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| From | Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality |
| Date | 2025-08-22 21:29 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <slrn10ahoa8.uge.jj@iridium.wf32df> (permalink) |
| References | <108ail3$15t5$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com> |
On 2025-08-22, Marion <marion@facts.com> wrote:
> What would you modify in this list of best 1:1 Google app replacements?
>
> YouTube app ==> NewPipe
> Gmail app ==> FairEmail
> Chrome browser ==> Ungoogled Chromium/Bromite
> Google Play Store app ==> Aurora Google Play Store app
> Google calendar app ==> Etar (perhaps with DAVx5)
> Gboard keyboard & stt ==> OpenBoard
> Messages ==> PulsSMS (last known good version)
> Android App Drawer ==> Muntashirakon App Manager
> Google Contacts ==> OpenContacts
> Pixel Launcher ==> Nova (last known good version)
> Google Maps ==> OSMAnd~ (not 1:1 replacement, particularly for traffic)
> Google Voice ==> TextNow (but not really a 1:1 replacement)
> Google Play Services ==> Micro-G (signature issues on non-rooted phones)
> Google search ==> DDG search
> Google Drive ==> nextcloud,sync.com (not sure, I don't use 'em)
>
> Anything else to replace Google on a phone that has no Google Account
> set up on the phone?
>
> Note: You can have a thousand Google Accounts; just don't set the phone up
> with any of them. That one action provides privacy like you can't imagine.
Deja view. We've been before.
Camera => OpenCamera
Fossify Apps => Phone, messages, contacts, calendar, filemanager,
gallery, voice recorder, notes.
Put on termux and termux:Widget and build you own file sync/backup to
your linux home server or desktop.
So what's changed for you since the last time you went round this?
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Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-22 20:07 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Jim Jackson <jj@franjam.org.uk> - 2025-08-22 21:29 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-09-05 07:02 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-09-05 15:52 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2025-09-05 18:28 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2025-09-05 20:50 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 01:04 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-23 02:28 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-23 09:26 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 12:37 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-23 16:49 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-23 17:55 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-23 13:30 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-24 03:50 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-26 01:43 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-26 03:42 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-08-26 13:07 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2025-08-23 19:39 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-24 03:28 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2025-08-24 08:39 +0100
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-08-26 13:06 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-27 05:28 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-08-29 18:51 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-08-31 10:35 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-09-01 10:48 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-09-01 16:24 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Arno Welzel <usenet@arnowelzel.de> - 2025-09-06 15:15 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-09-06 18:07 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-01 16:05 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2025-09-01 15:27 +0100
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-01 16:44 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-01 16:14 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Martin Schöön <martin.schoon@gmail.com> - 2025-09-02 08:09 +0000
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Qihe <Q@invalid.invalid> - 2025-09-02 12:13 +0200
Re: Best 1:1 google app replacements with privacy & functionality Marion <marion@facts.com> - 2025-09-02 15:46 +0000
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