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 ! 👌

[@chinmaybapat6774]

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

[@infotruther]

Right bra

[@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.

[@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!

[@lundsweden]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@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?

[@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

[@Μ4́]

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

[@LiviTech]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@navneet___sree]

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

[@carlosovni7100]

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

[@exoticcarculture]

All your videos are so calming to watch

[@dingomars2962]

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

[@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 ❤

[@iamfmos]

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

[@akberthegreat579]

Love it bro. Take our love and keep going.

[@christiandior8726]

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

[@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.

[@shreyasas3128]

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

[@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

[@sidz0001]

Big thumbs up for making this video!

[@karthikeyan-tl2qs]

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

[@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 ❤

[@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!

[@markguim]

love that lamp on the left!

[@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.

[@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.

[@dakotastange3880]

I use proton mail and I love it a lot

[@ryanlockyer2408]

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

[@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

[@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

[@vidyasagar3624]

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

[@ScottAnders62]

Great video! Very thorough!

[@Fweddle]

0:16 GrapheneOS would like a word with you

[@giuyo]

the guy who made that is schizophrenic tho

[@bonrodriguez8229]

great vid, man

[@chatxiou]

Me getting a google ad before thid video :)

[@shakierputtur]

great video pal!

[@_R3ap3R_.]

Damn so much info in 1 video thanks bro

[@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.

[@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.

[@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 😂

[@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

[@somebody69747]

Awesome video as always

[@pablogg411]

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

[@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.

[@thecheesyg]

Great video and information. Thanks for doing this.

[@jetmoo]

Aurora store says it depends on google play store servers. It sends apps list and system details to google play store which is likely enough data to fingerprint the device

[@VictorAdad]

Great video bro!!!

[@4rii224]

You can also uninstall unwanted package using ADB.

[@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 👍👍💯💯💪💪

[@Artur-sw8er]

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

[@sidhantmohapatra6891]

apart from lineage OS and paranoid OS, is it advisable to use pixel experience? make a video on the best ROMs and their unique features

[@Lada333]

PE is just stock Pixel ROM with some LOS-like features.

[@milanbehera509]

ଭାଇନା :)

[@sidhantmohapatra6891]

@@milanbehera509 Kana Khabar

[@Steve78392]

This video should have 5M views and 100K likes

[@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

[@marcel5427]

Brow, excellent post! Thanks

[@manishbarik2267]

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

[@walterderosa1009]

I love your videos but this is simply amazing. A question. Can we replace the system apps with the other you suggested to us and totally remove the standard app using "universal-android-debloater". For example, can we remove Chrome definitely and use Firefox? And... there is an app that can replace the Phone app able to record the calls? Thanks

[@fahmimaulana7255]

its possible, yet you have to root your phone ans its too risky in any way

[@liz_violet]

i used to to completely wipe chrome off my android! and a bunch of easter egg and dev testing apps.

[@johnbradshaw3001]

You can only disable the app if your phone is not root. But it's all the same.

[@infotruther]

​@@fahmimaulana7255 its not risky if you do it right

[@bot-h2h]

@@fahmimaulana7255 that tool don't requir root but it only unistall for users

[@Reed20Pick6TD]

How did you not mention calyxos or grapheneos with their web installer?

[@JoeyCheex0583]

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

[@jrgarciab]

Amazing tutorial. Thank you!

[@MioshiB6]

So detailed and Useful

[@czdot]

How did you make FlorisBoard show you word sugestions?

[@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.

[@PescaitoFrito]

Any solution for Android Contacts? as I'm tired of Google duplicating my contacts and then mergin/fixing it, takes decades, the phone stuck for long period, it gets buggy, annoying with the sync etc,etc.

[@SCAM-BUSTER.777]

Rob Braxman is also good at De-Googling.

[@TipsOnTube]

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

[@hnni999]

very Helpfull video bruh 😍 thank u🙏

[@TheColdLegend-978]

I have an Oppo A98 and this phone is from China and I don't feel safe with it. How can I custom rom it and what custom rom should I use for it? I want to deGoogle it, even though it uses Android 14 with ColorOS 14.

[@DarkSouls-g3h]

you can't do anything about it, just buy a phone with custom rom. your phone doesn't have them and won't have them in the wake, as the manufacturer is not happy about modifying files and rooting it on devices from that brand.

[@gaxdel]

amazing video! good job!

[@Sandeep6]

HowtoMen! You are the Man!

[@harumi48]

give this man a medal

[@sambothach6064]

what are you using for your widgets?

[@Sandeep6]

But what about Calyx OS? or Graphene? and using MicroG for necessity Google services.

[@shreyasas3128]

Exactly what I would do if I had a pixel. You can even relock bootloader after installing rom on pixel. It's like a dream for privacy advocates like me.

[@칼자넷롱]

Please answer or show a video how to start a reset android without logging in to a google account

[@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.

[@SriGanesh108]

What is the name of Voice recording application you have used in the starting of your video clip

[@KennyKoombes]

On the browser I would recommend brave browser

[@spaul360]

Very very interesting video 👍

[@Nakulbaurai]

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

[@spoonyjab]

What app do you suggest that can fill accounts on apps and addresses and can save login information?

[@rakno12]

Google

[@navneet___sree]

You can use a Password Manager !

[@spoonyjab]

@@rakno12 google doesn't support all apps like samsung pass. Need an app like samsung pass.

[@hlelpツ]

Try keepassdx

[@riganburnwal1012]

Bitwarden, enable the accessibility service.

[@ROG-ALPHA]

what is the best browser instead of using Google Chrome

[@MsHojat]

Depends on personal preferences. But generally speaking, Brave or Firefox.

[@EdwinJohnson-xk3bq]

Doesn't work they will just undo it or install a separate app that you can't uninstall or disable with locked in permissions you can't change

[@dominickirkwood]

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

[@sagnikb7]

why not use the Brave browser

[@cuetTimmonz]

so can i still use my chat apps, like whatsapp? without enabling google?if not, what's the pint of doing this?

[@TerminallyUnique95]

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

[@macjim]

Is there a website that covers the alternative apps you’ve talked about?

[@pilgrim3541]

Great video 👌

[@hecobo6274]

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

[@JustMeSom]

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

[@ahbmal]

I cannot turn off the settings under Google accounts. The page simply will not scroll.

[@jetmoo]

Same

[@dreamerfer5707]

Huawei user: This information is too valuable

[@MurdochFlix]

😂😂😂

[@DNETREAPER]

Try the Unplugged phone !

[@zep0th370]

You don't need a custom ROM or root to de-google any phone with android 11 and above but it is a very complicated manual process.