How would you go about getting replacements for all the google services you are dependent on?
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GrapheneOS
F-Droid
LibreOffice
ProtonMail
I have been Google-free for 3+ yrs.
Very helpful thank you 😁
Nextcloud will replace all Google setvices?
Gmail: protonmail, tutanova
Drive: buy external hdds and backup your shit, syncthing and Nextcloud
Photos: see above + immich
Maps: MagicEarth, GMaps WV
Contacts/Calendar: radicale/nextcloud + davx5
Search: duckduckgo
Gboard: openboard
Meet: jitsi
Docs: libreoffice
Notes: Simple Notes
Android: GrapheneOS
Play Store: Aurora Store, fdroid, obtainium
Delete your google account
A few additions.
Notes: NextCloud
Search: Mojeek and Brave (regardless of the crypto part, the search results are good)
Gboard: Simple Keyboard and FlorisBoard
Maps: Organic Maps
Android: any AOSP build without Gapps
Duckduckgo uses google, try Brave instead
Lies. Duckduckgo uses bing. Startpage uses google.
When did they switch from google?
Bing is not any better.
Brave has thier own search enginr.
They always used bing. You're probably mixing it Startpage which does use Google's search engine.
Why is brave's engine better than bing? Better in terms of usefulness is subjective. If better privacy I would definitely like to hear the argument.
FYI if you use something like CalyxOS or Graphene, you can completely restrict network access to any app. So you can for instance use Gboard and just never let it hit the Internet.
I've almost completed that quest! Here's what I'm using:
Google > Kagi
Android > Calyx
App store > Fdroid and direct download of apks (just starting to try out Obtainium)
Email and calendar > Proton
Drive and Docs > combo of Markor and Syncthing for notes, and using Yunohost to host Cryptpad
Contacts > OpenContacts
Messanger > Beeper (a new addition, still testing), was using an sms app from fdroid
Authenticator > Aegis
Keyboard > Thumb-Key
Books > Voice for audiobooks
Only thing I have left to replace is the camera app, seems like nothing comes close, though I do use a different gallery app from fdroid.