It took a few months preparation but I deleted all my google accounts today, and it feels good.

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    1 year ago

    Would you be able to let us know the services you used, the replacements, and how did the migration process work?

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      1 year ago

      Here are the things I replaced my Google/Microsoft/Meta services with:

      • Tuta(nota): Email
      • Nextcloud: Cloud
      • Typst: LaTeX/Docs alternative
      • LineageOS: Degoogled Android rom
      • Aurora Store: Google Play Store alternative
      • NewPipe, Odysee, Peertube: YouTube alternatives
      • Firefox: Chrome/Chromium alternative
      • SearXNG: Meta search engine
      • Linux/BSD: Windows alternatives
      • Bitwarden: Password manager & 2FA client
      • OpenStreetMaps (OsmAnd): Google maps replacement
      • LibreTranslate, Deepl: Google translate alternative
      • Signal, SimpleX, Briar, Matrix: chat and group organization

      DO NOT FORGET TO MIGRATE ACCOUNTS BEFORE DELETING

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      Proton for email and cloud storage. Graphenos on a pixel 7a for phone. Phone spps from aurora and fdroid. Kagi.com paid search engine too.

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      1 year ago

      Seconded.

      Without a single word on replacements for email, calendar, phone, etc… this post is pretty much useless to everyone else than the OP.

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            1 year ago

            not sure if this helps, but i believe using a separate android profile/user is the same as sandboxing, although less convenient

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          1 year ago

          Great, thanks!

          How does Thunderbird work for you wrt to sharing calendars with others (eg. family) and syncing with eg. an Outlook calendar?

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            I only use Thunderbird calendar for myself so I don’t know. Proton includes a calendar offering in their package but I have not tried it yet.