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Samsung → iPhone: Need Your De-Google Tips (sopuli.xyz)
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cross-posted from: https://sopuli.xyz/post/31024070

Making the jump from Samsung to iPhone soon, mainly for privacy reasons. Want to cut Google out as much as possible while I'm at it.

What I'm planning so far:

  • Mailbox.org instead of Gmail
  • DuckDuckGo for search, would prefer something even better
  • Safari with all the privacy stuff turned on

Where I'm stuck:

  • What about YouTube? Just use the web version?

  • Google Drive alternatives that actually work well?

  • Best way to store photos that aren't big greedy corps?

Questions:

  • Any must-have privacy apps once I get the iPhone?

  • Settings I should change immediately out of the box?

  • Services I'm forgetting that are probably feeding Google my data?

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[–] berty@feddit.org 1 points 2 days ago

A year ago I would have suggested getting a Pixel phone and installing GrapheneOS, but it looks like Google is moving to kill off alternative OSes on Pixels, so not sure what's the best bet at this point.

I think it's still the best bet to get GrapheneOS, they said they will continue with their project. As long as it's working I will most likely use that. With Google bashing against Alternative OS'es and companies relying on stuff like Play Integrity it might get harder to run things but I will use FOSS as often as possible. Most of my apps are from F-Droid anyway.