Note: I prefer Apple over Google and I’m not ready to go full privacy-hardened, I want to find a balance between convenience and privacy protection.

So I’m moving from Samsung to iPhone soon, mainly because I despise Google. Want to cut Google out as much as possible while I’m at it.

What I’m planning so far:

  • Mailbox.org instead of Gmail
  • DuckDuckGo for search, would prefer something even better
  • Safari with all the privacy stuff turned on

Where I’m stuck:

  • What about YouTube? Just use the web version?

  • Google Drive alternatives that actually work well?

  • Best way to store photos that aren’t big greedy corps?

Questions:

  • Any must-have privacy apps once I get the iPhone?

  • Settings I should change immediately out of the box?

  • Services I’m forgetting that are probably feeding Google my data?

  • utopiah@lemmy.ml
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    2 hours ago

    You said soon but if you haven’t purchased the device yet, a compromise between Googled Android device and iPhone is a deGoogled Android phone, without you having to install anything, e.g. https://murena.com/shop/smartphones/brand-new/murena-cmf-phone-1/ that I bought few months ago. It’s now my daily driver since day 1, switched from iPhone (after nearly a decade) and since then didn’t look back.

    I did 0 tinkering for a deGoogle affordable phone. I put the SIM in, installed few alternatives and voila, great compromise IMHO.