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is there a program that will allow me to do this without having to sign into my google account? like sendanywhere but for bluetooth?

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On my chromecast i have Google and Google Assistant disabled. I also have Projectivy launcher. I want to know how to degoogle it further, i am too scared to disable google play services because i don’t have aurora store here. I also replaced Gboard with a open source alternative. Any ideas?

I was thinking, there is some comparative of the different clients we have for F-Droid? Besides official, tried droidify, neo store and yesterday f droid classic (which I like it a lot). Any other recommendations?

what’s the best search engine for studies/research that isn’t google scholar?

Hey, I got a old phone (Motorola e5 cruise) which has a unlocked bootloader. I though about installing leneageOS on it, but it’s not on the supported device, but similar Motorola’s are supported, what do recommend to do? I definitly wanna avoid the risk making it unusuable, but I would rly like to have a alternative...

How do I add scripts over webmonkey on android. Also, there is a browser that consumes less ram?

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.

If I only wanted to degoogle and disable other manufacturer’s bloatware from my Android device, is using adb to “uninstall” the system apps from user 0 pretty much as effective as rooting and using something like debloat terminal while rooted or are there bypasses that make rooting the better option? I’m not concerned...

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I’m looking for something that can replace Google Photos. I found out about Ente through F-Droid, and based on what I see on their website, it appears to be a good alternative. I’m not looking for anything special. Just something that will allow me to backup and sync my photos across devices....

I had reimaged my old Samsung on LineageOS as it seemed to be the only alternative that supported my model. It was fine until I installed OSMAnd, which couldn’t get a location. Shame on me for not noticing that I would need microG for that. Not feeling comfortable with all the rooting and flashing needed to shoehorn microG...

Chromium derivatives like Vivaldi and Brave decried the Google Web Environment Integrity… um, ‘feature’, at varying volumes, back in the summer when it became widely known....

Every few Firefox releases there’s one where they helpfully throw new junk in your face or mess with your settings. Firefox 118 is both....

In the search of the Holy grail of browsers I reach Browservio that seems to be FOSS. And truth be told, have a refreshing image. Anyone test it?

I’ve been using android 11 ROM just because I rely on XprivacyLUA. I was wondering if I should switch to any newer android versions and if there are equivalents for xprivacy....

Recently discovered the round sync app, the fork of rsync. Anyone made it to work? Reach the log but then I go to error…

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....

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...

Hey everyone. Does anyone know of a good alternative to Google Flights other than like Expedia, Kayak, etc? Bonus points if they have an API too

I just has to change up my Internet and WiFi setup in my business and my smart plugs and switches were no longer connecting to my guest WiFi. I had to remove everything and use a different WiFi (normally I just replicate the ssid and passphrase) now not everything is adding back Google home, and what is there is not functioning...

Hi, I’ve been using vlc as my music player but it really struggles after 5k local songs so I’m looking for an alternative. The main problem I have is that after switching to the user account that has my local media, vlc refreshes and clears my playlist and I’m at the point where it’s becoming a bit frustrating. I already...