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Hey there, right now i degoogle my nothing phone 2. Here is a list of stuff that I use. Also some stuff is open. U can recommend me stuff for that and maybe also stuff I already have something for. I am always open for new stuff.

SMS - QKSMS

Phone / Contacts - ... ?

Clock - Clock (Foss)

Browser - For now Vivaldi (no good Firefox Browser on Android) Wanted the Same Browser on Android and pc

Search engine - DDG (would use Kagi but not for 10€ a month / would pay 1€ per month)

Keep notes - Quillpad (perfect)

Google Tasks - For now ToDoDo (not sure About it)

YouTube and Twitch - Grayjay

Email - Proton (mail plus sub is enough for me)

Calendar - Proton (tested Tuta but Proton is better)

Password manager - Bitwarden

2FA - Aegis

Google Drive - Filen.io (lifetime 2tb no subscription), Synology Drive with DS224+ Nas, Synology Photos (DS224+ coming 2025 2x2tb Seagate iron Wolf) just photos Videos and some docs

Gallery App - Aves, Nothing Gallery when it releases

Reddit - Eternity for Lemmy

Shazam - Audile

Playstore - Aurora Store, Droidify

Anti Virus - Bitdefender

Ad and Tracker Blocking - Adguard App (works awesome)

VPN - ... ?

Office - ... ?

PDF Scanner - ... ?

Calculator App - OpenCalc

Google Files - Material Files but still searching for another one with Safe Folder Function

Translate - DeepL

Weather - Nothing Weather because I use Nothing Phone 2

Camera App - For now Nothing Camera

RSS Feed - ... ? (Instead of Google discover)?

What's App - ... ? searching for other Apps with working What's App Bridge (sadly everyone I know uses WhatsApp and doesn't want to change)

YouTube Music- ... ?

Google Home - ... ?

Greetings

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago

Use QUIK instead of QKSMS. QUIK is updated.