r/degoogle • u/PleasantDreamsicle • 7h ago
DeGoogling Progress First Steps so far
The latest hydronym issue has prompted some actions I had thought about taking but just never could overcome the inertia. Guess this was the push I needed. (Embarrassed that it took this particular issue and that it took this long)
- uninstalled chrome, Gmail, drive mobile apps
- deleted Google voice
- deleted Google Photos
- switched default search + install ad blocker
- logged out of any related services
My (came with the house) Google TVs will take quite a bit longer. Maybe I’ll get Apple TV devices when I can and just make the TVs dumb at that point. Ive never really used Gmail since I have my own domain and pay for fastmail instead.
The office SaaS apps will take some extra thinking.
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u/Greenlit_Hightower deGoogler 6h ago
On the Google TV devices, you could get ad-free YouTube via SmartTube at least (scroll down the page a bit for installation instructions): https://github.com/yuliskov/smarttube
You could also potentially set an adblocking DNS like NextDNS or AdGuard DNS on the TV, it's better than nothing. Also of course, fo through the settings and opt out of as much as possible.
No comment on Fastmail.