It’s possible to watch Youtube if you don’t care about commenting, adult, or members only videos.

On Linux, I use Freetube. On Android, PipePipe.

Noice!

This is the first thing I see when logging into Lemmy, made me pause for a second or two.

As I understand it “automatic” will use the DNS of the VPN provider. I always leave it on automatic.

Sure, disable airplane mode whenever you need to. I just find a public wifi network but my phone usage is very minimal.

That how I mostly make and receive phone calls, over wifi at home.

I’ve used Mullvad and Proton. There are others but those are the only two I’ve used with a good rep.

Put the phone in airplane mode. Only turn off airplane mode when you want to check your voicemail or make a call. This will stop all celltower tracking which is the only type of tracking GrapheneOS can’t do anything about.

I’m using VoIP with my phone in airplane mode. Calls come in over wifi if the phone is connected and the voip app is active. When I’m not connected, calls are sent to voicemail (in my case are sent to my email account as an mp3 attachment)

My voip provider is very kyc. I’m thinking of switching to JMPChat.

I tried both DDG and Brave search and got 489. The strange thing is Startpage didn’t give a result even though it uses Google results.

I’ll give that a go the next time. Thanks for the tip.

The very thought makes my skin crawl, lol.

Sorry, I should have included that detail.

My previous home “computer” was a Samsung s6 lite tablet with a physical bluetooth keyboard and mouse. I’ll see if I can edit the OP and add that it.

Currently, Proton Pass’s sync has to be forced manually on Android. Proton told me a few weeks ago they are working on a fix.

First post on Lemmy but not new to degoogling.

Phone is a Pixel 6a running GrapheneOS for about 2.5 years.

Laptop is a used Lenovo T470s with Linux, Fedora Workstation. Total noob.

1.Email - Proton Unlimited

2.Cloud storage / file sync - Proton Drive / Syncthing

3.Maps & navigation - OSMAnd

4.Search engine - varies but right now it’s Brave

5. Web browser - On my phone I use Ironfox with UBlock Origins on expert mode (deletes all browsing data) and Brave for logins.

On my laptop, LibreWolf with UBlock Origins on expert mode (deletes browsing data) and Firefox for logins.

Ironfox and LibreWolf are sync through Mozilla.

6.Calendar - Fossify Calendar, phone.

7.Contacts management - whatever is stock on GOS

8.Notes / to-do lists - Fossify Notes for reusable checklists. Joplin on both laptop and phone for markdown notes. I used to use Quillpad when I used an android tablet and phone.

9.Office suite (docs, spreadsheets, etc.) LibreOffice on Linux. LibreOffice viewer on my phone.

10.Messaging / chat - Signal

11.Video calling - I don’t do video calling but if I did, Signal

12.Social media - Firefox on my Laptop, Brave on my phone. I’m planning on ditching Reddit. RedReader is the app I use on that site.

12b. microblogging - I can’t stand microblogging (Twitter, Mastodon, Bluesky)

12c. RSS reader / news - Feeder on my phone

13.Music streaming - I play music stored on my phone with Vanilla.

13b. podcast app - Antenna Pod on my phone. I like CPod on my laptop but it’s no longer being updated. I’ve looked but can’t find one I like for Linux that is being updated.

14.Video streaming / YouTube alternative - Freetube on Linux and PipePipe on my phone

15.Password manager - Proton Pass.

16.VPN / DNS / Firewall - ProtonVPN but their Linux app is barebones. Doesn’t even have split tunneling.

17.Launcher / Android OS (if you use custom ROMs) - Stock launcher on phone. Extension Manager on my laptop to tweak the desktop for more usability.

18.App store / APKs - From most to least apps installed from that store - Obtainium (usually Github) 22, F-Droid 15, Aurora Store 3, and Accrescent 3.

19.Photo backup / gallery - Photos sync to my laptop with Syncthing, from there I upload to ProtonDrive.

20.Weather - I open Environment Canada local forecast with a browser

21.Smart assistant (if any) - Nope

22.Anything else you’ve replaced? - I use mostly cash in stores. My keyboard is Futo on my phone.

I plan on moving away from Proton if they don’t start supporting Linux more. Addy for email aliases, Tuta for mail, and Mullvad for VPN. Not sure about cloud, or if I need it, at the moment.