{"data":{"items":[{"id":"412f590d-5850-43e0-89bb-fbc41410a694","excerpt":"I have tested a All European Mobile Suite for you — **Mobile OS:**  \nMurena /e/ OS\n\n**Browser:**  \nChoose Vivaldi because of the desktop version availability for Linux Mint. Default voice dictation and QR code scanner, plus included Proton VPN, are some pluses.\n\n**Search Engine:**  \nEcosia\n\n**E-mail & Calendar:**  \nPro","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1rcqc14/i_have_tested_a_all_european_mobile_suite_for_you/","role":"demand","weight":1.222375,"occurredAt":"2026-02-23T18:56:57.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"BuyFromEU","intent":"alternative_search","painScore":0.27,"sentiment":1,"confidence":0.9625,"matchedPatterns":["cant_find","alternative_to","free_tier"],"statement":"**Drive and docs:** Infomaniak KSuite (has all bells and wistles and is a decent alternative to Google Drive, has a Linux app for sync) Murena Workspace (Uses Nextcloud infra and can be self-hosted, I guess) **App Stores:** Applounge (come…","title":"I have tested a All European Mobile Suite for you","body":"**Mobile OS:**  \nMurena /e/ OS\n\n**Browser:**  \nChoose Vivaldi because of the desktop version availability for Linux Mint. Default voice dictation and QR code scanner, plus included Proton VPN, are some pluses.\n\n**Search Engine:**  \nEcosia\n\n**E-mail & Calendar:**  \nProtonMail has \"+\" e-mail aliases and multiple aliases through Passport manager  \nInfomaniak e-mail aliases with \"+\".  \nMurena has e-mail aliases with \"+\".\n\n**Navigation:**  \nTomTom is simple and convenient  \nSygic Maps, Here WeGo, and Osmand can be other front-runners.\n\n**Drive and docs:**  \nInfomaniak KSuite (has all bells and wistles and is a decent alternative to Google Drive, has a Linux app for sync)  \nMurena Workspace (Uses Nextcloud infra and can be self-hosted, I guess)\n\n**App Stores:**  \nApplounge (comes with /e/ OS)  \nAptoide (Portuguese play store alternative for games)  \nAurora Store (another app store)  \nF-Droid (For open source apps)\n\n**Password Manager:**  \nProton Pass\n\n**AI Chat:**  \nMistral Le Chat  \nProton Lumo  \nInfomaniak Euria (has a quick access Widget for /e/ OS)\n\n**QR Scanner:**  \n/e/ OS has a quick action button that uses the offline Android Camera. It was hard to find out that it exists if you are not aware. Couldn't find a button or setting in the default app.\n\n**Mobile Voice Assistant:**  \nDicio is an open-source app available on F-Droid and a few other stores that uses Vosk (EU-funded) offline speech recognition. Can work offline except for weather or internet search actions.\n\n**NFC Payments:**  \nCurve Pay is a UK-based wallet solution. There are many complaints online about issues with KYC checks.\n\n**Others:**  \nMusic Streaming  \nSpotify is your best choice compared to alternatives like Deezer. Spotify has fewer trackers and is less dependent on non-European services, according to [www.eurotechguide.com/european-cloud-sovereignty-score-search](http://www.eurotechguide.com/european-cloud-sovereignty-score-search)\n\nYoutube:  \nThe only convenient alternative is Dailymotion\n\n***Couldn't replace:***  \nGrammarly (mobile writing assistant) for a mobile keyboard.  \nMessaging Apps: WhatsApp, Telegram, and others are hard to replace due to their current network effect advantages.  \n[Element.io](http://Element.io) can be used instead of Slack  \nSession app looks promising as a messaging app.\n\n*Sources used for alternatives:*  \n[goeuropean.org](http://goeuropean.org)  \n[european-alternatives.eu](http://european-alternatives.eu)  \n[buy-european.net](http://buy-european.net)\n\n*Sovereignty Index:*  \n[eurotechguide.com/european-cloud-sovereignty-score-search](http://eurotechguide.com/european-cloud-sovereignty-score-search)","offTopic":true},{"id":"e399f204-aa80-4e75-9992-e137ecdd3a9b","excerpt":"My degoogling/deapple/de-US & privacy & security changes. Rate and suggest! — I'm a UK based FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) developer and strong advocate who is taking up the Buy European and Anti-US movements. Iv been trying Apple for the better part of 3 years to give it a go, before I was Android + Windows,","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/1qrl3o0/my_degooglingdeappledeus_privacy_security_changes/","role":"demand","weight":1.17146,"occurredAt":"2026-01-30T23:02:58.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"degoogle","intent":"alternative_search","painScore":0.38216567,"sentiment":-0.11111111,"confidence":0.847554,"matchedPatterns":["replace","missing_feature"],"statement":"/e/OS is looking to replace more and more of the Android system with FLOSS projects to do away with more potential Google connections and such.","title":"My degoogling/deapple/de-US & privacy & security changes. Rate and suggest!","body":"I'm a UK based FLOSS (Free/Libre Open Source Software) developer and strong advocate who is taking up the Buy European and Anti-US movements. Iv been trying Apple for the better part of 3 years to give it a go, before I was Android + Windows, now I am macOS + iOS however, I'm making a transition again after learning so much.\n\nThis covers a lot more than the typical 'degoogle' but is largely that because of my transition. **Id like to know what you think of it, suggestions, rankings and so forth**. Perhaps you can also take some inspiration from this too.\n\n**Here is what I am transitioning:**  \n~~- iPhone 15 -> Fairphone 6 with /e/os (Customising its in-built anti-ad/tracker aggressively).~~  \n\\- iPhone 15 -> Google Pixel 10 with GrapheneOS installed myself (I used to use LineageOS a lot).  \n\\- Apple Watch -> Withings Watch, not picked what yet but I use their weighing scales.  \n\\- AirPods Pro 3 -> Fairpods.  \n\\- Apple TV box -> LG webOS apps without an LG account.  \n\\- iCloud+ Drive -> Filen.  \n\\- iCloud+ Mail -> StartMail, using alias', never exposing my main email. I deleted my gmail.  \n\\- iCloud Passwords -> KeePass server with the KeePassDX app on Android.  \n\\- Apple Pay/Wallet -> Just use my card and banking app.  \n\\- Apple Weather -> Windy.  \n\\- Apple Mail -> Thunderbird (not available for iOS).  \n\\- ProtonVPN -> Mullvad VPN.  \n\\- Apple Fitness & Health: Withings app.  \n\\- Apple Home -> Home Assistant.  \n\\- Apple Numbers & Pages -> LibreOffice.  \n\\- macOS -> Arch Linux (Need Asahi Linux M4 support to use Linux, unfortunately, Arch Linux doesnt support ARM64 yet so, will transition to a lightweight ARM64 laptop when my M4 MacBook Pro starts to exhibit problems).\n\nA note on /e/os: /e/os is a degoogled AOSP 'skin' which uses microG, an open source, private remake of the Google proprietary services. Unfortunately, apps still need google play services to function in some ways or entirely so microG is needed. /e/os also has an integrated anti-ad/tracker system, which Ill be using in conjunction with Mullvad VPN.\n\n/e/OS is looking to replace more and more of the Android system with FLOSS projects to do away with more potential Google connections and such.\n\n**Here is what I currently have in place:**  \n\\- Safari -> Vivaldi (For now) -> Waterfox (When I get a Fairphone 6 with /e/os).  \n\\- Apple Music -> Qobuz.  \n\\- Apple News -> Ground News.  \n\\- Apple/Google Maps -> CoMaps/OpenStreetMaps.  \n\\- Siri -> Nothing. Siri worked for me well enough but I don't really need it.  \n\\- VSCodium (FLOSS VSCode) -> JetBrains IDE's.  \n\\- Cloudflare DNS -> Mullvad DNS.  \n\\- DuckDuckGo (Google index) -> Mojeek (Independent UK index).  \n\\- Github -> Codeberg.  \n\\- Asus ROG proprietary router -> GL.iNET Flint 4 with OpenWRT with Proton VPN (moving to Mullvad VPN).  \n\\- PiHole v6 on a Raspberry Pi 4 with very aggressive blocklists + Mullvad DNS with IPv6, DNSSEC and DNS over HTTPS.  \n\\- Apple M4 Mac Mini as the home server (nothing comes close to its perf/watt), will be moving it to Asahi Linux once M4 support is stable.\n\n**Here is what I currently cannot change:**  \n\\- Apple iPad: Hopefully a Fairtablet with /e/os in future? I rarely use my iPad anyway.  \n\\- Amazon: Very little alternative in the UK sadly but don't need to pay for prime with how infrequent I order.  \n\\- Amazon Prime Video & Disney+: I watch most things on them both.  \n\\- Discord/BlueSky: Windows to my online life.  \n\\- Facebook/Messenger: IRL family and friends as well as the local community.  \n\\- Reddit: Well duh, but more to the point, many games and other things use it as their forum and it CAN be helpful.  \n\\- Twitch: Unfortunately, most streamers I watch still use it but I very rarely use it beyond directly watching streams. Not even using chat.  \n\\- Cloudflare: Unfortunately, I have to use it for Cloudflare Tunnels to locally host my website.  \n\\- Steam (& by extension, battlenet, xbox and EA): GOG is the best alternative but it has a LONG ROAD to go before even being slightly competitive with Steam (workshop, profiles, activity, so forth), iv also invested several thousand £££ into my account already.  \n\\- Microsoft account: Unfortunately needed for my Xbox profile.  \n\\- Google Account: I only need it for Youtube now and, while I know there are alternatives as well as proxy apps for privacy, I am also an uploader of videos every now and then.  \n\\- VISA: This one should be obvious, hopefully a European alternative soon...\n\nA note on Discord/BlueSky/Facebook/Messenger: I am looking into implementing a locally hosted [Matrix](https://matrix.org) server.\n\n**Irrelevant:**  \n\\- Apple Calendar: Never use it.  \n\\- Apple Notes: Very rarely use it, can be done in a text editor or /e/os notes.  \n\\- Apple Reminders: Never found it useful.\n\nA few remaining notes.  \n\\- I would *absolutely* delete Facebook if it wasn't the sole window into IRL life but, I still use it minimally.  \n\\- I *really* want to delete my Microsoft account but that also deletes my Xbox account and I need that for Halo and some other games.  \n\\- I want to find a platform where I can buy films, like the Apple TV app does and Microsoft's Film's & TV app used to do and, what Amazon allows you to do. I preferably would like to NOT use Amazon for this but will If I have too.  \n\\- I would absolutely locally host my own email server with alias', however unfortunately, the infrastructure that email services are built on requires constant maintenance, observation and can literally be viewed as a house of cards. Missing even a single email these days could potentially be disastrous.","offTopic":true},{"id":"058d7e86-b335-4ba0-87ce-15e727c4fff8","excerpt":"Update (as promised) to my switch from big tech to EU based setup. — So I promised you an update to my current experience from switching to a EU based setup. I am using the new setup now for quite some time and I will try to give you feedback on my \"long-term\" experience (Note: longterm is about 6 month into the new ec","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1rgxqpf/update_as_promised_to_my_switch_from_big_tech_to/","role":"demand","weight":1.1674501,"occurredAt":"2026-02-28T08:52:11.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"BuyFromEU","intent":"purchase_intent","painScore":0.21293515,"sentiment":0.74025977,"confidence":0.9625,"matchedPatterns":["wish","switching_from","would_pay","missing_feature","praise"],"statement":"I pay only via Banktranfer or try to use Klarna.","title":"Update (as promised) to my switch from big tech to EU based setup.","body":"So I promised you an update to my current experience from switching to a EU based setup. I am using the new setup now for quite some time and I will try to give you feedback on my \"long-term\" experience (Note: longterm is about 6 month into the new ecosystem.\n\nBLUF: I am very happy, but there is room for improvement :-)\n\n  \nFirst again my current list of things I have changed (and I really switched and use all the stuff you see in the list):\n\nMy replacement list so far (as of 28.2.26), OVERVIEW: \n\nApple Mail -> Proton Mail  \nApple Calender -> Proton Calender  \nApple Contacts -> Proton Contacts  \nApple iCloud Drive -> PCloud Drive  \nApple Private Relay -> Proton VPN  \nApple Fotos -> Ente/Proton Fotos (using both (redundancy), Ente ist US based)  \nSafari -> Vivaldi  \nGoogle Search -> Qwant / Ecosia (Qwant tends to lock out Proton VPN users)  \nGoogle Translate -> DeepL  \nChatGPT -> Le Chat Mistral / Lumo (Lumo´s result do not convince me yet)  \nApple Notes -> [Cryptpad.fr](http://Cryptpad.fr) / Ente Locker  \nPayPal -> Klarna / Wero  \n[Amazon.de](http://Amazon.de) \\-> Otto  \nApple AirPods Pro -> Teufel Airy TWS Pro  \nApple AirPods Max -> Teufel Real Blue Pro  \nWhatsApp -> Signal / Threema (Testing SimpleX)  \nApple Wetter -> Foreca  \nApple Music -> Spotify  \nApple Password -> Proton Pass\n\nGoogle Authenticator -> Proton Pass  \nUber, Freenow, Dott -> Bolt  \nMicrosoft Office 365 -> Collabora / Cryptpad  \nGoogle/Apple Maps -> mapy/TomTom Go/HereWeGo/MagicEarth (still comparing)  \nTripAdvisor-> doing Mapy Reviews for POI  \nLocation Tracking -> nothing yet  \nWebEx/Teams/Zoom -> Whereby (Upcoming: Proton Meet)  \nPersonal CRM Contacts Manager  -> Covve  \niPad -> Volla Tablet (running on Murena e/os)\n\niphone 16 Pro Max -> Murena ShiftPhone 8.1 (running on Murena e/os)\n\nTuxedo Infinity Pro 15 Linux Laptop (running TuxedoOS)\n\nTodo:  \nSonos Kitchen /Bose Surround System TV   Replacement ->Teufel only\n\nDo not see alternatives for, so not replaceable IMHO:  \nWhoop-> maybe Zyke Band?  \nAppleTV,Amazon Prime Video, Netflix  \nDiscord\n\n  \nSo now lets talk about my experience with the individual items on this list.\n\n1. Proton Mail: Works flawless on my Shiftphone, Tablet and on my Linux machine. Feels good that I can send non-Proton users an encypted E-mail and a password on another channel. Very Happy. A+\n\n2. Proton Calender: Using the calender. It works. My family didn't switch from icloud to proton calender, yet. I have a subscription the the icloud calenders and it works. It seems to be counterintuitive to the normal user, that the calender is integrated into the mail app (on desktop). However, I have no complains about functionality. B\n\n3. Proton Contacts: Contacts is a mess for me. Using the Shiftphone contacts app, the Proton Contacts app and the Covve Contacts. Not synchronized. I am not happy. I wish Proton would improve the contacts app and integrate this into my phone, but I think this is not going to happen. Proton Contacts works, but overall I have the described problems. D\n\n4. PCloud Drive: Flawless, is an additional backup for my fotos and also for my desktop (I have automatic mirroring for my linux desktop and work folders). A+\n\n  \n5. Proton VPN: Works perfectly. Some websites dont like VPN. In that case, I switch it off and everything works. A+\n\n6. Ente/Proton Fotos (using both (redundancy), Ente ist US based): No problem at all, all data is synced automatically. I also use ENTE a lot for friends. They get an album link from me and can upload fotos. Not missing icloud fotos at all. A+\n\n7. Vivaldi: Great, flawless. Using also the build in Vivaldi Social (Mastadon). Perfect. A+  \nGoogle Search -> Qwant / Ecosia (Qwant tends to lock out Proton VPN users)\n\n8. DeepL: I do not use that a lot. It basically works. I have the impression that Google Translate is a little bit better. C  \n\n\n9. Le Chat Mistral / Lumo (Lumo´s result do not convince me yet): I use LeChat frequently. Happy with it. Its precise, does not hallucinate (I did not notice till now). I like it. Currently I am not using Lumo a lot (just to compare results from time to time). B+  \n\n\n10. [Cryptpad.fr](http://Cryptpad.fr) / Ente Locker: I like Cyrptpad a lot. Works as a webbased version very well. Started to use Ente Locker, since a week ago. I like that ENt locker has a app (instead of a webpage). Unfortunatly the Ente Locker is just available as an app for the moment. B+\n\n  \n11. Klarna / Wero; I try to avoid PayPal at all costs and it works. I pay only via Banktranfer or try to use Klarna. Klarna is working on my Shiftphone (e/os) and is my Apple pay replacement. I can pay (tap to pay) with NFC and the Shiftphone. However it is not as convinient. I have to open the app, select the Klarna credit card and than hit the taptopay button. From time to time that takes very long. It works, but it is not easy to use. I used Wero recently to transfer money to a friend (Scanning the QR code). Works without a problem. D\n\n  \n12. Otto: I avoid buying from Amazon at all costs. Did not use it now for a year (except some very special electronics parts). Using Otto or idealo to find a direct seller is my current habit and it works without falling back to amayon. B\n\n  \n13. Teufel Airy TWS Pro: Works, but sound quality is not as good as Apple products. Also the speech capabilities (filtering background noise when you speak) is worse. C-  \n\n\n14. Teufel Real Blue Pro: Works, but same as above. The Apple headphones are just better. C-\n\n  \n15. Signal / Threema (Testing SimpleX): Both apps (Signal/Threema) work good. Signal is a very good product. Threema has a licence model that can be used without google play services. However: I have problems with Threema on multiple devices. SIgnal can be used without a problem. My friends switch to Signal, but do not switch to Threema for some reason. Recently I started using SimpleX, because of the feature set (decentralized, quantum resistant encryption). Overall people seem to be stuck with whatsapp for reasons I cannot comprehend. I recommend to convince your friends to swith to Signal (usablitity), and convince your NERD friends to swith to Signal AND SimpleX. A\n\n  \n16. Foreca: Flawless, A+  \n\n\n17. Spotify: Works great, lossless (since a couple of month), no problem at all A+  \n\n\n18 .Proton Pass: Best solution ever! Very happy, canceled also my 1password subscription (they increased prices). Proton Pass has the Authenticator generator build in (so you have your second factor imediatly at hand). Only thing I have trouble with, I cannot ask the mobile app to authenticate with a passphrase. The mobile version can only be protected by a number code or biometrics. Wish they would allow a password for unlocking Proton Pass. B+\n\n19. Bolt: Bolt is not available everywhere. I try to use Bolt, but sometime I fall back to regular Taxi or Uber. C\n\n  \n20. Collabora / Cryptpad: Works perfectly for basic tasks. However I have a spreadsheet that was created in excel and Collabora does not import this sheet perfectly. So for more complex tasks you have an interoperability problem. On the other hand, it is free of charge :-) B\n\n21. mapy/TomTom Go/HereWeGo/MagicEarth: Thats not working so good. Google Maps is really a very good problem. The replacement apps work, but are not as polished or precise as Google maps. From time to time I fall back to Google Maps, as Mapy or TomTom just have deficiencies. D\n\n22. doing Mapy Reviews for POI: I avoid Tripadvisor and use Mapy. But to look up reviews for a specific place I still use google and TripAdvisor. The database for Mapy is just too thin. E\n\n  \n23. Volla Tablet (running on Murena e/os): Usabiliry with e/os on the tablet is great. I was not happy with vollaOS, now the tablet is working fine. I do not like the keyboard from Volla, its too bulky. C\n\n24. Murena ShiftPhone 8.1 (running on Murena e/os): Very happy with the switch. I thin the combination of SHiftphone and Murena (e/os) is perfect. From a usability point of view, I can recommend to switch even for non IT-people. The look and feel is great. However I found some problems with the solution: a. The camera of the SHiftphone (or the camera software) is really bad. b. The screen protector tends to break, because the phone has a plastic case and bends easily. c. The audio quality for phone calls is not good. I circumvent some issues i by using a soft screen protector and a headphone with background noise reduction. That improves the overall use and feel, but I thought I have to mention also the bad things. Overall I like the solution a lot, especially the privacy options! Note. My banking app (Sparkasse) works without a problem. And android Auto works as well! A solid B!\n\n\n\n25. Tuxedo Infinity Pro 15 Linux Laptop (running TuxedoOS): Really happy. I recommend Tuxedo for everybode. I used to programm Linux and I have to say, I never saw a terminal window with this machine. EVereything is nicly integrated, the system is fast and I would not hesitate a second to switch from a macbook or windows PC to this laptop. A+\n\n\n\nI hope that gives you a feeling about my switch. And I hope that encourages more people to leave the big tech ecosystems. Give it a try! It works!","offTopic":true},{"id":"8734f8da-10fc-4608-a2f3-c93fc87fc7ae","excerpt":"My current degoogle journey — Current Google use:\n\nMaps - Find I still rely heavily on google reviews on for restaurants/activities ect,  \nAlso looking to find a way of 24/7 location sharing with family, similar to find my friends on iOS, either self hosted or E2E encrypted ?\n\nYouTube - Unfortunately paying for YT Prem","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/1rffm4g/my_current_degoogle_journey/","role":"request","weight":1.0719389,"occurredAt":"2026-02-26T16:58:43.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"degoogle","intent":"recommendation_request","painScore":0.30195013,"sentiment":-0.29411766,"confidence":0.8233333,"matchedPatterns":["does_anyone_know","free_tier"],"statement":"YouTube - Unfortunately paying for YT Premium family mainly for no ads on TV and offline downloads Phone - Still running android on my pixel, not delved into GrapheneOS yet, so Andoid auto / google wallet still used, TV - Nvidia shields th…","title":"My current degoogle journey","body":"Current Google use:\n\nMaps - Find I still rely heavily on google reviews on for restaurants/activities ect,  \nAlso looking to find a way of 24/7 location sharing with family, similar to find my friends on iOS, either self hosted or E2E encrypted ?\n\nYouTube - Unfortunately paying for YT Premium family mainly for no ads on TV and offline downloads\n\n  \nPhone - Still running android on my pixel, not delved into GrapheneOS yet, so Andoid auto / google wallet still used, \n\nTV - Nvidia shields throughout house still running Android TV\n\n\n\nGripes with new apps compared to google versions:\n\nCalendar - Limit of 2 public external calendar subscriptions on Proton on the free tier, does anyone know of an alternative free app which can subscribe to more than 2?\n\nBrowser - Brave works well but still chromium based, tried zen browser originally, looks great but was pretty buggy with multiple monitors and was having performance issues with video/gif playback\n\nSheets - Find proton sheets pretty slow and buggy compared to google, only very light personal usage so not a huge issue","offTopic":false},{"id":"076f3db2-08a7-4019-971b-24f35da37032","excerpt":"My degoogling/privacy/security progress (2025-2026) — Hey guys, just wanted to share my degoogling/privacy/security journey. Maybe you have some advices? Thanks. \n\n# Privacy/degoogling setup \n\n**​Browsers:** Chrome ➡️ Brave ➡️ Firefox (now running it with Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin, and firefoxe more secure settings","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/1ts6boi/my_degooglingprivacysecurity_progress_20252026/","role":"pricing","weight":0.96331286,"occurredAt":"2026-05-30T17:40:49.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"degoogle","intent":"pricing_complaint","painScore":0.38054055,"sentiment":-0.35135135,"confidence":0.6977795,"matchedPatterns":["free_tier"],"statement":"Just switched to open source alternative.","title":"My degoogling/privacy/security progress (2025-2026)","body":"Hey guys, just wanted to share my degoogling/privacy/security journey. Maybe you have some advices? Thanks. \n\n# Privacy/degoogling setup \n\n**​Browsers:** Chrome ➡️ Brave ➡️ Firefox (now running it with Privacy Badger, uBlock Origin, and firefoxe more secure settings).\n\n**​Email:** Gmail ➡️ Proton Mail with aliases via DuckDuckGo Email Protection. Transferred over 100+ accounts to aliases. Someone recomended to just redirect emails from my old Gmail, but I think this is the most stupid idea ever? \n\n**​Contacts:** Google Sync ➡️ DAVx5 with an AlwaysData free server. App: Samsung Contacts. \n\n**​Notes:** Google Keep ➡️ Notesnook. Notesnook is not ideal, because I also need app with notes on my watch (Wear OS), so I'm looking on alternative. \n\n**​Cloud:** Google Drive ➡️ Proton Drive (mostly I don't use any cloud drive, only store some online sheets).\n\n**​Files:** Total Commander, I use it for decades. \n\n**​Socials:** Deleted Instagram and Facebook accounts. \n\n**​Music:** Dropped Spotify back in 2023. Switched to a local player (Neutron) with FLAC files, using a DAC dongle and wired audiophile headphones. For downloading, I use @deezloadbot on Telegram — it works fine, though the ads suck.\n\n**Alarm**: Alarmy ➡️ NFC Alarm Clock. Just switched to open source alternative. \n\n**Torrent**: Flud  ➡️ LibreTorrent ➡️ BiglyBT. On PC qBittorrent. \n\n**Translations**: Always used DeepL\n\nEDIT: ​**Photos in Cloud:** Google Photos(was buying 1tb Google One plan) ➡️ Immich. Bought a small home server, a ThinkCentre M720q (it runs Debian and for remote access I use Cloudflare Tunnels) with 1tb SSD, and now all my family members use Immich.  \n\n**Calendar**: Google Calendar ➡️ Proton Calendar. I don't use it often, only to see my friends birthday. \n\n​**Streaming:** Never used Netflix or other services; using CloudStream with some Ukrainian repositories.\n\n**E-reader**: Readera ➡️ Episteme. Just switched to open source alternative. \n\nMessaging: WhatsApp ➡️ Signal. I use WhatsApp only to contact my parents, so this was easy switch.\n# ​Security Setup\n\n​**Passwords:** Stopped using one password for everything, switched to Bitwarden with random passwords for every account.\n\n​**2FA:** Went from no 2FA to using Ente Auth for OTP, a hardware YubiKey Security Key, and Bitwarden for passkeys.\n\n​**Maybe bad part:** I store my 2FA backup keys inside Bitwarden's security notes, which is maybe a terrible idea. I didn't find alternative yet. Also, I don't backup my Ente Auth secret keys at all because I don't know where to safely keep them also. \n\n# ​No Alternative - Fails\n\n**Keyboard:** Gboard ➡️ FUTO keyboard ➡️ FlorisBoard ➡️ Gboard. \n\n​**Viber, Telegram(I can't change messaging apps, because it doesn't depent on me), TikTok, Pinterest, Reddit, Discord** — can't replace them.\n\n**YouTube:** EDIT: I use YouTube Morphe with MicroG, but this is not ideal. \n\n​**Google Maps:** can't find alternative with detailed Ukraine map and bus routes. \n\n​**Google Pay:** can't find alternative that works with Ukrainian cards. \n\n**Google Massages**: I use it only to recieve SMS and RCS messages from my SIM operator. I can't find alternative that support RCS. EDIT: Messages 😁\n\n​**Windows:** I use laptop(Legion 16ARX8 (Ryzen 7 + RTX 4060 Mobile)) every day for gaming and many tasks and really tried switch to Linux. Tested Ubuntu, Fedora, EndeavourOS, Zorin, Mint, Solus, and Kubuntu (Kubuntu was the best of them). But I just can't stand it — scaling issues, lagging, no proper GUI app store,problems with switching integrated and discrete graphics, and driver problems. Currently have Dualboot with Kubuntu and Windows 10 lot LTSC with disabled Telemetry. \n\n​**Microsoft Office:** Can't find replacement to MS Word + OneDrive sync. I need the Calibri font, free sync, and a proper mobile app. I’m waiting for the release of Euro Office. Also still stuck with PowerPoint for projects/printing and Canva for presentations that I make with templates.\n\n​**Android:** Currently on a Galaxy S25. Can't use GrapheneOS because I won't buy Pixel, it's just bad. I used 3 years ago Pixel 7 as my main phone and its the worst phone that I had. \n\n**TickTick**: Its not open source. Best alternative that I found is \"Super Productivity\". But it has not all functions that I need. \n\n**Family Link**: I use it to control my daughter tablet and phone. Maybe TimeLimit app, but it's too overcomplicated. \n\n**Google Meet**: I use it to videocall my parents. Can't find alternative that has the same video quality.  In Proton Meet you can't even call, only share link to meeting. \n\n**WearOS**: I use Galaxy Watch 6. I really like Pebble, but I just can't buy them, thay are not available in my country. \n\n​**Google Play:** Why even use F-Droid and other app stores? It just drains battery in the background. I just install the same open-source apps directly from the Google Play. Anyway I need to use Google Play, I can't replace it fully with F-Droid or other app stores, so there is no sense. EDIT: Some Open-Source apps don't have Play Store version, so now I use Obtainium for all Open-Source apps. \n\n​**VPN:** Don't see the point of a 24/7 VPN or DNS. I only use Cloudflare WARP 1.1.1.1 when I need to open blocked sites.\n\n​**AI:** Trying to stop using Gemini, ChatGPT, and Claude, but they are too useful for some tasks. Might try local models or DuckDuckGo’s private AI later.\n\n​**Google Accounts:** Still have 5. One main, two for YouTube (since my main is blocked there), and three old ones that I will delete soon.\n\n**Microsoft(outlook) account**: Have 1. I think I will delete it soon. ","offTopic":true},{"id":"51436e7a-c767-4f5b-a2e4-cefc54e5ac6d","excerpt":"The EU switches I made or intend to make — Some that fell off the bottom, as well as other remarks:\n\n* Samsung SmartThings basically just gets used for my washer. If I ever add other things for a smart home, I intend to make sure they work via a custom HomeAssistant instance.\n* Instead of Apple Notes on my iPad, I now ","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1qfd5jk/the_eu_switches_i_made_or_intend_to_make/","role":"demand","weight":0.93986666,"occurredAt":"2026-01-17T13:25:37.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"BuyFromEU","intent":"alternative_search","painScore":0.33,"sentiment":0.6666667,"confidence":0.70666665,"matchedPatterns":["switching_from"],"statement":"* EDIT: I forgot to mention that I switched from Spotify to Qobuz.","title":"The EU switches I made or intend to make","body":"Some that fell off the bottom, as well as other remarks:\n\n* Samsung SmartThings basically just gets used for my washer. If I ever add other things for a smart home, I intend to make sure they work via a custom HomeAssistant instance.\n* Instead of Apple Notes on my iPad, I now use a notepad application on my 3DS for on-the-go note taking. This application did require custom firmware to be installed, which carries a slim but not zero risk of bricking. For more information visit [https://3ds.hacks.guide](https://3ds.hacks.guide) and r/3dshacks.\n* I have joined a number of Discord servers and used to run my own at secondary. However I do intend to use Matrix/Element whenever this is possible.\n* I use [feddit.nl](http://feddit.nl) in addition to Reddit as a decentralised aggregator.\n* I intend to move (again) away from Bluesky and onto a suitable Mastodon instance. It was intended to be a temporary haven as I figured it out after Xitter got bought by Elmo, but nothing is as permanent as a temporary solution.\n* The switch to Bitwarden is more a security thing: passwords should be managed NOT by a browser but a dedicated password management application. However Bitwarden is not Big Tech, is FLOSS, and I’ve been very happy with it so I keep using it.\n* I also do my groceries at Lidl now, and my Mom and I looked at the packaging for many items. All have Dutch or otherwise European origins. Great job Lidl in disclosing the origin of your products beyond just fruits and veggies!\n* And as a last step, as I wrote in r/dumbphones, I intend to replace my current smartphone with a combination of a degoogled Android dumb phone with keypad, alongside a Linux smartphone from Volla.\n* EDIT: I forgot to mention that I switched from Spotify to Qobuz. Both are in the EU but Spotify pays more to trump than to artists, and Qobuz condemns AI music. I also (intend to) buy quite a lot of physical media (CD, tape and vinyl) from thrift stores, music stores, flea markets and the like.\n* Second EDIT: As I was supposed to be studying for university there are two errors. Only for this instance, replace “Google Search” with DuckDuckGo and “ChatGPT” with Google Gemini. Sorry.\n\nUPDATES:\n\n* Replace “Ecosia” with “Quant”: Ecosia still uses Big Tech search databases.\n* Replace “Bitwarden.com” with “vaultwarden.net”: Like-for-like EU alternative.\n* Replace “RiseupVPN” with “Mullvad VPN”: Riseup had reliability issues and may be under attack at any moment from now. Plus discovered and like the bypass for certain applications making sure they still keep working over the local network.\n* Replace \"Infomaniak kDrive\" with \"Filen.io\": Had a referral code which allows Filen 20GB for free, so the replacement was obvious. True EU and privacy-friendly.\n* Everything else remains exactly the same.","offTopic":true},{"id":"a87295b9-be7f-489e-b8fc-7bdd242df2ac","excerpt":"Another EuroPick, looking for European alternatives — Hello everyone,\n\nI need your insights : I already made the transition to European softwares for some topics, but I'd like to push it further. So here's my situation :\n\n\n\n\\- WhatsApp and Discord : no wish of change, all of my contacts are on these platforms so I'm fo","url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyFromEU/comments/1ntjpwz/another_europick_looking_for_european_alternatives/","role":"request","weight":0.8742476,"occurredAt":"2025-09-29T14:36:53.000Z","sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","credibility":0.62,"venue":"BuyFromEU","intent":"problem_report","painScore":0.23714286,"sentiment":-0.14285715,"confidence":0.70666665,"matchedPatterns":["i_need"],"statement":"So here's my situation : \\- WhatsApp and Discord : no wish of change, all of my contacts are on these platforms so I'm forced to keep them (critical mass issue you know...) \\- Google Calendar : I tested Proton Calendar but didn't like it (…","title":"Another EuroPick, looking for European alternatives","body":"Hello everyone,\n\nI need your insights : I already made the transition to European softwares for some topics, but I'd like to push it further. So here's my situation :\n\n\n\n\\- WhatsApp and Discord : no wish of change, all of my contacts are on these platforms so I'm forced to keep them (critical mass issue you know...)\n\n\\- Google Calendar : I tested Proton Calendar but didn't like it (didn't find the option to subscribe to my uni's agenda like in Google, .ICS agenda import is buggy, though the \"Add to calendar\" button in my Proton Mailbox is nice) so idk what are the alternatives\n\n\\- Google Maps : i used Citymapper for a while (UK based) for public transportation routes, but I need an alternative for the rating of various places (restaurants especially)\n\n\\- Play Store : no change planned at the moment, I'll do it when I'll buy a new phone (and there I'll root my current phone to de-google it)\n\n\\- Google Photos : idk what would I need, as long as it can save easily my gallery and my cloud its ok !\n\n\\- Vivaldi : its european but based on chromium (still better than Opera i guess?), idk if there is a EU/european non-chromium based web browser ?\n\n\\- Google Keep : akin to Google Photos, I just need to have cross-platform notes\n\n\\- Google Home : I'd like to use an app compatible with my Mi TV Stick (Android for TV) to stream either my screen or Spotify, Netflix...\n\n\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\n\nOther apps I want to replace with an European alternative :\n\n\\- Uber\n\n\\- Uber Eats\n\n\\- Google Docs (i have LibreOffice for offline work, but idk what to pick for shared work with peers)\n\n\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\n\nChanges I already made (but not visible on the screenshot) :\n\n\\- Google Authenticator > Proton Authenticator (really cool, import is easy and can be from multiple Google accounts)\n\n\\- Paypal > Revolut (UK) + Wero (the latter has now an integration in Revolut so its really convenient !)\n\n\\- Snapchat > BeReal (not really equivalents, but a funny French social media is good to play with ! and Snapchat is shit anyway)\n\n\\- Spotify (always used it)\n\n\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\\*\n\nI won't be able to respond to everyone since I turned off my notifications but i'll read any of your posts, so thanks in advance !","offTopic":false}],"breakdown":[{"sourceKey":"reddit","sourceName":"Reddit","count":7}],"total":7}}