It took a few months preparation but I deleted all my google accounts today, and it feels good.

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    7 months ago

    This is a daunting proposition, I’m admittedly massively invested in Google’s ecosystem. Gmail and Google calendar, I have a pixel phone, watch and buds and have YouTube premium. I feel like the time I switch is when I have a homelab and am able to find open source alternatives to everything heavily use and be able to do so with all devices I use.

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      7 months ago

      Use newpipe anad install grapheneos on your pixel. I wish i had a pixel to install grapheneos.

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        7 months ago

        I have one and do so. It’s pretty great. I will admit I still have some google services on it, but I’m working on not needing those.

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        7 months ago

        I wanted to but my pixel bootloader is carrier locked. Supposedly you can call and ask them to unlock it if you own the device but not sure if that’s true.

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          7 months ago

          I think it is true. At least it was last time I checked. Give it a try.

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      7 months ago

      Some are easier than others. Especially if you don’t mind paying. Protonmail, calendar, drive solve some big ones right away. Maps is tough though, I’ve tried to find a better solution and haven’t been able to so far.

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        7 months ago

        I’ve been mapping my city with streetcomplete and using osmand live to download my edits, organic maps has a better address search though, so I use that too. I don’t use the live traffic stuff, but osmand is capable of it.

    • Ensign Rick@startrek.website
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      7 months ago

      Yeah same. It sucks. I got into Google stuff back when Gmail was in beta and invite only. Admittedly I really only use Gmail, drive and the calendar. But the sso aspects is the part that is the hangup I think. I have so many accounts utilizing their identity provider solution.