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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....

As every android user I try tons of apps. Mostly Foss or at least privacy friendly apps. Thought of gathering app links and categorizing them in a telegram channel. Please have a look if you want and also join the chat for app suggestions. thanks.

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Hi guys! I’m a user of libreta reader f droid version. Just recently began to use it to mark my academic texts, the problem is that when I want to print…there isn’t any highlited part. Help please

Qwant promises to be privacy friendly. Seems like a good alternative to Google and DuckDuckGo.

I wrote this comprehensive guide about how to handle Google Takeout in order to export your Google Photos before Google’s free high quality photo storage goes away next year and how to subsequently make your export usable. It’s intended for all audiences, but the overall message skews toward de-googling....

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Runbox is a subscription-based email service located in Norway; your data is protected by strict Norwegian privacy legislation....

If you use microG, consider donating to support its development....

I've read some reviews saying and the consensus is that they suck for hosting....

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....

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...

The Wall Street Journal reported that Google and Facebook pledged to help one another if they ever faced an investigation into their pact to work together in online advertising....

I run this on my Pixel 4, goodbye Google rubbish :D

Easy to use, E2EE, no signup required.

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....

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