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Tips for de-Googling phones? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 3 days ago by Rogelio_Marciano@lemmygrad.ml to c/technology@lemmygrad.ml
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Hello Lemmians,

I've recently moved over to Linux Mint for Windows and I'm very happy with the decision. There are only like 2 things I can't do on Mint but I'm confident I could do them if I invested some more time. Anyway, my system is on dual boot so I could start Windows if I wanted to / needed it.

Now, I'd love to do the same on my phone, basically eliminating techbrofash stuff and replacing it with something FOSSy. It's a Samsung from 2018, do I have any chances? Specifically, having to use a Google account all the time bugs me.

I'm not a heavy phone user since I prefer computers, but as you all understand I'm not keen on having Netanyahu & friends know at what time of night I pee.

Any suggestions?

Thanks!

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[โ€“] Hexagon@feddit.it 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

For starters, make sure that all the apps you need can work without Google services. Especially banking, ID, and such

[โ€“] Rogelio_Marciano@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Thanks! Actually, I never use banking / ID on the phone, only on my computer, where I feel powerful xD