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This makes me want to ditch gmail to prevent accidentally getting my account closed, say for using Youtube while I have Adblock installed in my browser. I do ha

This makes me want to ditch gmail to prevent accidentally getting my account closed, say for using Youtube while I have Adblock installed in my browser. I do have personal email on a domain I own, but it will be a lot of work to update my e-mail address with each service.

flanbiscuit 7y ago
I want to ditch Gmail/Google as well but I am so entrenched into Android that I'm torn. I don't want to rely on third party ROMs that I need to root and install on my phone. I want the latest AOSP security updates, that's why I choose to buy the Pixel line of phones (looking into Android One phones as well). Also how do I keep my contacts synced between devices. What's a good replacement for Google Photos that gives me the same features. I'm sure people have figured this out already somewhere
- majora2007 7y ago
  This is exactly my problem as well. I think the best bet is to partially move off. Setup backups with other systems. For email, have all emails forward to a backup Yahoo account or something. You don't have to check it, but just have it in case Google screws you.
  - flanbiscuit 7y ago
    Yeah that's what I'm going to have to do as well. I think the most important (for me) is changing my email to another service (looking at Fastmail) and then slowly changing all my logins to that one. Backing up my contacts on a regular basis and importing them to the new service. And moving any important stuff off Google Drive. I'll probably still use docs and sheets but for things that I don't care if I lose. And finally, Google Photos will be the hardest one to leave. I have so much in there
- mcv 7y ago
  And that's how it works. If you want to be able to use all the cool stuff that Google creates, you have to submit to their business model and play by their rules.
mcovey 7y ago
It took me about a year before I stopped getting any legitimate email at my gmail address. Start changing everything you can to your new email address at a domain that you own, and start forwarding your gmail to it. Every time a legitimate message comes in to your old gmail address, tell that person about your new email address, or update your email address with that service.

flanbiscuit 7y ago

I want to ditch Gmail/Google as well but I am so entrenched into Android that I'm torn. I don't want to rely on third party ROMs that I need to root and install on my phone. I want the latest AOSP security updates, that's why I choose to buy the Pixel line of phones (looking into Android One phones as well). Also how do I keep my contacts synced between devices. What's a good replacement for Google Photos that gives me the same features. I'm sure people have figured this out already somewhere

majora2007 7y ago
This is exactly my problem as well. I think the best bet is to partially move off. Setup backups with other systems. For email, have all emails forward to a backup Yahoo account or something. You don't have to check it, but just have it in case Google screws you.
- flanbiscuit 7y ago
  Yeah that's what I'm going to have to do as well. I think the most important (for me) is changing my email to another service (looking at Fastmail) and then slowly changing all my logins to that one. Backing up my contacts on a regular basis and importing them to the new service. And moving any important stuff off Google Drive. I'll probably still use docs and sheets but for things that I don't care if I lose. And finally, Google Photos will be the hardest one to leave. I have so much in there
mcv 7y ago
And that's how it works. If you want to be able to use all the cool stuff that Google creates, you have to submit to their business model and play by their rules.

mcovey 7y ago

It took me about a year before I stopped getting any legitimate email at my gmail address. Start changing everything you can to your new email address at a domain that you own, and start forwarding your gmail to it. Every time a legitimate message comes in to your old gmail address, tell that person about your new email address, or update your email address with that service.