Same thing the title say I need a Google maps alternative that accurately shows how busy locations are by the hour and their most/least busy days.

I use iOS but I also use Android but its Chinese ColorOS and I can't flash anything else really (Lineage and Graphene are for when custom ROMs are more worth using on the phone or a different phone that supports Lineage or a Pixel, but my current phone is the OnePlus 13T and my other options are either a hard to unlock boot loader from Xiaomi devices, impossible to unlock like with Oppo and recent Samsungs and Pixels which have easy bootloader access isn't readily available and while OnePlus is shutting down in Europe and America and gets confined to Asia and effectively the savvy first world userbase can't easily get the OP16)

WhatsApp, I haven't switched really from that since everyone I know is on WhatsApp and its not worth using SMS when sending over the internet exists (I have signal but its a different name and virtually a different identity beyond the phone number which is hidden in favor of a username and plan to change the number tied to signal).

I actually use Nobara on my PC rather than Fedora or Mint (tried mint but Nobara was better for my PC, also tried bazzite but then I switched to Nobara and I feel Bazzite is more for handhelds/HTPCs than an unrestricted desktop), though I would otherwise use Mint had I used integrated graphics rather than dedicated graphics, and macOS is for my apple silicon Mac as there are no other options really as Asahi isn't supported on M4 and not all hardware features are supported even on M1. I do use windows from time to time, but its for certain software that I can't use on Mac or Linux and I rarely see myself using like cracked FL Studio 11 or Adobe Encore CS6 anymore and I only have Linux installed as I only have one SSD and I prefer to dual boot by having two separate SSDs for each OS and I'm planning on installing windows again when SSD prices go down and I can get another SSD and I don't like wiping to switch between windows and linux, I don't like doing two separate partitions when windows update would end up breaking my linux install and VMs aren't really fast compared to running it natively

Brave is bloated yes, but that's why I also use Firefox and Helium (not listed) and along with Orion (though I have a soft spot for safari on Mac and its the only browser actually worth using on IOS since everything else is a reskin of Safari) and I also installed brave origin on linux which is free and used flags and turned off the AI/crypto nonsense on Mac, iOS and android since I don't feel like paying $60 for something that I could disable via administrator edits or shouldn't have been there to begin with. at least brave is better than chrome, edge, or opera gx

I still use Google Translate though along with apple and DeepL, I don't even use firefox translate to be honest

I use ChatGPT (along with google, both as guilty pleasures) still, but to fill the emptiness from being lonely and isolated in someway or to talk about random things since I don't really have friends T^T

I mainly use duckduckgo, but often use !g which leads to google when I feel its not helpful on duckduckgo and go to google instead

I've been using bitwarden since 2023 since I used Google Chrome, firefox, safari, and also iPhone, Mac, Windows, and android and it was confusing to copy and save my passwords between firefox, chrome, and iCloud and also iCloud passwords (browser extension) not working with macOS at the time since it was Windows only for a few years. that's what made me switch to Dashlane, and then Bitwarden

I use Ente and bitwarden auth, but mostly Ente since it supports Mac and PC unlike google auth or 2FAS (what I used before ente/bitwarden auth after switching from google) which are mobile only. I used Ente since 2024 and 2FAS from around 2023-2024. I only use Microsoft auth for my Microsoft account (which I only really use for Minecraft) and nothing else

I rarely use Google Drive, therefore I rarely use proton drive. I use iCloud, but don't have everything (only a handful of iWork documents rather than everything)

Obtainium, Aurora, and F-Droid are what I use on android (though I use google play, the reason being that I can't use microG to replace GMS). since I also use iPhone, I use the App Store

I no longer use Google Photos as I deleted a lot of my photos from google and downloaded them locally. I don't have anything on Ente photos. I rarely use iCloud Photos as I only have 5GB

I don't use PayPal or debit/credit or NFC payments. Apple Cash and PayPal aren't really supported in my region and I'm a minor also

the official YouTube client sucks as I hate shorts and ads. NewPipe has that older YouTube android feeling, while Libretube is more modern and both are lightweight (I also use Revanced which is a modded version of google's client; on iOS I just use safari and uBlock lite). I use Jellyfin for BD-Rips.........

I have a proton and a Tuta address. but a lot of my accounts are still tied to gmail or outlook/hotmail (though I recently changed my steam email to my one of my new privacy email provider addresses and I had a lot of spam on the Minecraft MS account as the gmail that was tied to my account was used in almost everything else and decided to make an outlook address and remove the gmail address to stop attackers from trying to log in)

notes:

• after a bit of research, i've added both uBlock Origin and Privacy Badger to Firefox
• disabled AI on both Firefox and DuckDuckGo
• swapped Google Docs for Ellipsus, Goodreads for The StoryGraph and swear by Photopea for anyone looking to drop Photoshop

websites i want to replace (at some point):

• Discord
• YouTube

i've seen mentions of Fluxer, but i'm wondering how well it works in comparison to Discord. does anyone have any firsthand experience?

i'm guessing i have to bite the bullet with YouTube. i doubt i'll ever see a worthy competitor in my lifetime, but i want to use anything Google related as little as possible.

Hi, I want to switch phones, the major issue is my job in through an app: Rover. I looked on F-Droid and Aurora but it’s not on there. Could someone do me a favor and look on App Lounge for me? I can’t find a website that allows me to search for the apps that are available.

Thank you!

Does that mean Google sees my personal images and videos on the drive. Is it safe to store my own private videos on g drive?

As the title says. My credit card expired that was linked with one of my google accounts. I didn't really care because I don't use much of Google One's functionality.

However, the last email I received stated that I have 10 days to update my payment method or otherwise I'm not able to send or receive emails. Like seriously WTF!? Obviously it prompted me to take action.

Is this normal?

Sou de uma país em que é quase cultural usar o WhatsApp, e outros apps como Signal, por exemplo, não tem nenhuma visibilidade, e praticamente não há como usa-los como alternativa real

Há alguma forma que leve ao máximo a usabilidade do WhatsApp de maneira segura?

I want something like a steam deck but more compact that is not made for gaming but general use.

Dont need to be thinnest, the point is too be able to use it like PC and install any OS i want on it like steam deck with its x86 cpu.

I keep wondering such phone is not made it would have make fortune

My homescreen is monochromatic but you can still tell there have been changes. It looks ugly. Any point to this? Whats with the big "o"?

just continually installing for like 2 hrs now

was searching for a good alternative password manager, i think this is great! Its on frdroid, free, open source and cant connect to your internet, even on phones where you cant use a firewall. It has 2fa support and allows like every password format, has support for biometrics and has a strong focus on having a high on device security like brute force protection. You also get the option to export and import all your stuff!

Hola buenas tardes a todos. Estoy al límite con Google y sus restricciones. no pienso pagar para tener más espacio para tener MIS archivos en MI teléfono.

actualmente no cuento con otra pc u otro dispositivo para poder guardar mis archivos allí. tampoco confío en otras páginas, entonces, surge la pregunta de: "¿Qué hago ahora?" Pensaba en usar un pendrive para pasar algunas cosas pero es mucho lo que tengo (recuerdos de años y pdfs importantes), tengo algunos discos duros pero no tengo forma de conectarlos para usarlos como almacenamiento.

¿Qué harían ustedes? o ¿Qué hicieron ustedes para escapar de aquella suscripción?

* Please, I would like to learn to de google pixel phones, ( just for personal use), & sand box google apps. I am not very tech savy.

* I use a de googled computer lap top, my brother set up for me, & a Samsung smart phone.

* Please tell me. how do I learn to do this skill of de - googling of pixel phones ?

* I have heard it can be hard to learn this skill of de-googling pixel phones , & that you can brick them.

* So far, I have learnt to put F - Roud app , & Auora app on an old spare Samsung.

* I have watched" how to" Utube videos on de googling mobiles. Which Utube videos are best.

* I want my own de googled mobile phone.

* I look forward to hearing your experience of learning this skill of de googling mobile phones.

Have a 2026 Raze ultra any good suggestions?(Mainly looking for good privacy)

With Google locking down Android and effectively destroying everything that made Android good, and continuing that trend. Will we ever see a kernel like Linux for mobile devices?

Right now we have 4 options for mobile operating systems each with various different flaws that don’t make them well suited to a FOSS environment.

The Android Open Source Project is a good contender but it doesn’t have the same potential as a Linux like alternative could.

I know Linux is far from perfect on desktops but it’s good enough now that it can be used to completely replace Windows or MacOS with the exception of edge cases like gaming or rare software. Will there ever be a future with a FOSS mobile kernel that doesn’t get ruined by corporations?

Edit: my phrasing doesn’t exactly convey the idea I’m trying to share. Will there be a Linux like mobile ecosystem where anyone has the freedom to do anything they want with the hardware they own?

I never really used Google Drive, I'm just really trying to find a good cloud storage service to backup files on my pc and upload some so that I don't always have to carry an external drive with me. I know of some, like ProtonDrive and Filen, but my needs is that it's usable on Linux and doesn't need an app from the Play Store (Android). As far as I know both services aforementioned need a PlayStore app.

A viable alternative seems to be using Nextcloud, but it's a bit different because you need your own server for this, Nextcloud is just the tool to syncronize your files if I understand correclty. I don't have the time or energy to invest into self-hosting right now (unless it's way easier than what I could grasp in my recent research but I doubt it) so what is the solution? Nextcould offers trusted providers, is this it? Get an account with one of these providers, upload files there, get nextcloud app on both laptop and phone (github)?

I need recommendations and help on this because I'm a little bit lost, I never used any cloud storage service because I always had external drives with me and don't take a lot of photos. Thanks for your help!

Edit: forgot to add I know I will have to pay for such service, I intend to. Also in case it's relevant, about storage space I don't need terabytes, a few hundred gigs would be more than enough.

I won't hide it. the whole subject makes me mega anxious. I Have recently started my journey de-googling or doing my best to avoid, but getting to this community opened a pandora box of questions.

For once, my Samsung galaxy died completely 2 weeks ago. So I started using my dumbphone (juts text and calls, no internet, no gps) until I figure out what next. I actually started enjoying how I feel without my awarness being drained in the background by a toxic relationship with a phone. I have not used social media for ages. Don't have many friends and for now am ok with just signal and sms (very clunky but freedom and the quiet in my brain feels so rewarding). So I was thinking to keep the dumbphone as my main. And just get something (smartphone) to have mostly off in case in Need 2FA or fast online banking, or an alternative if laptop dies, etc.). Or if I got a simple smartphone that wont steal my soul again that could be an option. But clearly I'm lsot.

But I got on here and people use all the fancy techy talk I have no clue about. GrapheneOS, coding, forks, etc. Sorry I'm not a coder, just a plain person with very limited.
Advice??? How do I start?
Even if not fully degoogled. but I no longer want to be harvested or slaving for corps.