Trying to escape Google's ecosystem, but past purchases keep pulling me back. #DeGoogled #GoogleLockIn #PrivacyStruggles #TechDilemma #FOSS #DigitalFreedom #AndroidAlternatives
tbf theres always piracy. if these guys wont be fair with you, you dont need to be fair with them.
Amateurs. Why did you buy all this proprietary software in the first place? Get rid of it. Setup your own cloud services, all with FOSS tools and you're fine.
Because it is not that cheap to fully FOSS-ify myself here. 😅 I can't buy my own servers.
You don't need servers to have freedom in your computing, just do things locally on your computer. Even phones are surprisingly capable. For a great starting point, I'd recommend F-Droid (AppStore) in GrapheneOS (Android minus the Google viruses), Super easy to set up, and it gets you everything you need. Well, at least for me. There is also a good website called alternativeto.net, If you're searching for software on a normal computer.
Edit: Plus, if you use Aurora (google play store access programme) with your Google ID, you have access to every paid program on your phone. Also, if you're an EU citizen, they can't ban you because they have been ruled a gatekeeper thanks to the DSA and DMA. MicroG, as far as I've read about it, since I don't use it, is only needed for Google Apps, so if you don't use them, why bother?
But what do you actually need in the first place? I mean it, all the stuff you mentioned I've never touched on a phone, how much worse would your life be without them?
You definitely don't need any programming learning apps to learn programming, I know that because I've personally done it. AI chats serve what purpose? Can't you chat with real people? Art generators for what? What did you do before you were able to generate art? Audio and video editing on a phone means you can't be doing this professionally, what are you actually editing? Why not do it on an older laptop with larger screen that actually has access to open source apps that do this properly and almost as good as professional proprietary software?
I can't shell out the money for another phone but I deleted my google account and replaced all the Google apps on my phone with FOSS apps. I don't have root access on my phone so I can't actually get rid of all of the Google apps. Best I can do until I need to replace my phone. Fortunately I never purchased anything from Google.
microG has several options regarding paid apps, about licensing, billing and stuff. When logging in into Aurora using your Google account, you should be able to use paid apps.
I mean in the end you are for sure breaking ToS so the chance of your account getting banned is non-zero, but it should be possible. Let me know if you need more information on that.
Wow, using microG and Aurora to restore my Google Play purchases? But it's against Google's ToS, you said. However, I think I don't want to risk my Google account being banned by using microG and Aurora. Maybe I have another approach: one phone with Google and one phone without Google.
I've been using microG for years for getting a patched YouTube client and had no problems. Dunno about aurora.
If you're living in the European Union, they can't, because of the DSA and DMA.
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