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Buying an Android phone is no longer enough — Google wants you to subscribe too
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this post was submitted on 20 May 2026
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I have a Huawei tablet that updated to Harmony os. It's de-,googled by default. It can use stores like Aurora, Fdroid, etc. The thing is like 5 years old and runs beautifully. If I need to check Google mail, I open Firefox. YouTube? Firefox.
I have gbix, or some other containerized Google services, but haven't used it online a couple of years.
The only thing that I'm not too happy about is governance of Harmony OS, being Chinese and all, but I don't use it for any sensitive stuff like banks etc.
Huawei hardware is really top tier, BTW