I’m working on degoogling and moving away from major tech companies. I’m really curious what others here are using instead — especially for everyday tools and services.

What do you use for things like:

1.Email

2.Cloud storage / file sync

3.Maps & navigation

4.Search engine

5.Web browser

6.Calendar

7.Contacts management

8.Notes / to-do lists

9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.)

10.Messaging / chat

11.Video calling

12.Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news

13.Music streaming / podcast app

14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative

15.Password manager

16.VPN / DNS / Firewall

17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs)

18.App store / APKs

19.Photo backup / gallery

20.Weather

21.Smart assistant (if any)

22.Anything else you’ve replaced?

Would love to hear about your setup — both what works well and any trade-offs you’ve had to make. Always looking for better FOSS or privacy-friendly alternatives

  • Andrei@lemmy.ml
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    2 days ago

    I haven’t de-googled my phone, because my bank app refuses to work on rooted phones, and I unfortunately need that for the bank’s 2FA. No, I am not changing banks. I do use a custom launcher (Nova), though.

    Use HMS Core (Gallery Huawei) store…

    • algernon@lemmy.ml
      1·
      1 day ago

      Not sure how that’d help?

      If I don’t use stock Android, the bank app doesn’t work, no matter what else I install on it, or what store I use.

      • Flyswat@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        1·
        1 day ago

        I had a similar issue with my bank’s app and Netflix because I had an unlocked bootloader and custo ROM. I had to use Magisk with a module whose name I can’t remember.