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[–] [email protected] 14 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (4 children)

Here is my list, 15 out of 17 (while 2 are not applicable because I don't use anything like that):

I'm not sure if DuckDuckGo and TMap count because they're both just alternatives but still from big tech.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Which mail provider are you using?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago

Hmm, I wonder...does "my favourite pirate streaming service" count as avoiding big tech?

[–] [email protected] 8 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Droid-fy is a material F-Droid client though. And it is better. DuckDuckGo is USA using Bing engine, i am still using it when unhappy with Qwant results though. They need to add more time filters.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Droid-fy is a material F-Droid client though. And it is better.

Completely agree, but I just swapped over to Obtainium and getting releases directly from Github. Highly recommend.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 13 hours ago

I used it only for apps that are not in any store. Pretty handy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

Never heard of Droid-fy, will check it out.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 15 hours ago

Actually this might make for a fun propaganda game: Set up a website where every person can mark, for each item on the list, whether they made the switch, so that in the end they receive a picture they can share on social media so as to engage in a low-key "competition" with their friends.