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Made Little Progress in Switching from Google, But Stuck on the root of the problem (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 6 days ago) by Flmaker@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27977693

Hey everyone!

So, I've made some small progress in switching things up on my Android:
Replaced  Gmail app with Thunderbird
Replaced Google Calendar with FOSSify Calendar
Replaced Google Play Store with Aurora & F-Droid
Replaced  Android file manager with FOSSify File Manager
Replaced  Android keyboard with Heliboard

But now I’m hitting a wall trying to find ones on root of problem:
free replacement for Gmail
free Google Calendar alternative that works well
 on both Android and via Thunderbird    Windows 
Self-hosting isn’t really an option for me, so I’d love to hear your suggestions!

If you’ve found something you really like, please share your experiences.

Thanks!

UPDATE

just started a free account with infomaniak so far happy with infomaniak except the free email extensions like @ik.me @etik.com or @ikmail.com addresses whether will be accepted / recognized by institutions like banks etc

also found a community group at https://www.reddit.com/r/Infomaniak/ will search if any group here as well

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[–] Flmaker@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nextcloud’s calendar,

Caldav sounds great as I sync my android calendar app ok as well as perhaps I could integrate it into my thunderbird in Windows

do they offer a calendar space for you to integrate or it is a self-hosted option only as Self-hosting isn’t really an option for me

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nextcloud offers a free account for home users through one of their partner companies, if you go to their signup page. That includes storage space, calendar access, and the ability to sync your calendar & contacts. If you want to pick your own provider, there are reviews on many in the Nextcloud forum. I've used Woelkli's Nextcloud instance for years and never had any problem with them, but I think they may not currently be open to new accounts.

[–] Flmaker@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thank you "Nextcloud offers a free account for home users" would be a very good option I have started testing infomaniak at present although nextcloud would also be good choice best

[–] swelter_spark@reddthat.com 2 points 5 days ago

I've heard good things about Infomaniak. Whatever works for you!

[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago

They do have a a plan for corporations, for other end users the main path is self-hosting. Which is not hard, alternatively, there are known provides that you can sign up with, however. Most of them are paid services. In general, in one way or another have to pay for things, nothing is 100% free.

However there may be some free services but they are likely very limited or there is the issue of whether you want to trust them with your data.