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I have a completely Google-free Android, and never had a problem. Is it really that bad to install an app? I like the choice.
by emteycz 5y ago
I have a completely Google-free Android, and never had a problem. Is it really that bad to install an app? I like the choice.
- mayco4444 5y agoWould you please give a link to how do make my phone gogle-free. thank you.
- emteycz 5y agoYou need to unlock your bootloader, install custom recovery (TWRP) and then install a custom ROM (I use LineageOS). It's optional to install Google into AOSP-based ROMs. You need to find instructions based on your specific device. Each one is different.
- mayco4444 5y agoThank you! I am searching for guiding websites and also LineageOS.
- tata71 5y agoBuy cheap Pixel on swappa.com GrapheneOS.org
- wartijn_ 5y agoInstalling an app is no problem, and I was using a calendar app that worked okay. But I was unable to find an email app that I liked and all the password manager apps worked (or work) by (ab)using an accessibility feature that had a pretty severe impact on the performance of my phone. And uninstalling an app is impossible on stock Android, if that app is made by Google.To achieve that I had to unlock the boot loader of my phone, for which there was no official method. Meanwhile on iOS I can use the default mail and calendar apps that work fine and my password manager integrates perfectly with the os, while I don't need to use iCloud at all if I don't want to. Those 3 apps weren't the only reason to switch from os, but they did make the choice for, and switching to, iOS a lot easier.