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How do you find the compromise between privacy and daily phone usage? (lemmy.ml)
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I have degoogled my phone few years ago it really hit me how much the phones depend on Google services. Few examples from of my daily usage when I compromised:

  1. Communication

I'm in students group, people there have own group chat on facebook messenger. They share info regarding tests, deadlines etc. Basically standard uni messaging. Unless I had fake Facebook account to be there I would have to collect all info by myself. The alternative is a discord server, which in privacy terms is questionable choice too.

At least I have few friends who use Signal or Element, but it's minority.

What do you usually use and offer when people ask you for contact?

  1. Banking app

Banking app I used has blocked me from app after few years of using it when they realized I have it from "unofficial" source - Aurora store. That motivated to switch the bank and app, which doesn't really on Google Play services. The easiest way to do that was browsing Huawei app store and finding the most suitable app. Do you use baking apps?

  1. Taxi/Transport

Of course theres no way to use Bolt/Uber for transport on degoogled device. What's your way of transport after having few beers in pub? Do you use taxi via calling it directly or use that weird Telegram taxi addon?

  1. Map directions

Is there a way to convert google map pins to open source solutions and vice versa? What's your recommended software for directions? What do you use for driving?

  1. Fitness

Do you track fitness activities?

  1. Phone

Do you have good phone recommendations? I know that GrapheneOS+Pixel is one, but what about others?

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[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)
  1. I tell people to contact me on signal or SimpleX, and if they don't, then I don't talk to them.
  2. My banks app ran fine, but I wanted to use the website instead of having the app and the website did not support all functionality, so I switched banks entirely to an older style bank, not one of these new Neo fintech banks. Think Wells Fargo instead of chime.
  3. At least at the moment, you can still use m.uber.com.
  4. Use gps-coordinates.net, put in the address you wish to go to, and then copy the latitude and longitude given into OpenStreetmaps OSMAnd (f-droid).
  5. No, i dont
  6. The combination you mentioned is definitely the easiest. Otherwise, you have to look at lineage OS. And that doesn't have as many security protections.
[–] MasterBlaster@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

For OsmAnd+, there is another option for addresses. OpenSuperMaps joins national address registries with openstreetmaps. For American maps, it enables OsmAnd to make sense of American style address searches.

It is phenomenal.

[–] said@lemmy.sdf.org 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

In addition to the answer #4, you can use Geo Share to automatically convert google maps links then open in OsmAnd for example.

[–] lemmeBe@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Nice! Thanks! 🍻

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

Oh, well that looks like it makes it even easier.