De-Googling Any Android Phone! (Google Apps Alternatives)

[@bronkolie]

10:00 App Store 11:16 Gmail 12:35 Messages 13:03 Keyboard 13:48 Chrome 15:05 Maps 15:49 Photos 17:00 Docs 17:09 Notes 17:17 Launcher 17:23 Drive

[@iso.dev9]

thx bro ❤

[@vixceti]

thanks bro

[@that_random_short_kid1230]

Thank you bro🙏🙏

[@mo-tasem]

thx :)

[@RealGigaMind]

HereWeGo is better alternative to Google Maps.

[@fulcrumthewhite]

Great to see a video privacy oriented ! I usually watch all your videos, but this one was especially good ! 👌

[@PANDA-fv6bi]

The best way to de-google ur phone is to install a custom rom without gapps and use alternative apps for those google apps. It's a hectic process but very much doable. U lose some conveniences too. And I'm sure there r ways they can track/watch u via custom roms too since the core os is android. I'm not an expert though, correct me if I'm wrong.

[@xslvrxslwt]

/ microg, gapps not only $h1t on privacy - they also eat your battery..

[@dracul3691]

@@xslvrxslwt Flamegapps good?

[@LupeSunglass]

Wish I could do this but my phone is from a carrier

[@dracul3691]

@@xslvrxslwt Im using mindthegapps

[@DhaleBEvans]

lineage OS doesn't come with gapps right? but does it come with its own internet browser? I want to install a custom ROM on my phone for the first time ever and I would just like to know.

[@أحمدالمصري-ل5ز7ف]

Last week I did factory data reset then i stoped every thing related to google completely..sadly my phone became crazy..the mobile data and bluetooth tethering and nearby share didn't work but the performance became much much better and every thing was smoother and the internet speed bacame fast and stable also the battery life became very good i don't know what google do with my phone.this video came at the perfect time thanks..sorry about my weak English

[@Prudence-i7u]

Thanks. I have wondered what would happen if I did this.

[@chinmaybapat6774]

One of your best ever videos! So much research, honesty, and clarity! Keep it up bruh! 😎

[@infotruther]

Right bra

[@elcat0]

Huge respect for making this video, you've covered so many aspects of security and privacy that it's crazy. Thanks a lot for this!

[@persona2293]

One thing about Aurora store, it was handled by single developer and currently under stagnation. If you can't code, but still want to contribute, you can still help in documentation and other things as well.

[@911Glokk]

Degoogling refers to flashing a custom Rom without GApps. Calyx, and Graphene are focused more towards privacy.

[@alexhnd552]

agree, iodéOS also stands out

[@phillybilly-zl5js]

@@alexhnd552 True, what he suggests helps, but google will still be able to know you.

[@nico1337]

I'm using Lineage for microG on my OnePlus 8T for over a year now, and it has been rock solid! I can use every app I want to use and I even get SafetyNet

[@xugo91]

Hey, I have the same phone and wonder how you did it please

[@franklinholcomb2701]

I'm using Nokia x100 can I do that

[@infotruther]

What is safety net

[@nico1337]

@@infotruther An API by Google for apps to check if the device has been tampered with. It can be triggered by having an unlocked bootloader, a custom ROM or root access etc.

[@nico1337]

@@xugo91 Late response ik but I haven't seen the comment until now. You need the Magisk Play Integrity Fix module.

[@andrewwilliams3207]

About to start fresh with my P7P. I'm determined to replace any app I can with something privacy oriented. Thank you for this video!!

[@infotruther]

Can you please upload your experiment here?

[@lundsweden]

You can even de-Google a Pixel, but you can't do the same with an iPhone.

[@livealldaydrew]

proton mail just upgraded all free customers to 15 GB if I'm not mistaken it was announced yesterday cuz they just updated their entire suite they also have a calendar

[@Μ̇4]

Proton stepped up big time for free users! They even updated their free vpn plan

[@dingomars2962]

Thanks for the Aurora store recommendation. Honestly, it is better than my Google playstore.

[@Fweddle]

0:16 GrapheneOS would like a word with you

[@LBP2Saperoth]

So telagram is only end to end encrypted if you turn it on in the settings. this is something you need to say when talking about it as people just assume that it is on by default.

[@tannerbucky]

I don't know if its just me. I use the samsung apps over the google apps. The samsung apps are streamline with the oneUI design. I think the samsung apps are wonderfully designed and optimized.

[@AlphaSigmaRichMan]

Same ❤

[@navneet___sree]

Very Helpful Video....Great job Mate!!

[@carlosovni7100]

This video is totally a treasure Bro!!! Big like from Puerto Rico 🇵🇷

[@iamfmos]

Man you're so underrated for a tech reviewer. 😤

[@christiandior8726]

This vid needs more visibility! Commenting for the overlord's algo to recommend it to more viewers!

[@michael49789]

Thanks for your video! My two cents: Better alternative for Google Maps: Organic Maps. If you still have a Google Pixel phone or you are ready to purchase one, then the best OS alternative is GrapheneOS. For much security-minded people GrapheneOS is a good reason to purchase a Pixel phone. 😉 Great Music player: Metro.

[@rahilarious]

there is "osmand" . All of them arebased on openstreetmap, and unfortunately it'll never be as good as google maps as it relies on community

[@alexhnd552]

graphene, calyx, iodé, .. all running on pixels!

[@exoticcarculture]

All your videos are so calming to watch

[@LiviTech]

Did you just call Google, big brother? Lmao love it

[@robertcronin6603]

Hey, friend - I want to thank you for this vid - I thought I was being safe and anonymous but I was not - better now ❤

[@dakotastange3880]

I use proton mail and I love it a lot

[@akberthegreat579]

Love it bro. Take our love and keep going.

[@karatejohnnie9582]

Love your work, your style of presentation ,above All your love for us the people .Clearly it shows by the things you post for us the people .I appreciate you and thanks for all you do for us the people .Please keep up the good work.

[@HeDoesNotRow]

Telegram is NOT end to end encrypted by default. The only E2EE chats are secret chats, which have to have it enabled manually, and they don't sync to other devices.

[@trndogaming]

Heard of mproto?

[@SAHAS-v5z]

you can also replace gmail with email if you are on a Samsung device

[@nico1337]

Magic Earth is the best Google Maps alternative IMO

[@NexusKodry]

Now that's magical

[@nico1337]

@@davidbrown6878 I think OsmAnd is the worst, I'd choose Organic Maps if it weren't for Magic Earth. I think the routing and UX is just the best with Magic Earth.

[@scottlewis2372]

I've used it some and been satisfied. It finds addresses better than OSMand, which I use for following pre-loaded routes on motorcycle trips. OSMand does a great job on that.

[@nico1337]

@@scottlewis2372 I might give it another try some time but I'm more hyped for Organic Maps to become good tbh

[@MariaReyes-wg5zx]

What's a KZbin alternative. Since it's owned by Google.

[@manishbarik2267]

Damn! So many hidden settings in my Samsung phone to turn off. Thanks, man!

[@Steve78392]

This video should have 5M views and 100K likes

[@markguim]

love that lamp on the left!

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Even if you switch to an iPhone, they use Google as the default search engine for Siri and they use Gemini as the back end for part of its Apple intelligence

[@FFNUser]

Apple Intelligence don’t use Gemini.

[@sidz0001]

Big thumbs up for making this video!

[@Alberto-hj7jp]

My god thank you for quillnote, I have been looking for a real replacement to keep and nothing came close for me, this will do

[@chatxiou]

Me getting a google ad before thid video :)

[@chownzi2461]

Every person with an android phone needs to watch this

[@SyntheticStuntMan]

the bad part is the baddies that are tracking us can turn those features right back on without your knowledge. the only way to get good but not perfect privacy is with a custom rom install.

[@ryanlockyer2408]

Ever since I subbed, this is your first new vid so can’t wait to see it

[@franciscunha-cn8wv]

basically get a huawei 💀

[@matei399ytbackup]

Agree

[@jameslibby5215]

Ah because huawei is more private

[@freezypop3496]

Why dont you ask chinese citizens how much they love Huawei 😂 Huawei isnt even allowed in the states for a reason.

[@rinkashi101]

@@freezypop3496why do you think Huawei isn’t allowed in the usa?

[@EGKing231]

But now you will want to DE-huawei it😂 Because of the chinese government

[@karthikeyan-tl2qs]

Awaited Pro video 😉 it's awesomely useful.thanks💙 Forget to mention super thumbnail😉

[@_R3ap3R_.]

Damn so much info in 1 video thanks bro

[@shakierputtur]

great video pal!

[@OmarMosquedaAFGX3]

Thanks alot for your videos brother really helped me a lot, to know my phone apps, settings, and much more I'm even in your jr at android intelligence thanks alot for all that you do Take care and have a wonderful New Year's Eve 👍👍💯💯💪💪

[@vidyasagar3624]

Big Brother ! I see what you did there and I am liking it !

[@SCAM-BUSTER.777]

Rob Braxman is also good at De-Googling.

[@NexusKodry]

19:35, seeing almost the full video and knowing its quite possible to live without google services, it fills you with...DETERMINATION :D Edit: wow, HowToMan gave me the heart in a heartbeat,heh lol, thanks btw

[@pranavyedlapalli2127]

Editing your comment removes the heart. So I don't know if you're lying

[@NexusKodry]

@@pranavyedlapalli2127 didn't know lol

[@NexusKodry]

@@pranavyedlapalli2127 now that's a tricky question 😂

[@lizzyleea]

Keep in mind that tutanota email can expire under certain circumstances. I forgot what exactly the term is, and i really liked using tutanota until mine expired and I had to pay to continue using it. I was kind of mad, but thankfully the address was only used for scrolling twitter so I didn't lose anything important.

[@ScottAnders62]

Great video! Very thorough!

[@hecobo6274]

A nice open source local music player I use is phonograph. It works great for me

[@whenthethebeansstrikeback6728]

As an update, Simple Mobile Tools has made their apps paid while removing some features from the free versions, as well as putting in a 14-day trial

[@pablogg411]

Telegram does not have end-to-end encryption unless you create a private chat with someone

[@bonrodriguez8229]

great vid, man

[@AleGzmn96]

All my Info is on Google, It would be impossible to use android without Google 🤦‍♂️😂

[@The_Linux_User]

I had all of my information on Google as well since ~ 2 Years ago, but now I'm running GrapheneOS (even more degoogled than this approach) and it works well for me. I only really have KZbin as the only online Google service on my device + some other apps from Google like GBoard but without any access to the internet so they aren't able to phone home since Play Services are not present as well. It is certainly doable although you do looss some convenience

[@GameN3rdz]

It sucks man

[@AleGzmn96]

@@The_Linux_User it's hard to transfer accounts as I log in with Google on most pages and would take forever to move everything, I Also Have over 200GB on Google One

[@AleGzmn96]

@@The_Linux_User Google has everything on One Place, so you would need to get everything from different places to get what Google has, and that's a waste of time for most people

[@The_Linux_User]

@@AleGzmn96 As I know from personal experience, it is certainly possible even if you are heavily into the Google ecosystem. But it is not something you'll achieve in a day, a week or even a month. It took me almost two years to, slowly, bit by bit, get rid of Google. Besides privacy it is certainly good practice to not put all of your eggs in one basket. If Google decides, for whatever reason (it has happened in the past) to block your account, you'll loose access to your files, photos, contacts, appointments, e-mails and much, much more at once. If my cloud provider decides to ban me, I'll loose access to my cloud backups and a few documents which is certainly still annoying but at least I won't loose access to everything at once. Edit: Added missing word

[@4rii224]

You can also uninstall unwanted package using ADB.

[@somebody69747]

Awesome video as always

[@devnydv]

After de googling your mobile you upload video on google owned KZbin and that was amazing...

[@MsHojat]

It's about privacy, not not using Google for anything. KZbin can still be used privately without giving away personal data like location, name, contacts, etc.

[@happyguy2k]

The only way to de Google is to have custom rom without having Google play services otherwise they still watching you

[@happyguy2k]

@@einekratzekatze sure 😁 Rob Braxman Tech explains well. Long videos but informative kzbin.info/www/bejne/o6K2dKCKarhgaNk

[@shreyasas3128]

Even with custom rom, they can actually track using trackers in popular apps though. That can never be turned off.

[@Pianoplayer104]

You are literally running google software even when using a custom rom. There is no way to escape the botnet

[@happyguy2k]

@@Pianoplayer104 if I'm not mistaken ther are many custom roms and you can have them without gapps before you actually install the device, which limits Google from tracking you and you can get apps without the Google play store. Thus limiting their reach

[@DhaleBEvans]

hi I want to install custom ROM on my phone for the first time ever. Does lineage os come with its own internet browser? i don't want to download gapps

[@thecheesyg]

Great video and information. Thanks for doing this.

[@JoeyCheex0583]

microG is the best FOSS & no Google implemented OS for android, ive used it for years

[@VictorAdad]

Great video bro!!!

[@oneshot_2010]

I switched as much as i could of services that Google provide, to Samsung alternatives, since i own a Samsung Tablet and Phone, like, i Switched from Google Assistant to Bixby, Google Lens to Bixby Vision, Google Chrome to Samsung Internet ,Gmail to Samsung E-Mail, and so on.

[@harumi48]

give this man a medal

[@MioshiB6]

So detailed and Useful

[@Sandeep6]

HowtoMen! You are the Man!

[@shreyasas3128]

I feel like he has been looking at my phone, since almost all the apps he recommended are the ones that I use.

[@marcel5427]

Brow, excellent post! Thanks

[@damianateiro]

Finaly an guide easy without install a new ROM

[@JustMeSom]

him: its impossible to remove google services lineage os: hold by beer

[@gaxdel]

amazing video! good job!

[@jrgarciab]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you!

[@Nakulbaurai]

Nice work dude Using google ( youtube ) to de google phones Iron cuts iron

[@TipsOnTube]

Great my friend, 👌 Thank you very much for sharing your great video have a beautiful weekend 👍

[@s.tunafish]

Just get yourself a Huawei 😂

[@hondurasen3632]

Or buy a nokia 3310

[@zoro_sir]

It gives data to Chinese companies 😂😂😂😂

[@aibi5532]

​@@zoro_sirvivo oppo Xiaomi realme oneplus tecno infinix all r these Chinese companies

[@BornaYouTubeYT]

​@@hondurasen3632or you need to buy samsung galaxy Tab A9+

[@TeleportlabsETH]

​@@zoro_siryeah and become a potential spy haha

[@chibuzo]

You got me with that WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger 😂😂😂😂

[@Artur-sw8er]

Do you really think your data is not collected when you disable some of these features.

[@BreadBloke]

an alternative to signal would be something like element or fluffy chat as they use the matrix protocol and dont need ur phone number.

[@infotruther]

Or session or signal

[@spaul360]

Very very interesting video 👍

[@dreamerfer5707]

Huawei user: This information is too valuable

[@MurdochFlix]

😂😂😂

[@hnni999]

very Helpfull video bruh 😍 thank u🙏

[@dominickirkwood]

I love it bro keep up the work and I love the video lot real true 👍

[@DNETREAPER]

Try the Unplugged phone !

[@themobilemage2137]

I'm really tempted to get a landline, somehow 🎉

[@pilgrim3541]

Great video 👌

[@svetlanaivnitskaya3504]

I would never do that because I don’t care about tracking and privacy and I adore Google softwear services like You tube and Street view among others!

[@TerminallyUnique95]

Even if you turn off KZbin history it still recomends your most watched videos all the time.

[@LetBBB6345789]

Great pitch: the experience hasn't been all that dreadful...

[@ninjanerdstudent6937]

Every time I watch this guy's videos, I think about how he looks and sounds like the Twitch streamer, iipk.

[@czdot]

How did you make FlorisBoard show you word sugestions?

[@KennyKoombes]

On the browser I would recommend brave browser

[@martin_minds]

woooooow, this is a great info-video. thank you. your sponsor sounds creepy!

[@hirankaushal3899]

Nice content ♥️

[@hariharan4986]

👍 Really nice video....

[@Jmcinally94]

GrapheneOS is the best way to De-google android. If you dont have a Pixel, CalyxOS might be the next best, but at that point Google Play Services are on again

[@justinw7323]

I have an old pixel 4a as a backbup phone. My current phone is a s23fe snapdragon I cant flash firmware on. But I added android 14 on pixel 4a and this months security patch because pixel 4a is now unsupported and installed gapps on it.

[@TechAims]

Very helpful

[@muhammadmustafahassan7814]

You are love. Please make more videos like this.

[@michaelweeks9273]

Yes you can totally de Google your pixel is called gaphene os

[@tajdinaydemir9946]

I screamed when you threw the phone it was so unexpected LMAO

[@NexusKodry]

Your scream be like: DON'T TOUCH DA CHIIIIIILD! 😄 F the phone

[@MsHojat]

"it's impossible to go completely Google-less unless switching to an iPhone" That's not true. You even mention running custom OSes at the end. Speaking of which, *LineageOS is not the best option for privacy.* In fact out of the major alternative Android OSes it's probably the worst for privacy. The best would be *GrapheneOS.* Second would be *DivestOS,* third would be *CalyxOS,* fourth and fifth would be the obscure IodéOS and /e/ (and potentially any other rather unknown/obscure OSes), and near the bottom of the pack would be LineageOS, with only like Paranoid Android below it. Not to say that LineageOS isn't private nor a good option, just that it's definitely far from the most private.