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Re:E Foundation – deGoogled unGoogled smartphone OS and onli... by francis-io on Monday November 30, 2020 @10:47AM (#25254948)
How can this be "de-googled" but I can also use "all my favourite apps"? I'd love to step away from Google, but I have some requirements on apps from the play store for work (slack, okta) and personal communication (whatsapp).
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Re:E Foundation – deGoogled unGoogled smartphone OS and onli... by CaptainBern on Monday November 30, 2020 @10:51AM (#25254995)
WhatsApp actually provides an APK download on their website[0]. I'm not entirely sure whether they keep it as up-to-date as the version on the play store though.

[0]: https://www.whatsapp.com/android/

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Re:E Foundation – deGoogled unGoogled smartphone OS and onli... by kevinfanch on Tuesday December 01, 2020 @12:10AM (#25262556)
/e/ provides its own Apps store, which have many apps including ones from F-Droid, but if you like you can also install something like Aurora and install any app. Not 100% work with MicroG but it is still great for privacy.
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Re:E Foundation – deGoogled unGoogled smartphone OS and onli... by javierseballos on Monday November 30, 2020 @12:15PM (#25256155)
You would be so disapointed with this OS ... Look for others :)
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