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minus-squareTheImpressiveX@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up49·10 months agoThere was once a time where I thought living with apps from only F-Droid was impossible. Now, F-Droid is my only app store, and I only use Aurora Store for banking apps (and even then, I prefer to do banking on desktop).
minus-squareDomi@lemmy.secnd.melinkfedilinkarrow-up13·9 months agoI recently switched to a phone with only microG installed, absolutely 0 Google services. It works insanely well nowadays.
minus-squareRogueBanana@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 months agoIs that possible on stock rom? What are you running?
minus-squareDomi@lemmy.secnd.melinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoI don’t think it’s possible to get rid of everything in the stock ROM. I usually install LineageOS on all my phones but I’m on /e/OS right now because Lineage is not available yet.
minus-squareEnsign Rick@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 months agoJust started doing exactly this recently. Aurora fills the gaps for the stuff that I need without the play store.
minus-squarewitchergeraltofrivia@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·9 months agoThis is exactly what I am doing. I am very grateful to the foss community that this is possible.
minus-squarekratoz29@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoI got late to the party, I still use the Google Play Store, but I find some neat apps with Fdroid from time to time, and I was like “hey this isn’t that bad” I feel weird to have spend so much time looking for individual APK files ngl.
There was once a time where I thought living with apps from only F-Droid was impossible.
Now, F-Droid is my only app store, and I only use Aurora Store for banking apps (and even then, I prefer to do banking on desktop).
I recently switched to a phone with only microG installed, absolutely 0 Google services.
It works insanely well nowadays.
Is that possible on stock rom? What are you running?
I don’t think it’s possible to get rid of everything in the stock ROM.
I usually install LineageOS on all my phones but I’m on /e/OS right now because Lineage is not available yet.
Just started doing exactly this recently. Aurora fills the gaps for the stuff that I need without the play store.
This is exactly what I am doing.
I am very grateful to the foss community that this is possible.
I got late to the party, I still use the Google Play Store, but I find some neat apps with Fdroid from time to time, and I was like “hey this isn’t that bad” I feel weird to have spend so much time looking for individual APK files ngl.