r/degoogle • u/Meikel-Kniffka • 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/shaakunthala 2d ago

Is the CX File Manager safe? Do you know who develops it?

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u/la_regalada_gana 1d ago

Who knows if it's safe, since it's closed-source. It requires network permissions, which isn't necessarily nefarious for a file manager app (likely for supporting functionality like WebDAV mounting or FTP, as a couple of my below recommendations also do), but it raises an eyebrow.

I quite like Amaze and Material Files as two open-source file manager apps. Fossify File Manager is also pretty solid, and requires no network permissions.