Ask HN: I don't want to use G Play or Apple APPS, what should my phone setup be?

electricant2y ago· 2 in thread

Ironically, I bought a refurbished Google pixel last year just because it supported calyxos. Never looked back. Just recently they added support for more devices which is great.

If you don't run anything Google on your device, you'll discover that an oldish (~4 years old) phone is plenty.

Some app recommendations: * mapping: osmand * e-mail: k-9 mail * app stores: f-droid + Aurora store * contacts & calendar sync: davx * camera: open camera * YouTube: newpipe

janice19992y ago

Good recommendations. I recently switched from osmand to Organic maps [0]. FairEmail is also great. (I bought the Pro version). [1]. I also recommend AntennaPod (Podcasts), andOTP (2FA), KOReader (e-book reader), BinaryEye (QR codes etc) and Xtra (Twitch TV viewer).

[0] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/app.organicmaps/ [1] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/eu.faircode.email/

1905OP2y ago

Are there any non G or Apple options for turn by turn driving directions?

eganist2y ago

https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/997915455681...

There's a good outline of fairphone-related options here.

janice19992y ago

My stack: LineageOS (or variant) + F-Droid (open source Email, Calendar, Notes, File-Sync, Cameras, E-Reader, VPN, adblocking software) + Firefox Mobile (Extensions, ad-blocking)

raspyberr2y ago

I use GrapheneOS without a Google account and it's great.

Ask HN: I don't want to use G Play or Apple APPS, what should my phone setup be?

Ask HN: I don't want to use G Play or Apple APPS, what should my phone setup be?

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