Hey guys, it’s pretty much the tittle. I’ve been using Lineage with microg for a year now and despite using the majority of FOSS apps in my routine I still feel like I have to struggle to preserve my privacy and keep Google away from my data. Do you guys feel the same sometimes?

Every time I have to use a banking app is a pain …I kept changing banks to the ones who I could use with Magisk but every app update breaks my setup and I have to find a workaround or change to another app. I just quit using banking apps and passed them all to the wife.Now even home brokers have been blocking me asking to use a “official android version”

Today even a government app we must use to get access to services and information started complaining about my play store.

I self host a nextcloud service on my old desktop that serves as a server but every now and then the updates crash something. Sharing calendar and notes is too complicated if you don’t have a vps or a domain. I keep getting complains from the wife about how come I just don’t use google keep and Google drive anymore.

After a year I’m starting to think that maybe my data is not worth the hassle just to keep big tech out of my digital life… I guess Big Brother wins

What do you say? Am I too lazy or it is unpractical to stay away from big tech?

  • BearOfaTime
    9·
    3 months ago

    For banking, can you use a browser instead of the app?

    I do very little banking through my phone - what’s there to do?

    There are some browsers that support sites-as-an-app, such as Cromite and Hermit, that may solve this issue.

      • BearOfaTime
        2·
        3 months ago

        Just wondering if it’s that way for OP’s bank.

        I don’t really use the app or the website (maybe to check a balance), so I have no idea what uses there are. Frankly I wouldn’t have banking at all if I could avoid those bastards.

      • Vittelius@feddit.org
        2·
        3 months ago

        And a lot of others require a special app for 2fa. I for example still need a app when using the website.

        I found that having a second phone (just my old phone) as a dedicated banking device. How often do you need to initiate a bank-transfer while on the go anyway?