything I can do with a classic or passport? Would flashing a priv with graphene os be a legit alternative? Also has anyone tried the BB10 support alternatives?
Been looking for a search engine that isn’t plauged with SEO garbage every time I look for anything. Been using DDG for quite a long time now, and I’m starting to get dissatisfied with results. It seems like more and more results are just companies trying to make their way to the top of the search results instead of anything...
