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How Google Tracks and Scans Everything on Your Android Device (www.howtogeek.com)

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[–] mjr 91 points 1 day ago (2 children)

De-googled phones exist, but they’re rooted or using a custom firmware. Usually, these phones spoof Google Play Services, replacing that layer with something called MicroG.

So root and flash your phone today!

[–] A_norny_mousse@feddit.org 8 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

Is that a quote from the article? I feel compelled to add that, wrt mobile devices, it is possible to live without Google Play Services.

[–] protogen420@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 15 hours ago

i dont bother spoofing google play services, all my apps work without it, infact you can just disable google play services on android phones stock rom (or at least that has been my experience so far) and thats what I have done, sure gmaps embed now doesnt work but i havent needed it, my bank app works fine, whatsapp will throw a random "please enable google play services" notification once day but it works fine without any issues

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago) (4 children)

Got a pixel? Check out calyxos, it's a free system upgrade that rips out anything google but allows almost everything to work, even the play store and all your usual games and bank apps.

Calyxos.org

E: nevermind. It was great while it lasted.

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

If you have a Pixel, then GrapheneOS is the sensible choice. Not least because it currently only works with Pixels anyway.

[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 3 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

What moron is willingly still purchasing pixels? Might as well put a livefeed camera for Google HQ in your home lol

[–] djdarren@piefed.social 1 points 1 hour ago

I bought a Pixel 9 with the sole intention of putting Graphene on it. I wasn't massively down with giving Google money, but my provider offered it to me for £30, then £30 a month on contract. Can't argue with that.

[–] Toasted_Breakfast@lemmy.today 7 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Literally dead for now.... Had chaos with leadership

[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Soon of a bitch 😓

Well, that was fun.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 8 points 12 hours ago

I really hope one day these alternatives will run on non-Google devices. I really don't want to give them money.