What are you using instead for Maps and email?
I went through a period of de-googling a couple of years ago. Swapping browser, mobile os, search engine, storage, maps, music, video purchases, voice assistant and even email service was relatively simple, there are alternatives out there which do the job just as well if not better than what Google offer.
The only exception is YouTube, yea there are individual sites that occasionally offer some of the videos I want (often with a subscription attached), there are some federated systems like NewPipe which have some videos but there is no one offering remotely the quantity or quality of what you can get on YouTube for free.
As the article states, it’s basically a monopoly at this point without a viable alternative.
cleverusernametry@lemmy.world 1 year ago
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 year ago
I use Organic maps and K9 mail
cleverusernametry@lemmy.world 1 year ago
k9 mail has a really poor rating on the app store. I hear Thunderbird will be revamping it though. Are you happy with where it is at right now?
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Yeah, it works great. I haven’t had any problems
Smokeydope@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I’ve had good success with FairEmail its open source and on Fdroid appstore but google made it so it will only work if you download through the play store which is BS.
_pete_@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Apple Maps and Fastmail.
Fastmail is paid but the 1Password and disposable email address system makes it worth it for me.
JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 1 year ago
What FOSS mobile OS are you using?
BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 1 year ago
Non-Google Android.
Amends1782@lemmy.ca 1 year ago
GrapheneOS