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The /e/ Foundation make a deGoogled version of Android and sell phones preloaded with it. You can follow them at:

➡️ @e_mydata

/e/'s website is at e.foundation, and they sell deGoogled phones under the Murena brand at murena.com, including ethically-made models by @Fairphone

/e/ also provides (optional) cloud services for these phones through a custom @nextcloud instance.

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Topio e.V. is a German non-profit organisation which helps ordinary people "de-Google" their phones by installing privacy-friendly operating systems. They run events to help with this including workshops, exhibitions, lectures etc. You can follow at:

(all are in German language)

➡️ @topio@mastodon.social (main account)

➡️ @topio@pixelfed.social (photos)

➡️ @topio_space (events)

Their website is at topio.info

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Fediphoto Lineage is an app for Android phones which makes it as easy as possible to share photos on the Fediverse. You can follow at:

➡️ @fediphoto_lineage

It's available through @fdroidorg and has a page at f-droid.org/packages/com.fedip

It's based on an app by @pla, who enjoyed sharing pictures on the Fediverse while out and about. PLA sadly died in January 2021, and Fediphot Lineage aims to honour his memory by keeping his project alive.

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Briar is an encrypted peer-to-peer messenger app which works both online through @torproject and offline through local connections (wifi, bluetooth, SD cards). You can follow at:

➡️ @briar

Briar works even if internet access is restricted or broken, more info at briarproject.org

(The app is in many languages including Ukrainian 🇺🇦 !)

It's available for Android from @fdroidorg and Google Play, and for Linux desktop from briarproject.org/download-bria

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F-Droid is an alternative app store for Android phones which only carries privacy-friendly free open source software. You can follow at:

➡️ @fdroidorg

Their site is f-droid.org

Google has made it a bit difficult to install F-Droid on a Google Android device. However, once it's been installed F-Droid is very easy to use.

Here's a guide for how to install it:

switching.software/use/f-droid

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The microG Project aims to fully de-Google the Android OS by providing free open source alternatives to Google's proprietary services and libraries. You can follow the project at:

➡️ @microg

MicroG's website is at microg.org

MicroG is used for example by @e_mydata on their de-Googled Android phones.

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GadgetBridge is a free open privacy-friendly replacement for closed source Android apps that some accessories require, for example some brands of fitness trackers, smartwatches, headphones etc. You can follow the project at:

➡️ @gadgetbridge

Find out more on the project's website at gadgetbridge.org

The app is available through @fdroidorg

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FediLab is a free open Android app for using Mastodon/PixelFed/Friendica/PeerTube etc. You can follow its official account at:

➡️ @apps

The FediLab website is at fedilab.app

FediLab is free of charge when downloaded from @fdroidorg or paid when downloaded from Google Play.

They also make TubeLab (a dedicated PeerTube app) and FediPlan (a web app for scheduling posts to Mastodon etc).

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Andy Balaam posts in-depth tutorial videos about programming in many different programming languages. You can follow at:

➡️ @andybalaam@diode.zone

If the videos aren't visible on your instance yet, you can see them all at diode.zone/a/andybalaam/videos

Balaam also has a Mastodon account at @andybalaam@mastodon.social and a website at artificialworlds.net

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Tusky is a free open source Mastodon app for Android phones. You can follow at:

➡️ @Tusky

The official website is at tusky.app

Tusky adds useful additional features to Mastodon such as following hashtags and saving draft posts.

It's available through @fdroidorg and Google Play.

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Briar is a free open source encrypted peer-to-peer messaging system. You can use it over the internet through @torproject or locally through wifi and bluetooth. You can follow the "not yet official" account at:

➡️ @briar

The Briar app is available from @fdroidorg and Google Play. A desktop PC app is in development.

The project website is at briarproject.org

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Kiwix is a free open source app for offline viewing and searching of Wikipedia, Gutenberg, StackExchange etc. It lets you use and distribute physical copies of websites entirely offline.

You can follow at:

➡️ @kiwix

The app is available for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone/iPad from kiwix.org

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Iodé is a French-based company selling de-googlised Android smartphones, you can follow them at:

➡️ @iode

Their phones include new @Fairphone and Teracube devices, and refurbished Samsung and Sony devices.

The Iodé website is at iode.tech

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Cryptomator is a free open app that lets you add an end-to-end encrypted folder to your existing cloud service. You can follow at:

➡️ @cryptomator

Cryptomator works with popular cloud services such as @nextcloud, DropBox, Google Drive, One Drive, iCloud etc.

The app is for Linux, Mac, Windows, Android and iPhone/iPad from cryptomator.org

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Nitrokey sell privacy-friendly FOSS security keys, smartphones, laptops etc. You can follow at:

➡️ @nitrokey

Their website is at nitrokey.com

Nitrokey's latest product is the NitroPhone, a de-googlised Android smartphone with GrapheneOS pre-installed. More info at shop.nitrokey.com/shop/product

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Volla is a German company which sells smartphones with pre-installed de-googlised Android or Ubuntu Touch.

You can follow them at:

➡️ @volla (in English and German)

Their website is at volla.online/en (in English) and volla.online/de (in German).

Ubuntu Touch is maintained by @ubports

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Exodus Privacy is a website that lets you find out how privacy-friendly different Android apps are. You can follow at:

➡️ @exodus

The site is at exodus-privacy.eu.org

The account posts in English and French.

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/e/ develops and sells de-googlised Android smartphones. You can follow at:

➡️ @e_mydata

Their website is at e.foundation and their phone shop is at esolutions.shop

The /e/ version of Android can also be self-installed onto your existing device.

One of the models with /e/ preinstalled is the @Fairphone, which is built as ethically as possible (fair wages & working conditions, recycled materials etc).

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AntennaPod is a free open source podcast player for Android devices. You can follow their official account at:

➡️ @AntennaPod

The app lets you listen to podcasts, keep track of episodes and manage your podcast subscriptions through open standards like RSS links.

It's available from @fdroidorg and Google Play.

You can find out more on their website at antennapod.org

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K-9 Mail is one of the most popular free open source e-mail apps for Android devices. You can follow their official account at:

➡️ @k9mail

Their website is at k9mail.app

It's available to download from @fdroidorg, Google Play and Amazon App Store.

(You can also download the app and source from the git at github.com/k9mail/k-9)

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