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joelvdc

@ joelvdc @lemmy.world

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  • Finally made it, journey to european alternatives

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  • Great list! I have a few questions and recommendations.

    Look into comaps for a maps alternative. There was some controversy around organic maps, I don't know all the details. But comaps showed up as a fork and it is really good.

    I'm not the biggest fan of infomaniak and their drive is not E2EE. I would recommend looking into filen.io and proton drive.

    Proton pass was already an European app, and a pretty awesome one. Why did you ditch it?

    And does tutamail work with Thunderbird now? Or is it only Posteo you're using with it?

  • What apps do you use now that you're degoogled?

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  • I use iPhone, Windows (work laptop) and Linux (personal laptop), so keep that in mind when looking at my suggestions. I have also a Proton unlimited subscription.

    1. Email: Proton Mail + Simplelogin aliases / Tuta as backup
    2. Cloud storage: Proton Drive / Filen
    3. Maps: Magic Earth / OpenStreetMap
    4. Search engine: Qwant
    5. Web browser: Zen browser (Firefox fork) / Quiche browser (iOS)
    6. Calendar: Apple Calendar (our family calendar is here, hard to use something else) / Thunderbird (apple calendar caldav imported)
    7. Contacts management: Proton / iOS
    8. Notes / to-do lists: Notesnook / iOS
    9. Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.): MS Office (work) / Libreoffice (personal)
    10. Messaging / chat: Signal / SimpleX
    11. Video calling: Signal
    12. Social media / microblogging RSS reader / news: Mastodon / Bluesky / Reddit / Lemmy
    13. Music streaming / podcast app: Tidal (pays artists more and Spotify donated to Trump) / Pocket Casts
    14. Video streaming / YouTube alternative: Grayjay (Windows/Linux) / Unwatched (iOS)
    15. Password manager: Proton Pass
    16. VPN / DNS / Firewall: Proton VPN
    17. Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs): iOS
    18. App store / APKs: iOS
    19. Photo backup / gallery: Proton Drive
    20. Weather: iOS
    21. Smart assistant (if any): Nope
    22. Anything else you’ve replaced? MS authenticator -> Ente Auth Reddit iOS app -> Hydra Notion -> Anytype

    I know that some of my solutions are bonded to Apple, but I am also regularly searching for Apple alternatives and focus on apps that are cross platform to make a possible deApple process smoother in the future.

  • Proton ready to lower its pricing after landmark US ruling against Apple - here's what you need to know

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  • I was strongly considering their plans by the time he tweeted that, made me do a 180 degrees turn and look other places for private mail services and cloud drive… After that event, he did write on the comments of a Reddit post that he’s not a Trump supporter and was distancing himself from right wing politics.

    I made peace with it. Was he writing the truth or just trying to throw some water into the fire, idk. I have currently the unlimited plan and I’m happy, in the end of the day I want to support companies that are European and provide services like Proton and Tuta.

  • Removed

    EU whacks Apple and Meta with $800 million in antitrust fines. Meta calls its penalty a ‘tariff’

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  • Oh yeah, wait! Law should be shaped after Meta’s way of doing business, so unfair.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • I didn’t know about sink it, will have a look! I currently use hydra to access Reddit on iOS.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • As I mentioned in other comments, I didn’t buy a new phone to degoogle. I’m sure there are more people on the same boat. And this is a degoogle group.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • Fuck that, next step is linux 🚀

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  • Please no… I hope it can be disabled.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • Wdym? 😭

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • I have had the same phone for the past 3 years, so the degoogle process started a couple of years after I got it.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • Wow, thenewoil website is great. Thanks for sharing.

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  • Gotta start with what you have 🤷

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  • YouTube player app. Open source, no ads, no login, just import your subscriptions and playlists and you're ready to go.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • I have not tried other clients. I am quite happy with Voyager, but maybe I will give the others a shot :)

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • I didn't like the statements regarding Trump either, but he deleted it and made some comment/post on reddit distancing himself from Trump and right wing politics. So I made peace with that, but yeah, people won't forget.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • I mean, it the end it’s all up to personal preferences. I’m strongly considering to delete Bluesky due to the latest controversy. But would you care to elaborate?

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  • Yeah, Linux phones might not be ready yet and it will mean compromises and workarounds. Will be following closely the development of not Google not Apple phones, before pulling the trigger.

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  • I love Tuta as well, they are great. But not being able to use Tuta with thunderbird was a deal breaker for me. Proton is Swiss btw.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • A linux phone is on my list, Jolla or similar. One battle at a time.

  • Another deGoogled iPhone

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  • Probably not, but I really like Notesnook for its simplicity and just organize notes in folders. Anytype is awesome for more complex stuff, I usually use it for work, kanban boards and such.

  • DeGoogle Yourself @lemmy.ml
    joelvdc @lemmy.world

    Another deGoogled iPhone