The problem is. There is always something that breaks no matter what we do.. banking apps straight up refuse to work sometimes. And many services don't work even with MicroG
toomuchtodo•48m ago
I don't use any Google products, although I am invested in the Mac and iOS ecosystem until something better comes along. Firefox, FastMail, Apple Photos combined with https://immich.app/ , etc. Youtube videos are ripped into my own storage system for viewing and storage using yt-dlp.
What Google service do you feel like you cannot replace with a private or open alternative?
KinetiNode•47m ago
Damn bro I just noticed your karma , not trying to start a casual chat here but man you are really contributing here!
toomuchtodo•43m ago
Everyone has a vice, this is mine.
KinetiNode•43m ago
I'm talking about literally "Google play services" , it cannot be replaced for now , apple is different that's an entirely different ecosystem. The apps aren't the problem the problem is Google play services itself isn't effectively replaceable with anything else (as I mentioned in the previous message)
And because of that Google apps don't work , banking apps too any anything that needs security as well.
toomuchtodo•52m ago
https://tuta.com/blog/degoogle-list
Europe specific: https://european-alternatives.eu/
Canada specific: https://engageq.notion.site/unplug-full
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KinetiNode•49m ago
toomuchtodo•48m ago
What Google service do you feel like you cannot replace with a private or open alternative?
KinetiNode•47m ago
toomuchtodo•43m ago
KinetiNode•43m ago
And because of that Google apps don't work , banking apps too any anything that needs security as well.