HERE IS ONE SOLUTION TO CUT IT OFF:
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@Tutanota start using keypad phone 😅
@Tutanota This is a comment on the page you're linking to and not the image you attached.
There is a huge difference between de-Googling your general web use and your phone though, which I think needs more attention. I can't pay my bills or use a credit card for online purchases without a phone anymore, sadly. So the only option I have if I want to properly de-Google my phone is to switch to iOS. I'm not prepared to do that (yet) since I feel I'll just switch from one evil to another. So therefore I'm currently using GrapheneOS since that at least limits my exposure to Google somewhat while still working with the requirements ALL banks in my country set in regards to identification. These are the only possible alternatives for A LOT of people. And the EU do not seem to care to do something about that whatsoever, they rather seem to work towards making us all even more locked in to iOS and Google Play Services.
microG is a small and shaky bandaid that solidifies your dependency of Google way more than GrapheneOS in itself does with a one-time purchase of hardware (how you even can call the use of microG 'de-Googling' is baffling to me), and only works with banking apps in a _very few_ select countries, for now. For a lot of countries it's a complete non-starter.
I'm sorry, but you need to do more research for these "guides", or specifically mention that you're only targeting your German audience, where I guess things work differently?
If you want to properly deGoogle your phone, you need to use iOS. That's already the reality in plenty of European countries today. And it sucks. We're not doing anyone any favours pretending any of these other ones are a truly viable solution _if deGoogling is your actual goal_. They COULD BE one day, provided that the EU starts caring and thinking about the right things. So _that's_ where we should focus our energy, and stop pretending.
@Tutanota https://telegra.ph/Settings-to-avoid-some-Android-passive-data-tracking-05-27 the relevant settings in plain text
@Tutanota very old news
Please explain why firefox is recommended as a privacy respecting browser along side LibreWolf.
Without a settings marathon Firefox does not respect user privacy.
LibreWolf has done a good job in regard to stopping Telemetry and such extras as app normandy and merino. Merino refers to fleecing users, Normandy to invasive practices.
regarding fairphone. i am annoyed that my perfectly working fair phone 3 reaches EOL soon and therefore e/os also drops support the next year.
i haven't ever replaced anything because nothing did break. so the reason to throw away the phone in near future is solely software and lacking security updates
@Tutanota The one and only true solution is:
Sell your Google phone if it isn’t a Pixel. Then get yourself a Google Pixel phone. Install #grapheneos and configure it. Live happily ever after with a lot more security and privacy …
You’re welcome. 😃
@Tutanota The easiest way is to also delete everything with Canta, yes even GMS
@Tutanota throw away your television
@Tutanota that account seems to post AI generated content, Claude tips and tricks, and (according to community notes) reposts other people's threads but in all caps. in that case, looks like they're copying this thread: https://xcancel.com/hasantoxr/status/2045522876925919531
and this is the BREAKING study from 2021 https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf
@Tutanota Those settings wouldn't do much anyways. It might make a bit more difficult if at all.
