(I reposted this bc some applications were missing.) I had to install some apps because of school. Btw, can you say improvements that I can make? I can’t install anything that isn’t from playstore. Edit: Duolingo is now just a PWA

  • Matt@lemmy.ml
    12·
    3 months ago

    Try Anki instead of Duolingo. You’ll learn fucking nothing from it.

    Also move all the proprietary software into a work profile with Shelter (available on F-Droid) just like I did.

    1000001760

    • FoundFootFootage78@lemmy.mlEnglish
      2·
      3 months ago

      I use Lingodeer instead of Duolingo, in combination with Anki.

      These kinds of apps are useful as a starting point but they’re not going to get you fluent and they’ll only barely get you to beginner level. Plus Anki is kinda complicated especially if there isn’t a suitable shared deck.

      • Matt@lemmy.ml
        3·
        3 months ago

        That’s why I went to the next level and switched all of my devices, sites and accounts to German.

      • Autonomous User@lemmy.worldEnglish
        81·
        3 months ago

        Oh, that’s a good start. Teach them about libre software and show them F-Droid. PipePipe works better than NewPipe and you can get it there too. Good luck!

  • foremanguy@lemmy.ml
    5·
    3 months ago

    A great step that will solve most of the junk problems that I see, is to move to a custom rom.

  • SoftBun@lemmy.ml
    4·
    3 months ago

    It would be nice to use something like RethinkDNS to block internet connection of these apps you can’t disable. You can also config it to block some trackers by DNS filtering.

  • DarkAri@lemmy.blahaj.zoneBanned
    3·
    3 months ago

    One app you are missing is shelter, Google won’t allow it on the play store since it’s a privacy app, but it allows you to install the school apps and stuff inside a work container so that they can’t access the personal information on your other devices.

  • Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    Not really imo,
    however doing good taking small steps OP! :)

    Suggestions I’d make:

    • Aim to use nothing/as little as possible from the Play Store (proprietary, often filled with trackers)
    • Aim to use everything/as much as possible from F-Droid (open source, no or nearly no trackers)
    • Switch GApps for MicroG (The open source implementation of the Google system apps to make things like notifications work, which removes spyware)
    • Switch your Xiaomi OS (also spyware filled) for a more privacy friendly OS like LineageOS

    I’d suggest LineageOS4MicroG:
    https://lineage.microg.org/

    It’s vanilla LineageOS,
    with MicroG + F-Droid pre-included.

    • Ori@lemmy.blahaj.zoneOP
      1·
      3 months ago

      I went to almost every website that offers ROMs and couldn’t find any official ROMs for my device (/e/? Doesn’t work. Lineage? Nope. Graphene? Only works for pixels). I can’t install apks outside playstore (So, no aurora store and no f-droid. Newpipe was an exception) Thanks btw

      • Rikj000@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        4·
        3 months ago

        Ufff sad to hear.

        What you could do:

        • Not recommened: Search on XDA for an un-official build of a custom rom for your device (stability may vary)
        • Recommended: Be patient, until it’s time to buy a new phone, then first look for the OS you want, then choose a device from the list that the OS supports, that’s how I do it nowadays :)

        Also interesting, but annoying that you can’t install apks from outside the PlayStore :/ No way to circumvent it?