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the main issue isn't with the foss apps though. Those usually support polling. The actual problem is with other proprietary spyware apps that you're forced to u
by alwayslikethis 4y ago
the main issue isn't with the foss apps though. Those usually support polling. The actual problem is with other proprietary spyware apps that you're forced to use but they are locking you in with google's FCM. Until there's an easy way to patch those apps we can't really solve this problem
- eternityforest 4y agoYeah, I wouldn't even think about a degoogled phone at this point, none of my downloadable wiretaps would work, and I use a lot of them. But this at least gives FOSS a chance to compete on battery life without FCM fallback like some do. Most likely FOSS will never get full parity, Android might be gone and replaced long before then, but the ability to make an app that's F-droid legal is still a big deal.
- alwayslikethis 4y agohmm, I think most spyware apps still work without google services (on GrapheneOS), but you'll have to go without notification, among a few other things. If you need a tracking devi.. cough.. googled phone for work only, you can consider using a separate phone for it, and a personal degoogled phone.
- eternityforest 4y agoI use a googled for both home and work pretty extensively, including Google Calendar, Keep, and Assistant, plus Tile and YoLink(Which loses most of it's value without notifications). Carrying two phones seems like a lot of stress, I generally like to minimize the number of objects in my life as much as I can.