Samsung → iPhone: Need Your De-Google Tips (sopuli.xyz)

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Note: I prefer Apple over Google and I’m not ready to go full privacy-hardened, I want to find a balance between convenience and privacy protection.

So I'm moving from Samsung to iPhone soon, mainly because I despise Google. Want to cut Google out as much as possible while I'm at it.

What I'm planning so far:

Mailbox.org instead of Gmail
DuckDuckGo for search, would prefer something even better
Safari with all the privacy stuff turned on

Where I'm stuck:

What about YouTube? Just use the web version?
Google Drive alternatives that actually work well?
Best way to store photos that aren't big greedy corps?

Questions:

Any must-have privacy apps once I get the iPhone?
Settings I should change immediately out of the box?
Services I'm forgetting that are probably feeding Google my data?

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[-] randompasta@lemmy.today 20 points 1 day ago

"What about YouTube? Just use the web version?" Web versions are almost always more secure than the mobile app version of any app. The browser provides more security enforcement than app security.

[-] twikz@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

You make a good point tbh

[-] nutbutter@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 day ago

You can install Firefox from App Store and install some tracker blocking addons like ublock and privacy badger. Even sponsor block is available on Firefox mobile.

[-] jinx@lemmy.zip 1 points 19 hours ago

i thought firefox add-ons were pc/android only?

[-] MarriedCavelady50@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 day ago

AdGuard works with the web version.

Picture in Picture extension can force the YouTube Picture in Picture too.

It’s beaten only by the YouTube app with YouTube premium.

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this post was submitted on 26 Jul 2025

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