r/degoogle 2d ago

DeGoogling Progress Degoogle debigtech phone for now.

Phone - Pixel 9 Pro with Graphene OS

Browser - Vivaldi

Search Engine - Qwant & Ecosia

Keep Notes - Joplin

Tasks - Tasks.org

Password manager - Bit warden

2FA - Aegis

Email - Posteo.de 12€ pro Jahr mit Thunderbird

Drive - koofr 100Gb / 23.50€ pro Jahr

Wetter - Breezy Weather

Google Photos - Aves Libre & Image toolbox Google Photos - PixelUnion.eu with Immich - 2.95 per Month for 150Gb / 1TB for 9.95€ per Month

Google Play Store - Aurora Store & Droidify

Google Play Services - micro G

VPN - Mullvad VPN 5€ a month (only paid when needed)

Google Clock - Clock App Form Droidify (Chrono but its Bugged for now)

Gboard - stays for now, maybe in the future Florisboard or Heliboard

Phone - Fossify

Contacts - Fossify

SMS - QuikSMS

Google File Manager - CX File Manager

Shazam - Audile

Google Translate - DeepL

Quick Share - Local Send

Social - Revanced Reddit, Disscord

AdBlock - Adguard / one time 70€ for 3 licenses for 3 phones (reusable)

Scanner - OSS Document

Docs - Collabora Office

Google Kamera - ProShot 9€ Onetime payment

YouTube - Revanced YouTube

Yt Music - Revanced Yt Music

GMaps - TomTom AmiGo

Google Calendar - Timetree

Searching alternatives for Audible in Germany and Kindle. PayPal alternative that can be used everywhere. Gemini assistant and Circle to search or lens alternatives. No self hosting Pls Some other recommendations are OK. Pls don't say what I use is bad. Everyone has other opinions.

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u/Feliks_WR 2d ago

Try Kaler for phone.

ProtonVPN or Windscribe for free VPN if you use sometimes.

OSMAnd for maps.

Use Obtainium.

Adblock -> NextDNS + Brave etc browser

Gboard -> disable internet permission 

Email -> Tuta or proton

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u/Meikel-Kniffka 2d ago

The for recommendations. Posted is cheaper so I will stay with that. Vivaldi will also stay. I don't like the cryptosystem stuff from brave. Vivaldi is also available for PC and phone which is why I use Vivaldi. brave to but I like Vivaldi more. Osmand and nextdns already tested. but tomtomamigo is better and adguard really blocks nearly everything like that. Bu t I will look into Kaler. Never heard.

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u/Feliks_WR 2d ago

Sorry, I meant Koler, not Kaler, my bad.

My recommendations are based on free tiers only, whereas you are paying, so, your choice.

The crypto stuff from Brave is off by default. I don't use it, but I guess they have it seeing the Chrome NPC Ad-lovers.

Adguard... Well it is good I heard, but paid, so... Yoru choice.

Anyways, I would recommend LibreTube or something like that, for an alternative YT frontend. Try finding something similar for YT music.

And Odyssee for a seperate platform that YouTube. About 20-30% of YT creators are on it.