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[โ€“] nuno_santos@mastodon.social 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@Blaze Aside from the Google Play services still on the back of my android phone, there's not much connecting me to the U.S. digital services. I've used Ecosia for years (yes, I know they use both Google and Microsoft services, but they're working with Qwant to change that), I never used Facebook, and deleted Instagram after it went to shit under meta. I use Aptoide instead of Play Store. Only had to get rid of WhatsApp and YouTube recently. Which I did. Is there something I'm not thinking of?

[โ€“] nuno_santos@mastodon.social 1 points 3 months ago

@Blaze oh yeah, I started using HereWego and Mapy instead of Google Maps. But I didn't use Google Maps that much so I don't notice that much of a difference tbh. I find the hard part will be hardware when it needs to be replaced sometime in the future... If I buy a smartphone again in the future, which I'm considering not to and just getting a flip phone, but if I do I'll get a Fairphone with eOS. The laptop will be either a Tuxedo or an Insys.