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I deleted my google accounts today

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It took a few months preparation but I deleted all my google accounts today, and it feels good.

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noughtnaut@lemmy.world
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Seconded.

Without a single word on replacements for email, calendar, phone, etc… this post is pretty much useless to everyone else than the OP.

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averyfalken@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I replaced most of that with proton mail and grapheme is which ironically requires a pixel

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rottenwheel@monero.town
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No sandboxed Google Play services yet? Can be challenging without.

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lseif@sopuli.xyz
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not sure if this helps, but i believe using a separate android profile/user is the same as sandboxing, although less convenient

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mertn@lemmy.worldOP
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See above. Plus I use Thunderbird for calendar.

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noughtnaut@lemmy.world
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Great, thanks!

How does Thunderbird work for you wrt to sharing calendars with others (eg. family) and syncing with eg. an Outlook calendar?

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I only use Thunderbird calendar for myself so I don’t know. Proton includes a calendar offering in their package but I have not tried it yet.

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