Sick of Google

howard bamber · Dec 5, 2013

I'm sick of Google. I'm stripping all apps out.
What are the best non Google to replace them with?
I've got rid of Google market for another but should be able to get anything.
Tnx.

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scream4cheese · Dec 5, 2013

Get an iPhone.

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republicano · Dec 5, 2013

dont flash gapps, or just install the ones you want, i always remove google services i dont need.

jayRokk · Dec 5, 2013

scream4cheese said:
Get an iPhone.

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This.
To OP: You own a GOOGLE Nexus 4. What did you expect from it? And good luck getting rid of Google on your phone. Let's see how functional it is with 3rd party apps.

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chrisrozon · Dec 6, 2013

You're sick of a cohesive integrated service platform that's given to you100 percent free of charge?

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meangreenie · Dec 6, 2013

A truely great Google app is the 'play store' app, so you can download replacements for the rest of the Google apps

andrew.golby · Dec 6, 2013

scream4cheese said:
Get an iPhone.

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And then jailbreak it and get cydia - just to be different

jayRokk · Dec 6, 2013

andrew.golby said:
And then jailbreak it and get cydia - just to be different

I think Nova Launcher and a widget can offer more than jailbreaking an iPhone.

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M3drvr · Dec 6, 2013

Go with a windows phone. Best way to get away from Google.

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playya · Dec 6, 2013

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Try amazon app store or just google some alternatives.... LOL

http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/android-app-stores/

Cream$ickleHJ · Dec 6, 2013

Weezle

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Nuu~ · Dec 6, 2013

Try out the F-Droid app store.
It has a respectable collection of FOSS applications which might be something you'd want.

3dupunk · Dec 6, 2013

I agree, I'm tired of these company looking at what I'm doing ever second of my life. This will be an issue in the future.....There's a method to their madness....they are integrating everything to trap us and people are just following along like good sheep. Smh

And you people making fun are straight morons if ya can't get what the op is saying. "Buy an iPhone" haha haha so funny as well as soooooo original.

As asinine as it may sound, there are some of us who still value our privacy.

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gbarayah · Dec 6, 2013

3dupunk said:
I agree, I'm tired of these company looking at what I'm doing ever second of my life. This will be an issue in the future.....There's a method to their madness....they are integrating everything to trap us and people are just following along like good sheep. Smh

And you people making fun are straight morons if ya can't get what the op is saying. "Buy an iPhone" haha haha so funny as well as soooooo original.

As asinine as it may sound, there are some of us who still value our privacy.

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You make a good point here - Google is certainly 'buying' out data and information. They are not in the cell phone making business - rather, they are in the data and analytics business.

Did you think Google was making and selling Nexus devices this cheap just out of the goodness of their own hearts?

A Nexus device is sold at a significant cost reduction that is subsidized by Google for a reason. In today's day and age, if you truly value your privacy, I'd recommend canceling your internet package and surfing the web form your local library. Aside from that, someone is always watching what you're doing - Google or otherwise.

zelendel · Dec 6, 2013

3dupunk said:
I agree, I'm tired of these company looking at what I'm doing ever second of my life. This will be an issue in the future.....There's a method to their madness....they are integrating everything to trap us and people are just following along like good sheep. Smh

And you people making fun are straight morons if ya can't get what the op is saying. "Buy an iPhone" haha haha so funny as well as soooooo original.

As asinine as it may sound, there are some of us who still value our privacy.

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Well then Toss all all credit cards, all shopping cards, Cancel the internet and dont make phone calls. All of these things do the same thing google does. IT has been happening for years and will continue to happen as long as we allow it. Removing some google apps may help a little but it is nothing in the long run.

Z4nd4r · Dec 6, 2013

Get a notepad and a pen. Have fun living in 1995.

snapper.fishes · Dec 7, 2013

People, stop being mod edit

You can replace Gmail with just the stock email app. No trouble there.

There are third party market apps. Forgot what the name is, but it's decent as long as you stick to the safe apps (aka not the obviously fake Chinese knockoffs)

For calendar, you can keep the stock calendar app.

For maps, your options are rather limited. Most good maps are paid apps, so you need to get them from Google Play. Not sure how you can fix this without resorting to piracy

Use color note to replace keep.

eksasol · Dec 7, 2013

snapper.fishes said:
People, stop being mod edit

You can replace Gmail with just the stock email app. No trouble there.

There are third party market apps. Forgot what the name is, but it's decent as long as you stick to the safe apps (aka not the obviously fake Chinese knockoffs)

For calendar, you can keep the stock calendar app.

For maps, your options are rather limited. Most good maps are paid apps, so you need to get them from Google Play. Not sure how you can fix this without resorting to piracy

Use color note to replace keep.

For appstore, just use Amazon and FDroid.

Actually there are lots of good maps alternative, you just need to spend some money. I use Sygic, it take longer to enter locations and more base on navigation rather than locale discovery, but it's better than Maps when it come to direction, especially outside of USA. CoPilot GPS is also decent.

ColorNotes still use internet, I prefer my offline Memo app from my Samsung Galaxy S, still working on KitKat.

abaaaabbbb63 · Dec 7, 2013

Ichigo said:
I'm so sick of Google watching me as I sleep, or taunting me as I shower.
Leave me alone Google!

Am I the only one that doesn't care if Google or whatever watches me, and tracks me? I mean, there's no harm to it. They know I like Dubstep? So be it!

The good thing is, they use that data to make your user experience a lot better. Like, my youtube home page is full of Dubstep.

I don't have a problem with them knowing everything. I have nothing to hide, and I couldn't care less, as long as they use the info to make my life easier.

3dupunk · Dec 7, 2013

gbarayah said:
You make a good point here - Google is certainly 'buying' out data and information. They are not in the cell phone making business - rather, they are in the data and analytics business.

Did you think Google was making and selling Nexus devices this cheap just out of the goodness of their own hearts?

A Nexus device is sold at a significant cost reduction that is subsidized by Google for a reason. In today's day and age, if you truly value your privacy, I'd recommend canceling your internet package and surfing the web form your local library. Aside from that, someone is always watching what you're doing - Google or otherwise.

I need no schooling on Google and its ways, I've written quite a few papers for school on them so I GET WHAT THEY ARE ACTUALLY DOING and that's what scary IMO. I find that people who suggest cutting everything off are morons (not saying you) because what they are really doing is mocking w/e. I shouldn't have to worry about prying eyes is my point.

Z4nd4r said:
Get a notepad and a pen. Have fun living in 1995.

Soooo original, did you come up with that all by your self?

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