• greencactus@lemmy.world
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        11 months ago

        Seriously, is that how far we came?

        laughs in LineageOS

        But seriously folks, you can survive without Google Play Store. While it definitely is sometimes not easy and there are obstacles put in your way, after a certain time you learn to accommodate. And I have a peace of mind knowing that no one is selling my pictures to data foraging companies God knows where.

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          11 months ago

          at this point you can get a pixel 6 (dunno about other models) and really easily unlock the bootloader and install lineageos, then with microg and aurora store you can install any apps you need from gplay, with an absolute bare minimum of proprietary code running on your phone and with most of the conveniences people expect.

          it’s amazing how little how you have to sacrifice.

      • Baŝto
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        11 months ago

        Majority of the stuff there should be on play store too.

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      11 months ago

      I open F-Droid like every week just to know what’s new. Found some cool apps that way. I’ll drop some recommendations here:

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      Quasseldroid

      QRAlarm

      Audile