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From: Jeff Layman <Jeff@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: The dirty dozen Google apps which must be 1:1 replaced to have
 any privacy
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 07:54:42 +0000
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On 20/03/2025 04:23, Marion wrote:
> I wrote this up for another thread, but doing so brings up the fact that I
> should always check with the team to work together in order to see if you
> have better (non root) privacy-aware 1:1 replacements for Google apps.
> 
> Do you have better alternatives than those below for replacing Google apps?
> 
> (Each of these apps provides more functionality than the native Google app
> it replaces, but the goal here is privacy more so than functionality).
> 
> 1. Google Play Store client ==> Aurora play store client
>     <https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/releases>
> 2. Google Play Store search engine ==> Skyica play store search engine
>     <https://skyica.com/appfinder/get/>
> 3. Android App Drawer ==> Muntashirakon App Manager
>     <https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager> (apk)
>     <https://muntashirakon.github.io/AppManager/vi/> (doc)
> 4. Google YouTube client ==> Newpipe youtube client
>     <https://newpipe.net>
> 5. Google Chrome web browser ==> Bromite web browser
>     <https://www.bromite.org/>
>     <https://github.com/bromite/bromite/releases>
>     <https://www.bromite.org/fdroid>
> 6. Google GBoard keyboard ==> OpenBoard keyboard or HeliBoard keyboard
>     <https://github.com/openboard-team/openboard>
>     <https://github.com/Helium314/HeliBoard>
> 7. Google Contacts ==> OpenContacts
>     <https://f-droid.org/en/packages/opencontacts.open.com.opencontacts/>
> 8. Google GMail client (MUA) ==> FairEmail client (MUA) or K9 Mail
>     <https://email.faircode.eu/>
>     <https://github.com/M66B/FairEmail/releases>
>     <https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.faircode.email/>
>     <https://k9mail.app/>
>     <https://github.com/thundernest/k-9/releases>
>     <https://f-droid.org/packages/com.fsck.k9/>
> 9. Google Calendar ==> Etar calendar
>      <https://github.com/Etar-Group/Etar-Calendar>
>      <https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ws.xsoh.etar>
>      <https://f-droid.org/packages/ws.xsoh.etar/>
> 10. Google Messenger SMS/MMS ==> Pulse SMS free version
>     (Pulse SMS 5.4.6.2816 by Luke & Jake Klinker - last known good version)
>     <https://mobile.softpedia.com/apk/pulse/5.6.4.2880/>
> 11. NetGuard Firewall
>     <https://netguard.me/>
>     <https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard/releases>
> 12. Pixel Launcher or Samsung One UI Home launcher ==> Nova free launcher
>     (Nova Launcher 7.0.57 by TeslaCoil Apps - last known good version)
>     <https://mobile.softpedia.com/apk/nova-launcher/7.0.57/>
>     <https://filehippo.com/android/download_nova-launcher/7.0.57/>
> 
> What other Google apps should we strive to replace on a 1:1 basis
> for privacy (and/or functionality) reasons? What do you know that I don't?

A very useful list. I use F-Droid, but while checking something else 
came across this website: <https://alternativeto.net/>. Looks like it 
does the same sort of thing as F-Droid, but may some other apps, and 
also has some news on its home page which might be of interest.

-- 
Jeff