Goals for 2026:

[shadowwwind@fosstodon.org]

@Tutanota just joined whatsapp last week after having left around 2018
Separate phone number and only people that don't have something else

Can't fully quit Microsoft because of games with kernel level anti cheat and Minecraft. (Whyyyy did you sell to MS, Notch)

Google I am like 98% there, just kinda don't want to delete the accounts and still get some stuff from the play store.

[endolexi@social.vivaldi.net]

@Tutanota For music production, de-microsoft ist unfortunately still rather difficult. Most commercial providers of high quality virtual instruments are still not interested in supporting formats that work in Linux.

[parikhparth23@mastodon.social]

@sl1200 @Tutanota not that good…places are missing

[bastitgs@social.vivaldi.net]

@Tutanota I'm on my way. Only youtube and GitHub remains

[raffael1000@chaos.social]

@Tutanota Working on #1, #2 Whatsapp is unavoidable in Germany and #3 almost complete

[cryptolatios@mastodon.de]

@Tutanota Not sure if I already got all the tasks even years ago

Meta: I never had WhatsApp, Instagram or Facebook
Google: Does Invidious count? Or using their YouTube API to fetch video details and downloading the videos with ytdl-core?
Microsoft: No Windows in years. Only Minecraft left. Next concern: Microsoft wanted to buy Discord and now Discord CEO is a former CEO of Activision Blizzard (Microsoft), so could be harder to avoid Microsoft later

[pablomartini@climatejustice.social]

@Tutanota

Yep All 3 plus

Adobe
Photoshop
chrome (except the Linux version on the PC)
No apple
No twitter
Probably a lot more

I select the stuff I don't want net access on the 'droid and remove Comms via net & data (= my phone stays cool and faster)

Use "duckduckgo browser" app to stop all other apps talking to their HQ. so far this week stopped 68,000+ attempts to track / collect data about me if your not using it you are compromised!

[commander__@mastodon.social]

@Tutanota I cant and I wont be able to

[tamagoman@mastodon.social]

@Tutanota probably not, but definitely reducing/limiting

[c_merriweather@social.linux.pizza]

@Tutanota Linux: De-M$ for 20+ years. Couldn't afford to upgrade hardware with every OS update. Most of my computers/laptops are over 10 years old, and many of them were free, from friends.

Am the admin for an organization's FB page, otherwise, I don't use it.

I'm still on Android, but most of the apps I use are from F-droid. I would like to use a phone with an open source OS, but only if it can be run on an under-$250 phone, and on my current carrier.

[kjempeslu@climatejustice.social]

@Tutanota Only DeBezos left for me.
And this is a tough one.

[it_sme@mastodon.social]

@Tutanota

Done. Done. And done.

The only tie I still have to Google is the integrated map on my Hyundai Kona infotainment system, and I can't disable it or install an alternative.

Anyone know how to root an infotainment system?

[tutanota@mastodon.social]

@IT_SME Well done! Hmh, tech in cars is a difficult one..

[tutanota@mastodon.social]

@kjempeslu Nice!

[von@social.lol]

@Tutanota all three for the trifecta!

[tutanota@mastodon.social]

@axusss Nice!

[tutanota@mastodon.social]

@Okuna Well done!

[it_sme@mastodon.social]

@Lightfighter @Tutanota

Once I got a degoogled androod phone (I use e/os) it was easy! Hang in there and keep chipping away. It's worth it!

[tutanota@mastodon.social]

@mirano Amazing! Well done.

[tutanota@mastodon.social]

@putzf Amazing!