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[JAC]

@phenomlab Agree with all points here. Anything related to Facebook I hate with a passion unfortunately.

I have it installed on my phone but I rarely read the messages, now you may say that’s over the top but there’s even people I haven’t spoken to in years trying to get back in touch with me and I just can’t bring myself to reply .

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Text Messaging App:

And that’s the key point right there. Meta don’t exactly have the best track record when it comes to privacy.

This is it, their record is awful and I for one don’t trust them. I don’t particularly trust Google either but my life is essentially stored on a Google (android) product and there is no real way to get away from that.

I guess all you can try and do is use the best practices yourself and then in your mind you may be satisfied .

[phenomlab]

@JAC said in Text Messaging App:

there is no real way to get away from that.

Not entirely true. Search “degoogle your life”.

[JAC]

@phenomlab

https://proton.me/degoogle

I try not to use Google as much as I can. I use Duckduckgo as my search engine, although generally I use an android handset on a daily basis 🤪.

[Madchatthew]

I wonder if a linux phone OS can be installed on those nothing phones? I would be interested in that and then you would be able to 100% get away from google. You would just have to make sure and not go to their site.

[phenomlab]

@Madchatthew According to the below, there is Paranoid and Lineage

https://nothing.community/d/2993-your-experience-running-ubuntu-touch-on-nothing-phone

Rob Braxman also has some pretty decent videos on de-googling your phone

https://www.youtube.com/@robbraxmantech

For info, LineageOS is de-googled

[phenomlab]

@JAC the problem with Proton is that their “solution” to de-google your life only extends to email sadly.

[JAC]

@phenomlab Lineage is good. No Google play or anything like that. My brother tried it a few months back on a Samsung model and now his phone cuts out mid-call. I’m sure there’s a way around it. I also have it installed on an old Samsung tablet which uses F-Droid as the app store alternative.

[phenomlab]

@JAC said in Text Messaging App:

now his phone cuts out mid-call

That’s not a good sign at all. Doesn’t exactly instil confidence.

[JAC]

@phenomlab they do now have Drive, Calender, Docs and are looking to create an alternative to Google wallet.

Whilst it’s not perfect, it’s a good start but truth be told I don’t think you can ever truly De-Google.

[phenomlab]

@JAC Yes, I’ve seen their product offerings. They aren’t great to be fair.

[JAC]

@phenomlab For me so far they do the job. I pay for the whole package and am on the family plan. No complaints from me as of yet other than lack of Kill switch on TV apps.

[phenomlab]

@JAC I find their product ranges to be very expensive if I’m honest.

[JAC]

@phenomlab said in Text Messaging App:

@JAC I find their product ranges to be very expensive if I’m honest.

It is yes, I pay around £25 a month for their full suite but that’s across 6 users as it’s a family plan. When you put it like that it’s not too bad.

[phenomlab]

@JAC Dived by 6 it isn’t so bad. Can you provide a link to the plan you have?

[JAC]

@phenomlab sure, it’s

https://proton.me/family