Water_Melon_boy

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[Question] Feeling stuck and don't know what to do. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Thanks for the suggestions! πŸ˜ƒ I will take the two phone method into consideration in the future.

[Question] Feeling stuck and don't know what to do. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

I see, perhaps changing my approach & mindset towards privacy is the next thing I should work on.

Will definitely still do more stuff like boxing & containing non private services.

[Question] Feeling stuck and don't know what to do. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Thanks for the suggestions!

I will give more office alternatives a shot, and see Windows more as a "tool" that I don't prefer, rather than something to banish.

And yeah, Google sees all on stock android. I definitely will make Pixel+ custom ROMs my top choice when I next switch phones.

[Question] Feeling stuck and don't know what to do. in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Guess I tried to push privacy a bit too fixated. Thx for the reminderπŸ‘.

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[Question] Feeling stuck and don't know what to do. (lemmy.zip)
 

Hi privacy community. I genuinely want to hear from both people who are very private and those who didn't go to such an extent.

I started my journy since high school and replaced a lot of stuff since then.

Ditched most of Google's app . Only 2~3 apps on my phone require google play store(Banking/School's app/ Train ticket).

Switched to Protonmail + Email alias, and manage my passwords with Bitwarden.

Got off social media and made sure I removed all data that can be found about me in quick Google searches.

Switched to Linux for desktop.

But

I can't get rid of gmail because I still need those apps, and some professors heavily relies on google services.

Windows ain't getting off my laptop because I need to make sure document format and software compatibility don't become reasons I fail a class.

I feel like the obstacle I hit isn't just convenience anymore, it's my life and the situations I'm in.

I wish to hear what kind of dicisions / realizations / mindsets you guys had in your journy.

Thanks in advance.

Help a nerd choose a new phone after 7 years in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Typing this on a Zenfone 10.

The good thing is that this phone don't really have bad querks like ZF8&9, and the 2 years update only means not getting new android features, Zenfone still works perfectly fine a long time after the 2 year mark.

And yes, Asus has been quite an A** hole in the whole bootloader situation, but putting that aside there are still plenty of ways to tinker a phone without root(Fdroid, adb, launcher, netguard, etc..).

I would say If custom ROMs are too important for you, get a Pixel, they are just that good with it.

But if you are willing to look past that, Zenfones are great.

Alternative to Nova Launcher in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

One tip for Olauncher is that you can put emojies in the app's names! It makes things a lot less text heavy.

Recommendations for good FOSS games? in c/[email protected]
[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago

Super Tux Kart and MineTest. Both are on fdroid and have amazing modding capabilities . I will say modding them is part of the fun too.