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I am going incognito

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I am trying to take control of my digital footprint and not trust big tech with my privacy.

The big step is to #degoogle my life. In order to do that, ironically, I need to buy a google pixel😁

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TheRecruiter@lemmy.world
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This is going to be my next step as well, after switching to Manjaro a couple months ago. Unsurprisingly, after years of using stuff like Google Photos, Play Services, etc , it is not as easy as just a click of a button, but it’s definitely worth doing

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lukx@discuss.tchncs.de
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Yes, using #grapheneos on my Pixel and I’m really happy with that, don’t want any other Android OS

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aradar1979@lemmy.worldOP
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What do you do for google pay? is there any alternative?

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lukx@discuss.tchncs.de
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I don’t use google pay, but hope to see any alternative in future

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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Is there an non-google android auto equivalent? Same question for maps?

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lukx@discuss.tchncs.de
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Android Auto is only from google. For Google Maps you can use OpenStreetMaps

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AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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Can you use Open Street Maps with Android Auto?

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BeliefPropagator@discuss.tchncs.de
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Are you going Graphene OS?

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aradar1979@lemmy.worldOP
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Yes, people keep suggesting it over lineageOS. That’s why I am buying a used Pixel.

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Teppichbrand@feddit.de
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I’d like to try Graphene but older Pixel phones are end-of-life or not supported at all. So I again put LineageOS MicroG on my Pixel 3a and 4a. Those phones are super cheap and still great to daily drive. So no Graphene-experience for me, I guess.

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ratzki@discuss.tchncs.de
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LineageOS still uses many Google servers for location, time, etc. in underlying processes.

GrapheneOS have their own servers and are the only ROM to cut those ties to Google.

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dino@discuss.tchncs.de
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It’s one of those life choices which I also regularly worry about. But the alternatives are almost not available.

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