Hi, I have everything on Google these days. I’d quite like to get away from it to some extent at least. I can’t see that’s going to be easy, particularly on Android. But ChromeOS, Google drive and email seems like a good place to start, any suggestions or good guides?
Thanks!
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If you can, host your own file server to replace google drive. If not i guess mega.nz is ok.
ChromeOS can easily be replaced by linux. https://linuxmint.com/
There isn’t really a great alternative for gmail, so unless you will host your own email server i guess you can use tutanota.
I recommend you check out MentalOutlaw on YouTube.
Email: ProtonMail or Tutanota Android: GrapheneOS or Caly Drive: ProtonDrive or Tresorit ChromeOS: Any Linux OS
If you have a Chromebook you’d like to install Linux on check out The Eupnea Project. Works like a charm for me and it’s way easier than modifying firmware.
Mozilla Firefox is my main browser, I definitely like it more than Chrome. It supports adblocking, doesn’t hog RAM, and doesn’t track your activity.
But it goes beyond that. Firefox lets you open tabs and specific domains in “containers” which cookies and login info don’t cross. By default, Facebook is separated into its own thing.
Try librewolf browser same Firefox but “ungoogled”
For many android phones you can install LineageOS or similar custom android versions without necessary including google apps. There is also https://e.foundation/e-os/, which includes google-free drive and email alternatives in an easier setup.
Thanks for the suggestions.
I hadn’t considered self-hosting. I have set up a home network using a Raspberry Pi before but I am self taught and pretty slow, plus stuff always catches me out that I don’t have the knowledge to solve. I’m wary about opening my mistakes up to the whole Internet…
I will have a look at the other suggestions here though. ChromeOS seems like the low hanging fruit.
Alternatives is Android to lineage os ChromeOS to manjaro kde (or arch) + waydroid Google drive to mega Email to protonmail You can also self host protonmail and hook mega to your Linux machine if you don’t mind your machine to work 24/7 Also there is fediverse alternative to YouTube called framatube, it works from newpipe app and browser Also newpipe app support both YouTube and framatube don’t show ads and don’t use API so can’t be blocked, downside is you can’t write comments inside newpipe app as it’s don’t use accounts
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Linux (Ubuntu could be a good start), own NAS drive or a service like Mega for a shared drive, and Protonmail/Tutanota could be good options. There are probably more online shared drives you could look for if you don’t want to use Mega.
