Hi, I have everything on Google these days. I’d quite like to get away from it to some extent at least. I can’t see that’s going to be easy, particularly on Android. But ChromeOS, Google drive and email seems like a good place to start, any suggestions or good guides?

Thanks!

  • ciko22i3@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If you can, host your own file server to replace google drive. If not i guess mega.nz is ok.

    ChromeOS can easily be replaced by linux. https://linuxmint.com/

    There isn’t really a great alternative for gmail, so unless you will host your own email server i guess you can use tutanota.

    I recommend you check out MentalOutlaw on YouTube.

  • metaltoilet@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    1 year ago

    If you have a Chromebook you’d like to install Linux on check out The Eupnea Project. Works like a charm for me and it’s way easier than modifying firmware.

  • fwgx@f.fwgx.uk
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    1 year ago

    I’ve moved away from google as much as I can whilst still having an android phone. A lot makes sense if you can self host things and ive found that to be invaluable, although it’s not for everyone and it has been a journey of discovery for me.

    Email is via ProtonMail and Thunderbird on desktop.
    I run my own Nextcloud that syncs photos etc from my phone.
    Any docs stuff I use Libre Office.
    Search is DuckDuckGo.
    Browser is firefox and anything chromium can sod off.

    I did use E/os on my phone for a while and liked it a lot. Completely de-googled android fork (even stock LineageOS has call backs and links tongoogle services). Nowadays I have a OnePlus Nord with all the google apps and services disabled. I use Aurora to access the play store anonymously and FDroid where I can.
    Instead of YouTube app I use NewPipe which is really good.

  • KerPop47@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Mozilla Firefox is my main browser, I definitely like it more than Chrome. It supports adblocking, doesn’t hog RAM, and doesn’t track your activity.

    But it goes beyond that. Firefox lets you open tabs and specific domains in “containers” which cookies and login info don’t cross. By default, Facebook is separated into its own thing.