#degoogle

Gedankenexperiment: Für Musik den Digital Music Player (MP3-Player 2.0) Laptop für Emails E-Reader zum Lesen Dumbphone fürs Telefonieren ABER: T9 ist echt uncool und ich will gern unterwegs Nachrichten (Signal) schreiben. Also was nun, bring back the Pager? 😅 #degoogle #calmtech

→ One year later & this has not happened. MEP, Andreas Schwab has said, "One year on, those conflicts of interest remain.” The European Commission must not give Google more time to extend its market power. (And profit off your data) Take action, sign the petition: break up Big Tech & break the monopoly 👉 https://action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-05-breakupbigtech-petition-EN/?utm_campaign=BreakUpBigTech&utm_medium=li&utm_source=orgli#DeGoogle

F-Droid 2.0 is here! A major redesign of the open-source Android app store after a decade. The new version brings a modern interface, improved search, expanded app categories, better filters, easier installs, and automatic app updates. Built with Kotlin and Jetpack Compose, it makes discovering and managing free and open-source Android apps easier without tracking your activity. Read more: https://www.digitalescapetools.com/2026/09/f-droid-2-0-android-freedom-redesign.html #FDroid #Android #OpenSource #FOSS #Privacy #DeGoogle

So apparently the Maps app that Murena ships with /e/OS isn't acutally a fork of Magic Earth with nothing changed as I suspected before. In reality, it's just an installation of Magic Earth where they've gone in and created an icon overlay to make it look like their own. And you can apparently also remove that mapoverlay with adb to make the icon return back to normal. I find it to be one thing to just repackage programs like Etar Calendar and ship as your own. But to not even bother to repackage and instead create a foundation.e.mapsoverlay feels a little bit scummy, or? (for full transparency, I have not dug into murena repos to see if foundation.e.mapsoverlay does anything more, but this is the immediate difference I saw on my screen when I removed it during my debloating process) #degoogle #android #customrom #murena #eos

I have performed the deliberately slow and difficult procedure and I'm ready for FDroid 2.0 on my daily driver. On a 2nd phone, I've had GrapheneOS going for several months, and I've tested my critical apps over there, obtained via Fdroid and Aurora app store that front-ends play store. A few commercial apps, like Costco and Canadian Tire app didn't work well the last time I tried, but I can just use a browser instead. I am ready. #degoogle https://www.theregister.com/applications/2026/09/24/f-droid-app-store-thumbs-its-nose-at-googles-dev-crackdown/5298974

¿Qué sucede en tu teléfono Android cuando simplemente lo dejas bloqueado e intacto? Un estudio de captura de paquetes de 72 horas realizado por PraveenTechWorld midió la actividad de red en segundo plano en dispositivos Pixel 8. Según el estudio, Android de fábrica generó 348.4 solicitudes salientes por hora hacia la infraestructura de Alphabet, mientras que su configuración de GrapheneOS sin servicios de Google registró 0.0. Los investigadores capturaron el tráfico de manera externa y publicaron el conjunto de datos crudo. La parte interesante no es solo el número. Es poder medir lo que hace el teléfono cuando no lo estás usando. ¿Esperarías 348 conexiones por hora de un teléfono inactivo? https://praveentechworld.com/research/degoogle-telemetry-2026 #Android #Privacy #DeGoogle Crossposted with @openvibe@mastodon.social

I've seen tech reviews saying that the worst thing about the #Jollaphone is its camera. I figured it wouldn’t be much different from my Nothing or my Ikko Mindone, which have terrible cameras. I was surprised to find that it’s much better than the reviews make it out to be. Since I love taking close-up photos, I’m very satisfied. #Jolla #SailfishOS #degoogle #degafam #photography #nature #walking #hiking

Obtainium is an Android app that lets you manage apps directly from their source pages. https://theprivacydad.com/what-is-obtainium/#degoogle #digitalprivacy #android @josh@sideofburritos.social #aurorastore #f-droid @imran@freeradical.zone @Tutanota@mastodon.social @fdroid

What Is #Obtainium? https://theprivacydad.com/what-is-obtainium/ #Android #sideloading #privacy #cybersecurity #DeGoogle

#deGoogle @Tutanota@mastodon.social

Google's #Gemini AI invasion continues → It wants your biometric data, your selfie, and even your voice. 😡 Now it's adding conversational AI features to Gmail, Docs and Keep. There has never been a better time to #DeGoogle and take back your privacy. ➡️ https://tuta.com/blog/degoogle-list

I have been using #Youtube way too much, and even paying for Premium, but it's not good for me, so I need a break from it. This is day 30 of #100DaysToOffload https://joelchrono.xyz/blog/deleted-youtube-again#DigitalDetox #Blogpost #Degoogle

Google removed uBlock Origin from the Chrome Web Store 😡 Long live uBlock Origin! 🥳 This #DiDay, take a look at alternative browsers to Chrome & #DeGoogle?! → Browser alternatives: https://tuta.com/blog/best-private-browsers → Degoogle: https://tuta.com/blog/degoogle-list

I don't get what is going on on my degoogled phone. Aurora app has again stopped applying updates. Is this some kind of rate limiting? I'm going to hope it resolves itself again. I can see this is a common issue but what causes it for some seems unclear. #DeGoogle

I was on the phone with a friend this evening and we were both grousing about Google. She already uses a different search engine (as do I) but then I told her about Open Street Map. She didn't know about it before - she was so excited! 😁 https://www.openstreetmap.org #DeGoogle #OpenStreetMap

My degoogled phone experience has declined over recent months. Frequently the default aurora app can't update apps and it's all got rather glitchy. I feel a need to reinstall or try another option. #DeGoogle

Często powtarzanym mitem w świecie cyfrowej higieny jest przekonanie o magicznej prywatności prosto z pudełka. W nowym wpisie na blogu rozkładam na czynniki pierwsze architekturę microG oraz obietnice popularnych systemów. Wyjaśniam zjawisko teatru prywatności oraz dlaczego poleganie na domyślnych ustawieniach to pułapka. Prawdziwe bezpieczeństwo to nawyki, a nie tylko zmiana oprogramowania. Pełny tekst znajdziecie tutaj: https://eteryu.space/zudzenie-prywatnosci-z-pudeka-dlaczego-podejscie-set-and-forget-to-puapka/ #infosec #prywatnosc #cyberbezpieczenstwo #grapheneos #android #degoogle #cyberhigiena #opsec

Want a YouTube experience without the recommendation algorithm? YT Zero is an open-source, self-hosted YouTube frontend that focuses on subscriptions instead of recommendations. Follow channels without a Google account, organize videos locally, and optionally download them for offline viewing with yt-dlp integration. More details: https://digitalescapetools.com/tools/tool.html?id=ytzero #OpenSource #SelfHosting #Privacy #YouTube #FOSS #DeGoogle

@Tutanota@mastodon.social I tried de-googling in the past, installing LineageOS on my smartphone, only to find out that without GoogleEngine I was not able to install my banking and other security-critical apps. Has the situation changed in the mean time, and is it possible to run common banking, health and identification apps without Google Play and GoogleEngine? #degoogle

Ceterum censeo: YouTube is not a public utility. Don't line the billionaires pockets by sharing links and driving traffic. #degoogle #deyoutube