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Ask HN: I don't want to use G Play or Apple APPS, what should my phone setup be?

by 1905 on 12/8/23, 5:58 PM with 6 comments

• by electricant on 12/8/23, 7:52 PM

  Ironically, I bought a refurbished Google pixel last year just because it supported calyxos. Never looked back. Just recently they added support for more devices which is great.

  If you don't run anything Google on your device, you'll discover that an oldish (~4 years old) phone is plenty.

  Some app recommendations: * mapping: osmand * e-mail: k-9 mail * app stores: f-droid + Aurora store * contacts & calendar sync: davx * camera: open camera * YouTube: newpipe

• by eganist on 12/8/23, 6:32 PM

  https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/997915455681...

  There's a good outline of fairphone-related options here.

• by janice1999 on 12/8/23, 6:36 PM

  My stack: LineageOS (or variant) + F-Droid (open source Email, Calendar, Notes, File-Sync, Cameras, E-Reader, VPN, adblocking software) + Firefox Mobile (Extensions, ad-blocking)

• by raspyberr on 12/8/23, 7:00 PM

  I use GrapheneOS without a Google account and it's great.