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degoogle Moto G71 (lemmy.zip)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Hi guys, tbt I own a Motorola G71 and I'm looking for degoogle it. It's there any way? Tried the recommended options of universal debloater and didn't work, get tons of signs of error in the phone

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I would first approach this problem by first trying to convert as many apps that you have into a Foss alternative ( you could use this site to find the alternatives: https://alternativeto.net/).

Then if I was comfortable enough I would later on try flashing a custom rom like lineageOS (I would recommend doing this with a second phone if you have one, like a older phone to get used to the OS since it is a bit different and if something happens you have the original phone as a backup).

Then I guess the final step would be to isolate your work apps that aren't Foss like WhatsApp into a separate environment with an app like shelter.

Edit: Also try to not rely on google services as much as possible by using alternatives like protonmail/tutamail for email and other search engines like startpage, duckduckgo and searX (or searXNG, I do prefer more this one) (searX/XNG instances being the best search engines out there)