I sometimes wonder if HN is just another conspiracy-theorists forum. You can disable Google News feed, you can remove Google Search from home screen, you can e

I sometimes wonder if HN is just another conspiracy-theorists forum. You can disable Google News feed, you can remove Google Search from home screen, you can even use Bing as Assist app (long press on Home icon) in place of Google. Everything on stock Android Oreo on Sony Xperia. Hey, you can even disable location services. Use VPN with split tunelling for Google Play Services. Google is no saint but it ain't a devil either.