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@oldrup@mastodon.green

2026-07-06 19:52 UTC

Took me almost 2 years to wiggle our of googles grasp of me and my data. Leaving some convenience on the table, can't deny that, but independence tastes better.

Replies (6)

  • @oldrup@mastodon.green 💪 🦸🎉

    Open ##3636665

  • @oldrup@mastodon.green I started 6 months ago. Not ready to delete account but getting somewhere... Drive is almost empty and most mail is over. Not sure what to do with google maps yet...

    Open ##5192725

  • @leffe@social.linux.pizza 2026-07-06 20:51

    @oldrup@mastodon.green I still have an account for emergencies, but almost never use it. I run stock Android on my Fairphone 5 without being logged in to Google. Aurora has worked fine, but just recently some apps are complaining, even when installation was faked using Shizuku. I think it's probably a losing battle in the long run.

    Open ##5192731

  • @Okerampa@shelter.moe 2026-07-06 21:20

    @oldrup@mastodon.green Cool ! What do you use to replace Google Calendar, if you used google calendar of course

    Open ##5192733

  • @nivex@tenforward.social 2026-07-06 22:10

    @oldrup@mastodon.green @MaddieM4@raphus.social Oh that looks so satisfying! I'm slowly working my way there. My phone is out from its grasp, and at this point it's little things like finding something to use as a backup email address.

    Open ##5359374

  • @huntingdon@mstdn.social 2026-07-06 23:13

    @oldrup@mastodon.green LOL about Giggle. If your "G... Account and all its data" were really deleted, why does it offer you a convenient "Recover your account" button. Perhaps Giggle is lying and only deleted your data from one server, but preserved it all on another.

    Open ##5435039