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Soft degoogle on Android with Launchers (feddit.org)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Johannisbeerschorle@feddit.org to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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Pre-installed Google apps that can’t be uninstalled can be incredibly frustrating. But not everyone can afford a new phone (also not to mention the environmental impact), and rooting your device is not for everyone. The good news is, there is a simple solution for Android users: open-source launchers that let you hide those apps for good. Below, I’ve rounded up some options to help you take back control of your home screen:

Unfortunately, it is not that easy for iOS, but if you have more suggestions, I would love to read them in the comments

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[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

why don't you use a foss keyboard?

[-] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 months ago

Which do you like?

[-] merde@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago

i use AnySoftKeyboard because it has good multilingual support and i can tweak it exactly to my preferences.

i have heliboard on other machines where i'm not the only user (or i'm not the user). It's more of a "default keyboard".

They are both good.

[-] zecg@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

It's different reasons with each one I tried.

[-] sonalder@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Did you tried HeliBoard with the gesturetyping google library loaded in?

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