Ishayin Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Seeing as I hardly ever use any Google apps in the first place, I was considering transitioning to a "de-Googlefied" Android setup sometime in the not too distant future and thought it could be a good topic to start a thread on. I have one friend who has done this already and seems to work ok for them outside of some notification issues with certain apps that they don't care about anyhow. Is there anyone here with experience of this? What are your thoughts? Below are some resources I have to hand on this subject. Please post if you have any others! [Note that since I have not gone down this road myself, I cannot speak from experience for most of the below. So try at your own risk etc.] Background general reading: Spoiler https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/using-android-without-google/ https://www.androidpolice.com/2021/03/27/install-use-custom-rom-no-google-apps/ https://fsfe.org/activities/android/liberate.en.html https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/use-android-without-any-google-apps-services-0193735/ Alternative app stores and repositories: Spoiler https://f-droid.org/ https://apt.izzysoft.de/fdroid/ https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore https://github.com/yeriomin/YalpStore https://uptodown-android.en.uptodown.com/android https://www.apkmirror.com/ [There is also Aptoide, though note some complications and concerns related to it.] Services (Micro-G): Spoiler https://microg.org/ https://android.gadgethacks.com/how-to/install-microg-replace-google-play-services-prevent-data-mining-0193787/ (apparently you can make do without it) Alternatives to Google apps: Spoiler YouTube [also PeerTube / SoundCloud / Bandcamp ] https://newpipe.net/ Keyboard... numerous. e.g.: https://github.com/florisboard/florisboard Maps... numerous, e.g.: https://maps.me/ [this has long always been my favourite map app in any case] ..what else does anyone ever use from Google?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hertzian56 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 I try to minimize using google apps like play, using a third party browser to access gmail and anything else rather than an spy/batt draining app. Gmaps is already built in so I don't see too much benefit from going after another. I don't watch youtube a ton on my phone and it's through a browser not the app. Bitchute an alternative with less arbitrary censorship/agenda that plagues yt. Of course Google is the OS maker so it's just minimizing it, for that I could see getting Motorola phones which seem to be stock android with no bloatware. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6730b Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 IMO one comes a long way (on any phone\brand\android version\OS flavor) by just using these 2: https://adbappcontrol.com/ to uninstall\disable anything one does not want\use\like. https://netguard.me/ to control all app's data activity. Navigation\driving alternative to Google, am using https://wego.here.com If one wishes, becomes just a GPS > all needed maps downloaded to phone, data off (or netguard killing eventual connection attempts). 1 Dell Precision 5540 w10 ltsc 1809, Latitude E7440 w8.1. & a pile of other stuff. Stand with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reciever Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 I hear Graphene does well for Pixel phones 1 Telegram / TS3 / Twitter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybee83 Posted December 31, 2022 Share Posted December 31, 2022 1 hour ago, 6730b said: IMO one comes a long way (on any phone\brand\android version\OS flavor) by just using these 2: https://adbappcontrol.com/ to uninstall\disable anything one does not want\use\like. https://netguard.me/ to control all app's data activity. Navigation\driving alternative to Google, am using https://wego.here.com If one wishes, becomes just a GPS > all needed maps downloaded to phone, data off (or netguard killing eventual connection attempts). noice! saved those links for future reference, thanks 🙂 Mine: Hyperion "Titan God of Heat, Heavenly Light, Power" (2022) AMD Ryzen 9 7950X / Asus ROG Crosshair X670E Extreme / MSI Geforce RTX 4090 Suprim X / G.Skill Trident Z5 RGB DDR5-6600 2x16 GB / Seagate Firecuda 530 4 TB / 2x Samsung 860 Evo 4 TB / Arctic Liquid Freezer II 420 / Seasonic TX-1600 W Titanium / Phanteks Enthoo Pro 2 TG / Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 32" UHD 240 Hz / Ducky One 3 Daybreak Fullsize Cherry MX Brown / Corsair M65 Ultra RGB My Lady's: Clevo NH55JNNQ "Alfred" (2022) Sharp LQ156M1JW03 FHD matte 15.6" IGZO 8 bit @248 Hz / Intel 12600 @ 4.4 - 4.8 Ghz / Nvidia 3070 Ti 8 GB GDDR6 / G.Skill 16 GB DDR4-3800 / Samsung 970 Pro 1 TB / Intel AX201 ax+BT / Win 11 Pro Phoenix Lite OS / 230 W PSU powered by Prema Mod! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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