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Ditching Google? Here's What Works and What Doesn't
Recently tested which apps struggle without Google services on my #eink android with LineageOS.

The obvious culprits:

Gmail
Google Drive
Google Keep
Google Maps
Google Sheets
Play Store
Google Authenticator

The surprising ones:

booking.com (maps fail)
Airbnb (no APK available)
Bolt (maps crash)
Olauncher (keeps crashing due to missing Google services)
ChatGPT (APK refuses to install)

But hey, found some cool workarounds!

APKPure: get all the apps you need
Maps Go: Google Maps in a browser version
DuckDuckGo: anonymous AI usable in browser
Found a new minimalist browser to replace Olauncher!

On the bright side, some apps still work like a charm:

primal (npub12vk…pugg)
a open source android nostr client (npub1nz6…0w5y)
Telegram
Spotify
Bluewallet
Headspace
BTCMap.org (npub1864…t2tq)
Audible

Sometimes it's ok to slow down life just a bit.