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> I haven't even needed to sign up for a Google account since using it (although I have to use an alternative app store). This means you can't use any Google a
by eblanshey 6y ago
> I haven't even needed to sign up for a Google account since using it (although I have to use an alternative app store).
This means you can't use any Google apps like Maps, Photos, etc, right? What Google alternatives do you use?
- turblety 6y agoYup. I try to use as little Google as possible. Maps does work without an account, and is preinstalled, so I can use it if I want. But I try to use duckduckgo maps as much as possible. Photos works just fine without an account too.
- distances 6y agoThere are many other maps apps, such as HereWeGo for HERE maps, and MAPS.ME for OpenStreetMaps. Both work well and have very good coverage, OSM generally a lot better than Google at least in Europe. Downsides are that they don't contain such a wealth of place info as Google Maps does, and surely do some tracking too (from which you should be able to opt out thanks to GDPR).