Comment on 'Morale is at an all-time low': Ex-Googler writes scathing latter slamming layoffs and 'eroded' culture

cyborganism@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

• silkroadtraveler@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I went to modify my 2018 Google Wi-Fi router to add a simple port forwarding rule, and the functionality is completely GONE from their already shitty Google Home app. It used to be so easy and simple on the old Wi-Fi app. I’m never buying another Google device.

  This company has reached enshittification nirvana.

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  • madcaesar@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Google home has become an absolute shit show. It has awful UI and UX. Truly an amazing feat.

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  • iawia@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    It’s still there for me in “Advanced networking”->“Port Management”.

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    • silkroadtraveler@lemmy.today ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      If you click into mine, all you see are two options both of which only serve to allow Google to Hoover more of your data.

      Looking into this more a couple days ago, it seemed that without IP reservations, you can’t get the port forwarding option to appear. Which I haven’t messed with. On principal I refuse to deal with a router that has regressed in functionality and am instead dedicating my time to de-Google my life haha. I bought an openwrt compatible router this weekend. https://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/900cfd9b-ad9c-4a1c-8a41-5ce580c9b353.pnghttps://lemmy.today/pictrs/image/655586bb-2e04-42a6-97f5-75df79fb1915.png

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      • iawia@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        I do have a bunch of IP reservations. I don’t really know how you’d do port forwarding without subs static IP address to forward to. I have not seen any of the data sharing options, but it could be that I gave those permissions years ago and forgot…

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• bloopernova@programming.dev ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I’ve switched to Kagi for search, and Fastmail for email. Though a bit more difficult to escape Google when you’ve got a pixel 8 pro ;)

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  • badmemes@feddit.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Let me introduce you to graphene os :)

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    • andrew@lemmy.stuart.fun ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Whaaaat, it’s supported now? It wasn’t for a bit. Man, I may have to make the jump soon, or at least just test it out. It’s been a while since I’ve played with a custom ROM though, since the pixels are a great vanilla experience.

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  • iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Rather easier I’d say, as it has an unlockable bootloader, unlike most other phones.

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    • kzhe@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Only the google edition, not carrier versions.

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  • cyborganism@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    If you have a pixel phone, there are completely de-Googled android operating systems available for them with full hardware support.

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  • kzhe@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    Actually, it’s easiest to escape google with a Pixel, even more than an iPhone with GrapheneOS (only if not a carrier phone though).

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• phoneymouse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  I left Google 5-6 years ago. I do occasionally use YouTube, but that’s about it.

  It’s surprisingly easy to get used to once you do it.

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  • nephs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    What did you do about email?

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    • BombOmOm@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Protonmail is one of the more popular options.

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      • cyborganism@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        This is what I’m planning to do as well.

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      • Patches@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Is the Spam Filtering equally as good?

        That’s the reason I went Gmail back in the day.

        I get hundreds of emails a day. All filtered out properly.

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    • SuckMyWang@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Protonmail

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    • rikonium@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I’m not the same person but I jumped ship from Gmail to Outlook (when that big rebrand launched a decade ago) and a few years ago to Fastmail.

      It doesn’t hold a candle to ProtonMail’s privacy and security but I found it handy since it’s a complete mail, contacts, calendar solution with syncing via standards and a large number of available aliases. And since I pay, I’m the customer.

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    • phoneymouse@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      Good options exist now, including proton and skiff.

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