Slowly changing phone from Google apps to other - preferably open source.
Now have installed Dekusms (Found it on f-droid).
I don't use it that much but since the gouvernement sends me their verification codes by SMS I noticed it stil was from Google... 😶🌫️
Takes time, sometimes I just don't understand what they are saying so I quit - and forget to continue.... - but slow progress still is progress. 🙃
Any recommendations of other (on fdroid available) apps to replace the Google apps and avoid playstore are very welcome!
MrCantankerousFor SMS I use Textra
https://textra.me/
Catha MrCantankerous but that's only available via Google play store. I am getting rid of everything from Google. 😉
MrCantankerousIf you're on Android, Google steps in and blocks apps installed via 3rd party sites, whether Play Protect is enabled or not. I hate Google, it has systematically blocked many of my favourite apps, it overrode my Google settings and randomly decided to auto update everything on my data connection, which in turn left many of my apps no longer functioning (which is why my default is to not auto update)
Catha MrCantankerous I have an android phone which has it's own OS. Now most of my Google and playstore apps are replaced by free apps. It's with trial and error - i am "a little" picky - but so far it works. 🙃
Catha MrCantankerous
Can you turn the setting "change system settings' rom Google to not permitted? That's the first thing I always turned off. ☺️