Hi,

I am (very, very early) in the process of degoogling. I am definitely not a high risk as far as needing to be completely locked down. It’s more about trying to have a little more control over how my data is used.

I am looking at Graphene OS, but I am a little confused how certain apps (that rely on Google services) work. I have a Pixel 8 and will have it for the foreseeable future.

The apps I currently use that I would still need (or their equivalents) are:

  • Clash Royale (Supercell)
  • Notion (Notion Labs)
  • Clickup (Mango Technologies)
  • Business Calendar 2 (Appgenix)

  1. If I installed these exact apps “sandboxed”, what exactly does that mean from a user standpoint? Will I have to use a separate account, reboot my phone, etc, or is it a quick process to use the app?

  2. Is there a list of apps that I could browse to find equivalents to the above? Recommendations here are also ok.

  3. I saw that Firefox isn’t exactly private(?) and that Vanadium is better in that aspect but I don’t understand why. Can someone ELI5, and help me see if this is a relevant concern for me?

Thank you! 😁

  • LWD@lemm.ee
    91·
    8 months ago

    FWIW Cromite should be the recommendation now (Bromite has been long discontinued!), although I too don’t worry too much about the sandboxing benefits and use a FF fork for much/most of my browsing these days.

    • Scolding0513@sh.itjust.works
      51·
      8 months ago

      Cromite*

      and yes Cromite is god tier stuff. even blows Mullvad Browser out of the water. ultimate privacy and ultimate security both.

      • LWD@lemm.ee
        5·
        8 months ago

        One of my favorite browsers, and it does such a good job I apparently haven’t had to think about it enough to learn how to spell it…

      • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
        22·
        8 months ago

        Then why does Tor Project avoid Chromium and instead elect to use Firefox as its browser base? Is TailsOS less secure than Graphene AOSP fork?

        • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
          12·
          8 months ago

          Because gecko base on Android has too many holes, and are harder to plug than webview. Android uses a modified linux kernel, which means that it is NOT linux “based”. Expecting Android to be Linux is just silly. TailsOS is Linux, genius 🥸

          • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
            21·
            8 months ago

            Can you elaborate on these “holes” on Gecko engine on Android, that are worse than WebView made by Google? You know that Tor Project also uses Gecko as base even for Tor Browser for Android?

            Regardless of what you say, Android is a Linux based distribution for phones. It just is not the same way GNU/Linux distros are on desktop, but there are too many similarities. Claiming Android is not Linux is an absurdity of colossal proportions, and something that belongs on 4chan.

              • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
                21·
                8 months ago

                So you believe in shitting on moderators, even when you have absolutely nothing worthwhile or constructive to say? It does seem like that. Baiting moderators never goes well.

                • youmaynotknow@lemmy.ml
                  1·
                  8 months ago

                  Bro, you seriously need to rethink youe delivery. What’s goin to happen? Am i going to have to open another account? Take easy man you read seriously stressed.

                  • TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml
                    21·
                    8 months ago

                    You said you were trying to make me angry as an approach. So I read you correctly. Do not do it, it often backfires with most mods/admins.