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SandwichesAreNice@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago

I replaced Chrome, Google Keep, Gmail, and Gboard with open source apps; I'm not going back

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I replaced Chrome, Google Keep, Gmail, and Gboard with open source apps; I'm not going back

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SandwichesAreNice@lemmy.world to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 2 days ago
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/53413788

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  • futurp@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    Well done.

  • bad1080@piefed.social
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    don’t forget to switch to a de-googled rom too, like crDroid or LineageOS

  • Captain Beyond@linkage.ds8.zone
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    Their replacement for gboard is another proprietary app. A real FOSS alternative that seems popular is Heliboard, but it requires a proprietary blob for swipe typing (although apparently they are working on replacing that with a free alternative). I’m fond of Unexpected Keyboard.

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    Posted on MSN, lol.

    • QuadratureSurfer@piefed.social
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      *re-posted. MSN is just an aggregator.

      Here’s a link to the original:
      https://www.androidpolice.com/replaced-chrome-google-keep-gmail-gboard-with-their-open-source-alternatives/

      ~~https://www.androidpolice.com/replaced-google-photos-drive-gemini-with-free-open-source-alternatives-now-i-can-not-go-back/~~

      Edit: updated with the correct link

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        That’s a different article. It doesn’t cover Keep and Gboard.

        • QuadratureSurfer@piefed.social
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          Thanks for calling this out. That author has a ton of articles that are all very similar to one another. I updated the link to match the correct article from last week.

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      My thought exactly.

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