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Pixel users, do you have any problems with your phone fragility?
A friend of mine bought several google pixels and, the firts time they slipped from her pocket, their screen completely broke, even if they had a cover and a screen protector, and this happened with three models. So, how’s your experience and how I can prevent my pixels from breaking? Thanks for the eventual responses, and...
Alright, I've had enough. Youtube is Garbage
They got rid of the Dislike button. Fine. They changed the Homepage to 2 ginormous thumbnails per row. WTF are they thinking? They doubled down and forced that change onto the Subscription page too when people started just using that instead. Now I’v noticed a LOT of videos posted from subscribed creators do not appear on the...
Google Play Store is a Walled Garden - Here's How to Escape! ( neat.tube )
Protections gained using GrapheneOS
Quoted from GrapheneOS:...
Breathed new life into my Google Pixel 2 ( lineage.microg.org )
My Google Pixel 2 was abandoned my its maker a few years back, stranded on Android 11. Today I found it again as I was rooting around in a drawer, and decided to see if it could be given a new lease of life through a custom ROM....
Is infomaniak and their products like kDrive any good? ( kbin.social )
I've read some reviews saying and the consensus is that they suck for hosting....
ALT
What mobile OS do you use?
This one is definitely the hardest and is the least mature. Have you managed to get off Google on your phone?...
JMP| Phone number in the cloud ( jmp.chat )
This is a great service which allows you to have one or multiple phone numbers in the cloud. Supports SMS and voice calls and allows you to have access to these phone numbers on multiple devices since the “phone” is in the cloud and is not a SIM on your device....
ASN Script to block all Google IP addresses for most UNIX systems
This is the ASN script by Mike Kuketz and maloe. It is used to block the IP address spaces of Google and other companies. Originally it was developed for IPFire. However, it also works with AFWall and iptables....
How can I keep a purchased app from the Play store if I deGoogle?
I know the answer is probably “You can’t!”, but you never know:...
Google to scrap local news links in Canada over Online News Act ( www.bbc.com )
Words fail me …
What's a good alternative to gmail?
I’m looking to degoogle my spam-mails
Google is increasing the number of ads in Gmail, showing them in the middle of inboxes ( www.techspot.com )
r/degoogle
Justice Department Says Google Destroyed Evidence Related to Antitrust Lawsuit ( www.wsj.com )
Google misinforms user on the security fidelity of DuckDuckGo browser on android
https://beehaw.org/pictrs/image/81642dd9-e899-4f58-a000-9ce7315c894b.jpeg
"very simple tool that makes some noise every time your computer sends data to Google. Here a demo on the official Dutch government jobs site. The noise starts while typing ..." ( nitter.net )
source code: github.com/berthubert/googerteller
Farside: A smart redirecting gateway for various frontend services (nitter, teddit, invidious, etc.) ( github.com )
Blackberry vs flashed rom.
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?
Best de-Googled Android ROM for non Pixel phones?
I know that Graphene OS is the best OS for privacy/security on a Pixel, but I have both a non-Pixel phone. What is the second best ROM in this case? I know that Lineage still has some Google telemetry since it’s meant to be as close to AOSP as possible and not actually de-Googled. Maybe /e/ OS then?
Tell Google to Floc off! ( cleanuptheweb.org )
Google AMP - A 70% drop in our conversion rate ( medium.com )
Universal Android Debloater ( gitlab.com )
The main goal is to improve battery performance and privacy by removing unnecessary and obscure system apps. This can also contribute to improve security by reducing the attack surface. The script has a menu that lets you choose what debloat list you want to use. I strongly encourage you to take a look at the lists because the...
A look at search engines with their own indexes ( seirdy.one )
Most “alternative” search engines to the big three (Google, Bing, Yandex aka GBY) just proxy their results from GBY. I took a look at 30 non-meta search engines with their own crawlers/indexers to find actual alternatives....
