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Degoogling my phoone - Feeling like is too much trouble for the privacy (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hey guys, it's pretty much the tittle. I've been using Lineage with microg for a year now and despite using the majority of FOSS apps in my routine I still feel like I have to struggle to preserve my privacy and keep Google away from my data. Do you guys feel the same sometimes?

Every time I have to use a banking app is a pain ..I kept changing banks to the ones who I could use with Magisk but every app update breaks my setup and I have to find a workaround or change to another app. I just quit using banking apps and passed them all to the wife.Now even home brokers have been blocking me asking to use a "official android version"

Today even a government app we must use to get access to services and information started complaining about my play store.

I self host a nextcloud service on my old desktop that serves as a server but every now and then the updates crash something. Sharing calendar and notes is too complicated if you don't have a vps or a domain. I keep getting complains from the wife about how come I just don't use google keep and Google drive anymore.

After a year I'm starting to think that maybe my data is not worth the hassle just to keep big tech out of my digital life.. I guess Big Brother wins

What do you say? Am I too lazy or it is unpractical to stay away from big tech?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

instead of changing banks, change the phone and try grapheneos's google sandbox thing. i myself already gave up, have lineage and gapps installed, but i do block most of analitics with blokada. i also try to use foss as much as possible, but sometimes theres simply no alternative. in the end of the day, you need to reconsider if you really want to go with the full front assault, or just block most of the stuff.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I'm planning to buy a new phone in the next year or so and looks like pixel is a great option because of graphene. I wish it ran on my poco x3.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Graphene is in an interesting position as far as being the only majorly secure OS out of the box. So don't give up until you try it even on a 200 dollar Pixel 6 or a Pro version if you like larger screens.

Use a second profile for all your normie proprietary apps and google services. Then use your main profile for FOSS and privacy outside of work things. Easy to setup and install. No tweaking really out of the box. I've never had a major broken component even with banking apps. Its kinda like the shit just works. I hate its on pixel devices but I Understand why having a secure chipset. The absolutely only complaint I could muster with Gos is needing location to be inside main and secondary profile at the same time Google maps I don't know why. Beyond that. Its been flawless.

Edit: Don't let other persuade you down the rabbit hole of full self hosting and going crazy micromanaging things for perfection. It'll feel like a second job and lead to what you have which is fatigue of something you genuinely care about and rightfully so. If you need help once your on Gos. Message me. There needs to be less friction to achieve tasks not more or people just won't do it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

if you have x3 pro, you could also try divetos. its a linageos fork with more security. if you have the nfc, then you are out of luck.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

Mine is the NFC one ..tough luck.