I understand your sentiment, but there’s nothing inherently bad or evil about smart phones. They’re amazing devices. But Google and Apple are abusing their power.
@@catvideos3249 Yes, there is. They're way to expensive to be carrying around. People in Colombia steal them to "recycle" through cellphone shops, of which there are thousands. It's a thriving black market.
Isn't it amazing how much time you realize you wasted after you get rid of things like Facebook. I don't want to be on my death bed thinking man I wasted so much time.
@@tracylowe9570 I mostly shop local or eBay. Shopping local is the most important thing you can do if you care about your town/city's health. You can't get everything though so eBay sometimes. Nice thing about buying local is you get to know the people in your town and build a nice friendly relationship. Also stop buying chinese when possible or from any county that supports slave labor.
Getting rid of Facebook was one of the best things I've ever done for myself. For the first few days I literally didn't know what to with idle time, i.e. breaks at work, sitting on the commode, etc. Once I refamiliarized myself with pooping or brushing my teeth without FB, my life improved.
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then, can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ? if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity, or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location, maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ? if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers, then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS, can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
As a former network engineer who has contracted for alphabet agencies, this is my favorite channel for security issues. Concise, current and well presented. Thanks for your time and talent.
IME and PSP for intel and AMD chips are all backdoors. Everything is recorded and stored, it's why Huawei is actually banned, the US govt wants devices with their own backdoors. It's probably why the Hamas attack went undetected.@@TrappedInFloor
Why are you scared of lmao. Imagine thinking you're important enought to be monitored online, but in reality you're just a bunch of 01010 targeted by recommendations ads
@@datsunlambchops4624 You ppl are showing how old we are!! ;-) course if we weren't old, we wouldnt think there was anything wrong with loosing all our rights!! lol
I’ve got to say- it’s completely bananas to me that the TOTALLY rational desire to be untethered and un-beholden to Big Brother is seen as an odd or unconventional point of. Keep fighting the good fight, John Connor. ✊🏼 Respect.
Exynos cpu s9s and note 9s are super easy to root and install custom os as well OnePlus if you're interested in getting a good powerful phone to install a Googleless os.
That's very a clever name. Debloated software is what XDA users refer to a lot! Or GAPS free ROM. There's been a sudden surge in software that's modular in the installation interface (which is very clever also) allowing users to opt in or out of including Google software in the installation package. What would be ideal is that in the /system/app that there only purely be the minimum amount of "system applications" required to allow the phone to operate and perform the basic functions of a phone and operating system; all other non-essential Google made applications should be shifted to /data/data to allow all users the free choice to completely remove all Google related applications! There are some cavits when considering this for yourself (as I used to do upon obtaining my new phone - it wouldn't boot even once with factory firmware) that many of the Google related applications and library supporting applications tie back in and/or are so heavily embedded through links within the systemUI, framework and Java libraries that it becomes a bit of a crash test the first time you boot👍 Often there'd be some XML hidden in the public of systemUI referring to proprietary Google application (like DSP in the old days) and then your launcher crashes. It's fun figuring out what files do what when you don't even have any source files to begin with..... Samsung phones and mapping out 'here be dragons' of the innards Samsung Touchwiz! Those were the days when men were men and devices were considered guinea pigs! Only those that knew how to "roll their own" and build a 4 part recovery firmware for un-bricking their device.....they were the pioneers of early Android. Listening to your channel is becoming more and more relevant every day.... And it's making me want to dust off my old Android ROM cooking stuff and rebuild a more security focused software for my phone? The issue I have is that being a Samsung excludes me from using a non-Samsung proprietary bootloader (with Knox embedded - I was one of the guys that worked on root without Knox trigger in the early days). I can't remember where I was reading about it; but I believe that there is a pixel available now where the user can use a 3rd party bootloader that allows for re-encryption?? To be fully secure I need to enable an "encryptable" boot loader in order to disable boot into download mode?
I use an app called "Package Disabler Pro". It's a couple bucks to buy but it's awesome. I've rooted my phone's in the past but anymore these days I don't want to risk bricking the phone & keeping up with the latest "you better know this before you root" info takes up too much time to stay current on. Esp when the XDA threads are 100+ pages long... Package Disabler Pro let's you disable pretty much everything you want to just like Titanium Backup does but do so without having root access. I really wish more devs would develop apps that let you bring your phone more to the side of private etc etc etc.
@@ClickClack_Bam I'm already all over that one 👍 but Cheers appreciate the recommendation. I've got package disabler Pro 2, however I've found it's just as easy to run a few commands via adb to uninstall the listed apps from the 0 user account. Does the same as package disabler without needing the another app. Myself these days, i think I've become accustomed to just using a hand full of apps. I've got apps I have installed for those times their required but infrequently used as well then all other apps remain as apk install files on my sdcard. All apps I've personally downloaded vetted myself, removed any and all unnecessary URLs and basically anything that is not required for the app to functiom I'll remove from the apk, repackage and sign the app. All apps I do this to. Even apps from F droid. Comment out the manifest is a good way to start. Remove all the shit you don't want listed in the manifest xml and then as the app starts to break and crap it's self I go through each fault 1 by 1 until the app functions again exactly how I want it and then use it. I keep doing that until app doesn't work with the version of firmware I'm using then i look for an upgrade or an alternative and start the process again. I once almost got caught out with an invisible premium dialler in an app on Google Play. Lucky I had my phone in aeroplane mode and adb was throwing hidden errors (suppressed errors - instead of a toast pop up it writes to a file instead) like crazy. Since then I've been sketchy as with any application. I reported that application. I did an analysis report and posted to XDA many years back
I cant stress enough how thankful I am for this precious, invaluable information. Its incredibly important that we get out from being under the thumb of big corporations/big tech.
You've installed a custom rom /AOSP or purchased a De-Googled Phone? Otherwise your phone is not De-Googled since by default all android phone comes with GAPPS.
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then, can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ? if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity, or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location, maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ? if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers, then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS, can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
I don't think you can buy a google-less phone, at least they are extremely hard to find. The most promising one for a while has been Librem 5 though, but it's availability is a bit scarce as it's release keeps getting delayed.
@@cryptotrader2779 Ah, the chinese models. Then again, you never know about all the other stuff it comes preinstalled with instead of google, so it's a bit of an unknown tradeoff.
@@cestarianinhabitant5898 I think it always will be a lottery unless you're a real crack at this and know 100% for sure what's in there and what your phone is doing at all times. I personally suspect that here in the west, anything from China is probably a lot less to worry about than Google. I think they're likely too concerned with control over their own people than us.
@@cryptotrader2779 I kinda agree with that actually, I'm a lot less worried about what the Chinese do with my data than what the Americans do with it. There is no such thing as 100%, although you can audit the code (since AOSP is open source; you can read the code directly and review it to see if it has any backdoors, before compiling it for your phone and installing it; but for phones in particular it requires some fairly extensive know-how, as opposed to PCs where it's a lot easier to ensure compatibility; since phones are all different but PCs are all more or less the same) There's also of course writing your own operating system yourself. But whether you audit the code, or make your own, there's on circumventing the possibility that you might still become a victim of direct hacking, even if you avoid the major data collection initiatives. There's also always the possibility of human error where you make an oopsie and install an app that comes with some unwanted bonuses.
Yeah, but "They" still have chipset-level backdoors in everything for at least the last decade & everything has been recorded since 2001. All calls, IMs, texts...
@Evoke Spirit I wish I knew for sure since I'm not some high tech guru or engineer. But what if maybe consume less of the the big tech giants apps and services (which I know is easier said than done because they monopolise so fast). They do afterall also need us to stay afloat, people could encourage manufactures to make products that aren't so reliant on the same ol big tech companies, by purchasing those alternatives. But idk.
@Evoke Spirit The solution is that 75 millions people who voted for Republican Party to cancel all Big Tech and this way they will see how wrong it is to mess with the people who love freedom. Just look at Twitter how they lost 10 billions in just a thew days by banning Trump account and that was so wrong that that even Angela Merkel said it was wrong to do that...
Well to us Boomers. A few EMP Bombs would almost knock us back to the stone age. Imagine the Chaos Snowflake and milanuts would commit mass suicide. I have a little off the grid pad. Oh what fun that would be. 🤣🤣
@@wanee8039 If that's your reason to seperate from big tech, that's awesome. We all should regardless since all these companies are basically monopolies that are forced on our devices.
Me too. My Canon died and was debating on whether to go full out iPhone instead of replacing my camera. I think I’ll try one of the mirrorless this time (reviews welcome!) Glad so much truth has come to light before I made the wrong choice.
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then, can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ? if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity, or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location, maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ? if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers, then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS, can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
Another alternative is to use a phone from Gabb Wireless. It has no internet connection, so you can't get apps, but can't be tracked or listened to either. It looks like other smart phones, has good phone service, camera, music, texting, calendar, etc. I got one for my son a year ago and now I am switching to Gabb also. One day I told my son the truck near us was a Cummins diesel and when we got home, on my computer UA-cam suggested a video: Cummins vs standard diesel. That's when I decided to get rid of my phone.
All I need now is a list of things I need to consider before De-Googling my business mobile. Mr. Braxman, enormous thanks for your efforts, your intellect, and your willingness to help your fellow man. The world needs many more like you.
I can tell that you`ve never watched Person Of Interest, one of my favorite series :) (2011-2016) I`ve been climbing down the rabbit hole for more than 20 yrs. That`s why I still have no Google phone. In addition, I have no Facebook and no Twitter account. I am considering Telegram though.
@@lechat8533 Haha, I don't have FB or Twitter either. I opened a Parler account about two months ago. Now, I don't have a Parler account either. In all seriousness, print media is the last bastion of free speech.
I don't have a phone. I get strange stares from people when I say that. I don't have a twitter and I stopped uploading on instagram, and I'm about to delete my facebook account. Can I say.,I have peace.
@@amoniousbt1110 they aren't supported by any providers anymore. I tried this with Verizon. Now even smartphones not at least 4g are not supported. I haven't seen a dumb phone on 4g, and even 4g will be pulled within a year or two. They're backing us into a corner. Personally, not having access to call for cops or ambulance makes me really uneasy.
I am having so much fun binge watching you. It’s rare to find somebody this interesting with this many videos!! I’m a few hours going. Ty for all you have put up here :) Woo hoo off I go! 😂
Weird how a internet search site has taking away the privacy of nearly every person on earth . It's almost like it's supernatural ,in a bad way . ..we wrestle ...not...against flesh and blood but against powers and principalities . Leading to he forces all Small and great to take a mark or no access to cash . ...how convenient that we can be located any where we go .
I’m ditching my entire family’s iPhones next month ( I can’t in good conscience pay for trinkets made with slave labor) , so thank you so much. Btw; I will be organizing protests at the apple store soon; and no I’m not a lefty, or righty, but I do live in my right brain.
Hmm do you think that other phones are different? After all they are all made in same factories in China. If you are serious about it, lets not stop there, throw away 50% of electronic devices you own, then you can have peace of mind. Good luck /s
@@eth_saver Yup, unless one is going to go completely off grid I don't see the point of the inconveniences, screw big brother I have nothing to hide if they want to spy on me go for it, in fact I hope they read the stuff I post. Unless we hold the government and big corporations accountable for the intrusions of privacy we are basically screwed, they will always have a way of tracking us so long as we are active in society. Head for the hills, fight it politically so the laws change or live with it.
Nemo 74 I hope you didn’t keep any piece of tech. They are all made the same way. Apple just has the best of the mainstream devices. Either way child labor, and what you call slave labor is used. That’s just China for you. It’s not going to stop as long as we want cheap stuff. If it were made in the USA the price would be double. I personally would be fine with that but most people would not.
Decades ago, I was excited to track my movements and rise & fall of elevation by GPS for training. They quickly forbade self-use of the data, and forced us to allow others to do it for us. I'm excited to be able to begin again.
This is the first video I've seen of yours, great content! The audience base seems like it could use a bit more evidence based modeling at times though lol
Dear Rob, I find your videos very useful. I like the information you share. I also like the way you share them. So your efforts for privacy is worth. Really well done. Thank you.
Lovin my de googled phone! I don't miss any of the google services and Rob is right, battery life easily doubles (I'm actually getting better than that). People should absolutely be more concerned with privacy! Nice informative video Rob.
@@riche4you1975 Wut? The commies are worse than google. Almost everyone here simply wants to improve their privacy. It has nothing to do with commie bastards
I am currently reading "ComSec: Off-The-Grid Communications Strategies for Privacy Enthusiasts, Politicians, Crooks, and the Average Joe" by Justin Carroll, Amazon Kindle and it explains some scary technical things, like you can get rid of GPS from your phone, and your location remains trackable from Cell Towers that see your phone.
No true privacy in a wired world. They can even use wifi routers now to display 3d images of people THROUGH WALLS!!! And here we ask if degoogling a smartphone helps... .
I've been rooting my phones always for years now and look for custom roms but don't do something that u don't know about(for new people watching this). Right now i'm using rooted and degoogled phone and how sweet when u have total control of ur phone and how beautiful when ur phone is always fast, stable and secure. Great video btw!!
First video and you got my sub, I love your classic cadence. You don't sound overly excited for no reason like many younger UA-camrs, and I appreciate that. You seem more genuine.
Thank you, Rob. I have been trying to disassociate from Google recently, but was unsure how to manage most it, or if it was possible with our phones. (Androids) Going to do my best to attempt this with mine. In April, our last phone is off of service contract. And I'm so relieved to know we are able to purchase deGoogled phones as necessary. Not all heroes wear capes..you are so appreciated. I'm going to try to send some you phone business, friend. All that I can. Be well and happy.
Google knows our political leanings and the algorithm is recommending something that we are likely to be interested in given recent events. The question is whether we are comfortable with Google knowing such information about us.
Bob Barker can’t watch if u put tape on cameras i do same on laptops lol images them watching while laying in bed watching ur laptop & even watching doing everything else if u leave the screen up & never it close it so i always keep black electric tape over camera & phones too til i need to use em 🤷🏻♀️
A lot of people have been talking about this for years and then being laughed at or accused of being paranoid. A few years back, I asked some folks with the tech knowledge to think this through about it and they laughed and called me Fox Mulder, while dismissing the obvious concerns. This video is helpful and all but you'd be surprised at how many people were thinking about this going back more than 5 years.
@@switchbladeactiondance meanwhile you POST this VERY COMMENT on a freaking UA-cam ACCOUNT 🤣😂 Yeah OK so edgy...one can’t even leave someone a little credit for a job well done without someone else coming out of the great big irrelevant nowhere of random to steal thunder from my man who is just out here trying to actually make the world a safer place for internet and communication freedom 😏tell me that it is just a really ironic and self depreciating joke The most you’ve invented here was a way of being your own punchline
You are a formidable presenter, with an admirable ability to keep it concise and filler-free. Not a word wasted. You've managed to keep a one-shot video interesting and fully informative for over 20 minutes.
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then, can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ? if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity, or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location, maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ? if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers, then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS, can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
Most phones have locked bootloader now. It's a pain watching XDA praying and hoping for certain phone hackers find a way without getting harassed and then quit developing.
Use to be a phone was for you to call someone when you wanted to. Now they can track anybody except for a killer that kidnapping a woman or child they have trouble with that?
Jonathan Gillies Your not Jesus or a good priest so what I’ve done is between me and God you ate neither . I just don’t want them listen to my conversation when they have nothing better to do.
I've already started the process of getting rid of google permissions. Some of their apps are using your camera, connected to your contact list, your location and these are apps that it makes no sense why they would need any of those things
Right, but my concern is that turning those permissions off doesn't mean they are actually not still doing those things. Like voting, that's likely just a show.
If you think they're going to give you all these satellite services for free without a subscription service and you're just going to be able to use all their storage and all this stuff that separately would cost you $100 a month they're going to sell you ...you are the sellable piece. To know what you are thinking and how to control you and figure you out is the key.
When I got my first smart phone, I tried to disable permissions to everything I didn't understand, but I just kept being notified that they were off. It was really annoying. Google doesn't want us to disable their spyware.
Waze? I'm still using my decade old Garmin. (Highly recommend! Has voice activation, traffic updates, and you don't need to worry about getting a signal).
I have used Signal for many years and tried to convince friends and family to use it as well. I was aware of the meta data problem, and especially my phone number and contact list. This video was never the less eye-opening experience, and you got a new subscriber. Thank you!
signal is a scam. If you want a chat messenger that is actually secure use tox. signal requires a phone number and google play services for use. It's advertised as private yet the technology is as far from private as it gets. Tox is decentralized and requires zero personal information to use.
Yeah any app that requires phone# is completely compromised. @nixops on Twitter showed that you can easily exploit the phone# / sms process to impersonate people without their knowledge, and intercept messages to them and send responses to intercepted messages without anybody being the wiser. I think they left it as a backdoor for LEO. Scary... Idk why you can't log in with just login + pwd + TOTP 2fa, why does literally no messaging app allow that? Highly suspicious. Or how about logging in with a yubikey. Actually sorry Wire is the one messaging app that you can log on with email/pwd
@@RichardEnglander for the past few years, i think it was android 6 or 7, the 'off' button for a lot of things literally just turns off 3rd party permissions. it doesnt actually turn it off. thats why battery life doesnt get better when you turn it off. it isnt more efficient than before, it just never turns off
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then, can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ? if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity, or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location, maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ? if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers, then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS, can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
It's simple start with identity, get rid of or obscure that and they can't get useful info on you because they wont know who you are. Try to get a de-google'd phone but more importantly; use cell data until you get a VPN; bytzVPN. On cellular data only your carrier can spy on you.
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then, can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ? if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity, or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location, maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ? if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers, then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS, can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
I remember when Google started to get popular, it was so cute and innocent. It was the good little boy vs all the big monsters, and now look at this! It was pretty much like today's DuckDuckGo. Definitely, something went wrong along the way...
I have been concerned about contact tracing in light of Covid-19 and seeing a policeman admitting they monitor Facebook. Deleted Facebook immediately. I don't use much digital tech and will use even less in the future. Frankly afraid of people and knowing the history of Communism and totalitarian states and how easily my people are giving up their civil rights to the government for 'safety' I'm even more so.
@@newfoundling9275 So modern androids to appear to give you control over what functions a given app has permission to use, and between the regular settings and enabling developer mode and messing around with those settings, it does appear like you can prohibit most apps from using GPS, bluetooth, wifi - whatever it is that would be used create contact tracing data on an individual. But obviously I'm skeptical and something tells me that going into my phone and into my google settings and turnibg off all the permissions won't actually have the effect I'm looking for - but I don't have any concrete reason to believe this other than a prejudicial distrust of Google and Samsung. Anybody know any different? Will contact tracing apps (or what have you) still collect location data even if I've told google to stop saving locations, and just generally turned off all the permissions I can for all the apps I can? At the end of the day I think whether this works or not presently, the writing's on the wall and as soon as governments and big tecg started talking about using smartphones to track the movement of individuals: we should all see where this is heading, if it's not there already. Namely that the technocratic police state growing around us is going to utlize our dependence on devices to gather "evidence" that coukd potentially be used to justify sending you to a quarantine camp or whatever. It's truly a leveled up version of the East German Stazi. And when you've got governments and a big tech corpo-borg that's willing to do that, it seems more likely that they'll give you the illusion of being able to opt out of the tracking without actually doing any such thing. But then again, such a relatively small amount of people ever take the time to dig through their google and phone settings and turn off all that privacy invasion stuff that's left on by default, that maybe just adjusting these settings actually does what it tells the user it's doing? Regardless, I certainly like the look of the Linux phones.Well worth paying a premium in price and the learning curve if it means you won't have your device used against you by authoritarians.
You are the man I have been looking for. Thank you for doing what you do. The massive big brother overreach of these companies is baffling and wrong. Please have your own private security detail and perhaps your own private army.
The "Light" phone looks promising. They're coming out with a new version that has the most useful apps and basically nothing else. The original Light phone basically didn't have anything at all on it, so it was a little too 'light' for me for the price, but I think it'll be a great product in another year or two.
@ᚱᛰUᛠӖᚱ ᚦᗩӖϻᛰᚤ I've never heard of this, I just switched to Google Chrome because I thought it was better. This was some 5-10 years ago. Then I started to realize that Google was shady. I was late when it came to tech growing up. I still am kind of.
@ᚱᛰUᛠӖᚱ ᚦᗩӖϻᛰᚤ What's this, a daemon giving helpful advice? What's this sector coming to? Is Firefox a helpful daemon too? 1. Turn in his apron, does that mean that's all he wore? Must've been nice. Don't get any funny ideas my firewalls are set to high. 2. 1. (Although I use DDG Browser maybe Firefox is better somehow) 2.( My shtick is a space computer after all. Although in reality sometimes I have to sacrifice security, atleast until one day I can switch to a proper OS, VPN, and start from scratch with security in mind. Until then i'm also stuck using an antivirus although the IPG in the video recommends against it. I need a layer against malware. We're talking an entirely different game-plan here if I start over.)
Remember this works as long as you don't login to any of your Google services while you're using the phone. If You are going to use Gmail, It doesn't matter which phone you use. Most browsers use Google or Bing to do their searches, so keep that in mind when choosing a browser. DuckDuckGo uses Google search.
Startpage uses Google search (but with no identity). Duckduckgo partly uses Yahoo. But a de-Googled phone loses the device fingerprint so that's a bit different than not logging in to Google services.
Glad I stumbled across this. I was trying to accomplish this on my own and the video showed me I did much correctly but your video supplied me confirmation and understanding.
I have been using a de-googled phone that I purchased from Rob for a few weeks now. For the most part the experience has been very positive. Most of what I was missing I have found a replacement for. Here are my top shortcomings: 4. Google Navigation/Waze The FOSS navigation app, OSM Maps, was quickly thrown out since it did not allow me to enter an address as the destination, I was usually limited to just a street. So I started going through the Aurora offerings. Most did not work since they were based on Google maps. Others did not work since they relied on Google Play Services to detect location. Virtually none would voice notifications, which led to COMPROMISE #1 - I had to install "Google Text To Voice" to get voice notifications from the navigation apps. This did not require the full Google Play Services and functions as a standalone app. My 4 favorite apps that I am using are 1. Magic Earth, 2. HERE WeGO, 3. GPS Navigation & Maps, 4. MapQuest - Magic Earth does it all so far. My only complaints are, I don't like the way it displays traffic and the community is so small the speed trap/police notifications are non-existent (I have yet to see one I didn't enter) - HERE WeGO displays traffic similar to how Google Navigation does it. My nits with it are NO speed trap/police notifications and in the portrait mode it only allows you to select 2 data items to display with with speed/speed limit fixed. I selected Arrival time and time to destination. I would really like also miles to destination. - GPS Navigation & Maps this by far has the best visual presentation. I like it as much or more than the Google offerings. So why is it #3? it does not mute or lower the podcasts/music when it makes voice notifications, which renders them useless. Also on a recent road trip it crashed several times. - MapQuest had the best back office. Directions routing, re-routing for traffic has been flawless. Why #4? It's visual presentation is HORRIBLE. My three key pieces of information (Arrival time, time to destination and miles to destination) is so small I could not read it without picking up the phone. Also it did not offer speed trap/police notifications. The perfect app would combine MapQuest's back office with GPS Navigation & Maps visual display. 3. Google Assistant One thing I really miss from my Google Android phone is Google Assistant, who I affectionately refer to as Agnes. I could ask her just about anything and she seemingly always had an answer. The best digital assistant I have found for Lineage OS is Hound. It performs basic operations well, but is quick to show me an internet search when the complexity increases. I will note that Microsoft's Cortana is currently available and will work on Lineage OS. I chose not to use Cortana since it is Microsoft and it will be discontinued for Android in 2021, so for now it is Hound. 2. Notifications I use Edison as my email client for Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail. Notifications work fine for these. However, Protonmail, Viber and several other apps notifications do not work. 1. Voice-to-Text ******************************************************************** SOLVED: by Ivan Patrick Lambert (see below) - Download Googles GBOARD keyboard. Hate having to install another Google APP, but this is better than typing. :) ******************************************************************** As an old man I don't type well at all on a phone. When using Google Android, I would just hit the microphone and dictate the message. I have found no viable solution for this one. I can speak into Hound then copy the text from hound to another app, but is really painful. Plus, it is annoying to hear Hound say, "searching the internet for 'Hey dear, stopping to pick up milk at the grocery store. Will be home soon.'" I have noticed some of this differs from phone to phone. The Protonmail notifications did work on de-Googled Moto G7, but not on my OnePlus 6. Your mileage may vary.
@@Itreallydoesnotmatter-p9o Ivan you are the MAN! Downloaded it, installed it and it works perfectly! I was hoping someone would have some thoughts on these and you knocked it out of the park! Thank you my friend!
@@TeddyOnUA-cam My only complaint with it was when I put in some residential addresses, it would not recognize the house number. It would take city, state and street, but not a house number. It hen would route me to the mid point of the street. Were you seeing anything like that when you entered a residential address?
Oh the irony of google recommending me this video. Ive been thinking lately that i need to "de-google" my personal devices, this video is the push i needed, time to get back into the custom rom scene.
Hi Rob, thanks for the info regarding big brother; I’m currently using a IPhone 6; a few months ago I bought a Wiley fox of ideal world, I believe it is a British product, are you able to de- google either of these phones? If so, how much would it cost, if it isn’t possible then what have you got available?
Several years ago, I watched as my mouth dropped open when my elderly aunt held a landline phone in her hand and dialed a few relatives by memory! No numbers were stored on the phone and she didn’t have to look in a phone book.
I still remember old and newer house numbers we had. Grandparents. I know my grandfathers Dog tag number...my NC and SC driver lic. number, and my old and newer debit card. Its like remembering lyrics to a song.
at 09:55 you can download apps directly from developer's websites, no need to use any playstore(s) or nada, simply allow your phone to install your app from other sources.
I use carrier pigeons and falcons (Mon Wed Fri only) . When you don’t use a photo album , your memory really improves. BuYa🥽 Thank you for your valuable information... (imagine unfolding the note on his leg) buYa🥽
I feel like google is like heroine... you feel like you need it and can't live without it. But the truth is you can, it will just be a bit tough at the start. After giving it up, you will never want to go back!
I don't know if the OS itself is open source, but I'd figure that you should be allowed to run any OS on hardware that you own much like on a PC. If not, then I think something similar to "Right to repair" would happen.
Time to de google, de apple, de twitter, de Facebook, de instagram
Good one! 😆
De Amazon.
The last two are the same thing. Facebook bought Instagram years ago.
👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
De Microsoft, de Whatsapp
Ironic that a UA-cam rabbit hole is what is going to make me DeGoogle my phone. You rock.
Thanks for sharing!!
So you can just deGoogle your cell? Or you need a degoogle cell? I dont no
Same. Subscribed before he finished.
@@coolhawk2003 if you have solid technical skills you could do it on your own. You can also find vendors, like Braxman, who will do it for you.
I beleive we need to understand tech like we understand gardening. The more we understand it, the more we have control of our own lives.
Pen and paper, mail, landline newspaper phone book. Good ol days
I understand your sentiment, but there’s nothing inherently bad or evil about smart phones. They’re amazing devices. But Google and Apple are abusing their power.
@@catvideos3249 Yes, there is. They're way to expensive to be carrying around. People in Colombia steal them to "recycle" through cellphone shops, of which there are thousands. It's a thriving black market.
Let your fingers do the walking.
Try beads messaging , smoke signals and falcons ... yeah
Luddite!
Lol...
I can relate...
This man is a genius. I'm glad he's on the side of freedom.
Yeah at 300 to 700 a phone. Right on our side.this dude could comletely switch the game with these phones
Tru I think I need to watch this video a few times but I have to watch some mundane videos for a bit
@@mikerotch124 Well, if you have a talent you have the right to profit, or not, from it.
agreed
@The Druid that's not true. for instance, I have no idea what you just said, nor would I know what that does or how to go about it
Going Alt Tech, no more Amazon, and Walmart buying.. Also deleted my Facebook a year ago, haven’t missed it yet!! This is the next step for me!!
List your favorite Alt tech. I need to switch to different alternatives
Isn't it amazing how much time you realize you wasted after you get rid of things like Facebook. I don't want to be on my death bed thinking man I wasted so much time.
I’ve recently stopped using Amazon...so where do you shop?
@@tracylowe9570 I mostly shop local or eBay. Shopping local is the most important thing you can do if you care about your town/city's health. You can't get everything though so eBay sometimes. Nice thing about buying local is you get to know the people in your town and build a nice friendly relationship. Also stop buying chinese when possible or from any county that supports slave labor.
I deleted FB from my phone and now I'm getting ads to install it.
This video seems strangely prescient at this moment in history.
I was thinking the same thing
Can’t believe this popped up... tech cancelling all they can
Exactly I am doing my bit to punish big tech by reducing my commercial value to them. Reducing their access to my valuable data is part of that.
Exactly i just deleted amazon and twitter so looking for a way to use phone and pc without google.
That’s God talking to us
Well, Im trying to unplug and be more proactive (draw, read books, study, learn to trade, gym etc). Its a great feeling. Dont feel like a zombie.
That’s exactly how life used to be before 2007. Because smartphones didn’t exist.
Getting rid of Facebook was one of the best things I've ever done for myself. For the first few days I literally didn't know what to with idle time, i.e. breaks at work, sitting on the commode, etc. Once I refamiliarized myself with pooping or brushing my teeth without FB, my life improved.
That's exactly what life was and is meant to be.
@@jinvid hard to imagine… I need to unplug as well.
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then,
can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ?
if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity,
or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location,
maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ?
if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers,
then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS,
can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
As a former network engineer who has contracted for alphabet agencies, this is my favorite channel for security issues. Concise, current and well presented. Thanks for your time and talent.
It'd be interesting to here about your experiences with alphabet boy contracts. Do you know to what degree they've backdoored software and hardware?
IME and PSP for intel and AMD chips are all backdoors. Everything is recorded and stored, it's why Huawei is actually banned, the US govt wants devices with their own backdoors. It's probably why the Hamas attack went undetected.@@TrappedInFloor
Why are you scared of lmao. Imagine thinking you're important enought to be monitored online, but in reality you're just a bunch of 01010 targeted by recommendations ads
Plot Twist: Algorithm only recommend this video because it figured anyone who mentions "Google" over 1,973 times in 22 minutes must be a huge fan
😂😂 I guess!
Lmao...nice
HEHEHE
1984 times**
@@mikebjul lol
Remember when a phone used to hang on the wall?
Yup. Anyone remember party lines?
When a hand full of houses used the same phone line.
lol
They still have "land lines" don't they?
Love the rotary phones
@@datsunlambchops4624 You ppl are showing how old we are!! ;-) course if we weren't old, we wouldnt think there was anything wrong with loosing all our rights!! lol
Dude, you are making a real positive impact on humanity. Thank you!
I’ve got to say- it’s completely bananas to me that the TOTALLY rational desire to be untethered and un-beholden to Big Brother is seen as an odd or unconventional point of. Keep fighting the good fight, John Connor. ✊🏼 Respect.
I was told that not having social media is a "red flag".
@@please.665 Wow...
I love how the people can and do find ther way around big tech. Then help others out... your awesome bro
I appreciate that!
Exynos cpu s9s and note 9s are super easy to root and install custom os as well OnePlus if you're interested in getting a good powerful phone to install a Googleless os.
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How do you get a phone like this and what are their costs? And what mobile company can you use?
This should be a genre called "clean tech".
That's very a clever name. Debloated software is what XDA users refer to a lot! Or GAPS free ROM.
There's been a sudden surge in software that's modular in the installation interface (which is very clever also) allowing users to opt in or out of including Google software in the installation package.
What would be ideal is that in the /system/app that there only purely be the minimum amount of "system applications" required to allow the phone to operate and perform the basic functions of a phone and operating system; all other non-essential Google made applications should be shifted to /data/data to allow all users the free choice to completely remove all Google related applications!
There are some cavits when considering this for yourself (as I used to do upon obtaining my new phone - it wouldn't boot even once with factory firmware) that many of the Google related applications and library supporting applications tie back in and/or are so heavily embedded through links within the systemUI, framework and Java libraries that it becomes a bit of a crash test the first time you boot👍
Often there'd be some XML hidden in the public of systemUI referring to proprietary Google application (like DSP in the old days) and then your launcher crashes. It's fun figuring out what files do what when you don't even have any source files to begin with..... Samsung phones and mapping out 'here be dragons' of the innards Samsung Touchwiz! Those were the days when men were men and devices were considered guinea pigs!
Only those that knew how to "roll their own" and build a 4 part recovery firmware for un-bricking their device.....they were the pioneers of early Android.
Listening to your channel is becoming more and more relevant every day.... And it's making me want to dust off my old Android ROM cooking stuff and rebuild a more security focused software for my phone?
The issue I have is that being a Samsung excludes me from using a non-Samsung proprietary bootloader (with Knox embedded - I was one of the guys that worked on root without Knox trigger in the early days).
I can't remember where I was reading about it; but I believe that there is a pixel available now where the user can use a 3rd party bootloader that allows for re-encryption??
To be fully secure I need to enable an "encryptable" boot loader in order to disable boot into download mode?
I use an app called "Package Disabler Pro".
It's a couple bucks to buy but it's awesome.
I've rooted my phone's in the past but anymore these days I don't want to risk bricking the phone & keeping up with the latest "you better know this before you root" info takes up too much time to stay current on. Esp when the XDA threads are 100+ pages long...
Package Disabler Pro let's you disable pretty much everything you want to just like Titanium Backup does but do so without having root access.
I really wish more devs would develop apps that let you bring your phone more to the side of private etc etc etc.
@@ClickClack_Bam I'm already all over that one 👍 but Cheers appreciate the recommendation. I've got package disabler Pro 2, however I've found it's just as easy to run a few commands via adb to uninstall the listed apps from the 0 user account. Does the same as package disabler without needing the another app.
Myself these days, i think I've become accustomed to just using a hand full of apps. I've got apps I have installed for those times their required but infrequently used as well then all other apps remain as apk install files on my sdcard. All apps I've personally downloaded vetted myself, removed any and all unnecessary URLs and basically anything that is not required for the app to functiom I'll remove from the apk, repackage and sign the app. All apps I do this to. Even apps from F droid. Comment out the manifest is a good way to start. Remove all the shit you don't want listed in the manifest xml and then as the app starts to break and crap it's self I go through each fault 1 by 1 until the app functions again exactly how I want it and then use it. I keep doing that until app doesn't work with the version of firmware I'm using then i look for an upgrade or an alternative and start the process again.
I once almost got caught out with an invisible premium dialler in an app on Google Play. Lucky I had my phone in aeroplane mode and adb was throwing hidden errors (suppressed errors - instead of a toast pop up it writes to a file instead) like crazy. Since then I've been sketchy as with any application. I reported that application. I did an analysis report and posted to XDA many years back
@Angler Strong wat
@@ClickClack_Bam Lucky Patcher, too! :P
I cant stress enough how thankful I am for this precious, invaluable information. Its incredibly important that we get out from being under the thumb of big corporations/big tech.
Big Tech is taking themselves out with their own products. Love it. I am separating from basically every big corporation company possible.
Most of us should de-google,let them know who's boss
Unfortunately they already do know and it's not us.
That’s why we’re all watching this. I know nothing about this and am trying to figure it out....
@@Heartwing37 me to.
@@Willowtree82 Facts, it always bothered me that my smart phones come with preinstalled bullcrap I need to root my device just to uninstall.
Not just talk or comments anymore it’s time for concrete action. I’m getting this and do not buy any smart connected devices.
UA-cam (google) actually recommend this video
Yeah, this definitely doesn't threaten Google in any significant way, so they don't care. So few people will ever actually go through with this.
Even their algorithms are telling us to de-google! That should tell you something!
Thank the many many gods for the ignorant part of AI.
@@grizzlyaddams3606 The google Algo just likes hearing her own name. She naturally assumes its something good, thus desires it to be repeated.
Right? I thought that was hilarious!! 😋
One of the MOST IMPORTANT CHANNELS ON UA-cam right here.
THANK YOU Sir! 🙏🏽
I didn't realize this was a question. I've "de-googled" my phones since the very start...and enjoy using my phone without dealing with Google:-)
I'm listening to this guy. But all these abbreviations! Where do I start ?
@@oldblackstock2499 Google them, lol
You've installed a custom rom /AOSP or purchased a De-Googled Phone? Otherwise your phone is not De-Googled since by default all android phone comes with GAPPS.
@@thaik56 no one mentioned the phone was default ;-)
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then,
can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ?
if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity,
or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location,
maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ?
if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers,
then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS,
can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
Damn, I used to think "Why would I want a phone with no Google ?", but now I'm thinking "Damn. I should have bought a Google-less phone".
I don't think you can buy a google-less phone, at least they are extremely hard to find. The most promising one for a while has been Librem 5 though, but it's availability is a bit scarce as it's release keeps getting delayed.
@@cestarianinhabitant5898 Yeah, you can. Some of the latest Huawei phones come with no Google services pre-installed. It's the P40 model I think.
@@cryptotrader2779 Ah, the chinese models. Then again, you never know about all the other stuff it comes preinstalled with instead of google, so it's a bit of an unknown tradeoff.
@@cestarianinhabitant5898 I think it always will be a lottery unless you're a real crack at this and know 100% for sure what's in there and what your phone is doing at all times. I personally suspect that here in the west, anything from China is probably a lot less to worry about than Google. I think they're likely too concerned with control over their own people than us.
@@cryptotrader2779 I kinda agree with that actually, I'm a lot less worried about what the Chinese do with my data than what the Americans do with it.
There is no such thing as 100%, although you can audit the code (since AOSP is open source; you can read the code directly and review it to see if it has any backdoors, before compiling it for your phone and installing it; but for phones in particular it requires some fairly extensive know-how, as opposed to PCs where it's a lot easier to ensure compatibility; since phones are all different but PCs are all more or less the same)
There's also of course writing your own operating system yourself.
But whether you audit the code, or make your own, there's on circumventing the possibility that you might still become a victim of direct hacking, even if you avoid the major data collection initiatives. There's also always the possibility of human error where you make an oopsie and install an app that comes with some unwanted bonuses.
Seems like this video is quite timely.
The irony is the Google Algorithm is what brought it to so many people's eyes.
Thing is they probably don't really care since not enough people will de google their phone for it to make a big enough impact for them.
Bit too late if you ask me, but nobody asked me so I'll just leave my opinion here. Haha
Yeah, but "They" still have chipset-level backdoors in everything for at least the last decade & everything has been recorded since 2001. All calls, IMs, texts...
@@VeritasEtAequitas 🤔Hmmm?... So what do you propose for a solution?....
This is very interesting, I'll be using this in the future! Thank you Mr. Braxman!
30 seconds in and I already love this guy.
Yes we need to seperate from big tech
@Evoke Spirit I wish I knew for sure since I'm not some high tech guru or engineer. But what if maybe consume less of the the big tech giants apps and services (which I know is easier said than done because they monopolise so fast). They do afterall also need us to stay afloat, people could encourage manufactures to make products that aren't so reliant on the same ol big tech companies, by purchasing those alternatives. But idk.
And crowdfund/popularize competitors.
@Evoke Spirit The solution is that 75 millions people who voted for Republican Party to cancel all Big Tech and this way they will see how wrong it is to mess with the people who love freedom. Just look at Twitter how they lost 10 billions in just a thew days by banning Trump account and that was so wrong that that even Angela Merkel said it was wrong to do that...
Well to us Boomers. A few EMP Bombs would almost knock us back to the stone age. Imagine the Chaos Snowflake and milanuts would commit mass suicide. I have a little off the grid pad. Oh what fun that would be. 🤣🤣
@@wanee8039 If that's your reason to seperate from big tech, that's awesome. We all should regardless since all these companies are basically monopolies that are forced on our devices.
Im gonna go back to taking pictures with cameras. I miss it..
Yes! Time for me to dust off my cameras.
The picture's worth a thousand words!
Phone cameras tend to suck, anyway.
Me too. My Canon died and was debating on whether to go full out iPhone instead of replacing my camera. I think I’ll try one of the mirrorless this time (reviews welcome!)
Glad so much truth has come to light before I made the wrong choice.
You will get much better pics. Phone cameras suck. They are small. No choice of glass lenses.
You are genius with the timing! I’ve been looking for vids on how to distance myself as far as possible from the big tech companies.
As we are all currently using a google controlled system
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then,
can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ?
if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity,
or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location,
maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ?
if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers,
then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS,
can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
Another alternative is to use a phone from Gabb Wireless. It has no internet connection, so you can't get apps, but can't be tracked or listened to either. It looks like other smart phones, has good phone service, camera, music, texting, calendar, etc. I got one for my son a year ago and now I am switching to Gabb also. One day I told my son the truck near us was a Cummins diesel and when we got home, on my computer UA-cam suggested a video: Cummins vs standard diesel. That's when I decided to get rid of my phone.
You’re a hero for doing this. I truly believe steps like this are essential to prevent our downward spiral into a dystopian police state.
It's not looking good
Im am so glad hear others say this. Thete must be more people aware than i thought 👍
new phone and many others are incapable of uninstalling Facebook, its messed up
@@gorderumsi6424 I tried uninstalling UA-cam & Facebook from my phone when I got it.. Impossible. I hate it, I need a deggogled phone
Too late
I de-googled my phone by throwing it off a bridge into the river
Ultimate wisdom !
🤣
Good move!!!
Lol that works too!!!
@campbellscollision I'm everywhere and no where lol!!!
Truly, the most informative youtube I've seen in a long time. Great work. I'll be buying a phone from you soon.
All I need now is a list of things I need to consider before De-Googling my business mobile.
Mr. Braxman, enormous thanks for your efforts, your intellect, and your willingness to help your fellow man.
The world needs many more like you.
Who knew how important this video was 3 months ago.
Glad 2 see I’m not the only one who made it here 3 months later😂
I can tell that you`ve never watched Person Of Interest, one of my favorite series :) (2011-2016)
I`ve been climbing down the rabbit hole for more than 20 yrs. That`s why I still have no Google phone. In addition, I have no Facebook and no Twitter account.
I am considering Telegram though.
@@lechat8533 Haha, I don't have FB or Twitter either. I opened a Parler account about two months ago. Now, I don't have a Parler account either. In all seriousness, print media is the last bastion of free speech.
Some of us have been aware of this issue for 3 years or more. Lots of people woke up in 2012.
@@MadCowMusic I'm old. I had know idea you could "De-Google" your phone.
I don't have a phone. I get strange stares from people when I say that. I don't have a twitter and I stopped uploading on instagram, and I'm about to delete my facebook account. Can I say.,I have peace.
Your a gem.. Your smart..
Can't do without a phone but I'm thinking of going back to a Nokia dumb phone.
@@amoniousbt1110 they aren't supported by any providers anymore. I tried this with Verizon. Now even smartphones not at least 4g are not supported. I haven't seen a dumb phone on 4g, and even 4g will be pulled within a year or two. They're backing us into a corner. Personally, not having access to call for cops or ambulance makes me really uneasy.
Truth 👌🏻
Same here
WTF! This video is amazing! I spent hours reading on this stuff. This vid gives all the info (and more) that I wanted to find! Great channel!
I am having so much fun binge watching you. It’s rare to find somebody this interesting with this many videos!! I’m a few hours going.
Ty for all you have put up here :)
Woo hoo off I go! 😂
Dude, I remember you from Periscope telling us not to get Zucked. Subscribed.
I have a feeling that this guy just got an influx of views and subscribers. You are a modern day hero, and you probably don't know it.
I don’t. I am a bible packing mama and love my babies....let’s rumble!
You do fantastic work. Thanks for letting the world know.
Weird how a internet search site has taking away the privacy of nearly every person on earth . It's almost like it's supernatural ,in a bad way .
..we wrestle ...not...against flesh and blood but against powers and principalities . Leading to he forces all Small and great to take a mark or no access to cash .
...how convenient that we can be located any where we go .
A modern day Paul Revere
Spread the word!
I’m ditching my entire family’s iPhones next month ( I can’t in good conscience pay for trinkets made with slave labor) , so thank you so much. Btw; I will be organizing protests at the apple store soon; and no I’m not a lefty, or righty, but I do live in my right brain.
Did you do your protest, how did it go?
Hmm do you think that other phones are different? After all they are all made in same factories in China. If you are serious about it, lets not stop there, throw away 50% of electronic devices you own, then you can have peace of mind. Good luck /s
@@eth_saver Yup, unless one is going to go completely off grid I don't see the point of the inconveniences, screw big brother I have nothing to hide if they want to spy on me go for it, in fact I hope they read the stuff I post. Unless we hold the government and big corporations accountable for the intrusions of privacy we are basically screwed, they will always have a way of tracking us so long as we are active in society. Head for the hills, fight it politically so the laws change or live with it.
Nemo 74 I hope you didn’t keep any piece of tech. They are all made the same way. Apple just has the best of the mainstream devices. Either way child labor, and what you call slave labor is used. That’s just China for you. It’s not going to stop as long as we want cheap stuff. If it were made in the USA the price would be double. I personally would be fine with that but most people would not.
@@eth_saver 80% minimum. All made in China.
Decades ago, I was excited to track my movements and rise & fall of elevation by GPS for training. They quickly forbade self-use of the data, and forced us to allow others to do it for us. I'm excited to be able to begin again.
After the last few days rush to fascism by Twitter FB Apple and USGOV this is necessary to investigate
How about the people who caused the actual facsism be called as such... Oh, I'll wait
@@DJ_BROBOT look up Smith-Mundt modernization act Obama put in there legalizing propaganda used against the American people...
@@DJ_BROBOT let's call the left Authoritarians cause that what they fucking arw
ok. the left are nazis, yet again. they really like their brown uniforms.
@Philip M proud boys admitting to being nazis? wow
God bless you. There's no way I know how to implement the things that you say. But it's nice that there are some people out there still fighting
@cubid The e foundation?
i always wait 6 years before buying a new technology, and now i dont wanna buy it
Ditto
@cubid what exactly is e foundation?
@@corlfranco9371 Why 6?
This is the first video I've seen of yours, great content! The audience base seems like it could use a bit more evidence based modeling at times though lol
Dear Rob,
I find your videos very useful. I like the information you share. I also like the way you share them. So your efforts for privacy is worth. Really well done. Thank you.
Here because my mother was yelling how she wants to remove Google from her phone and Google algorithms were listening on "muted mic mode...."
Your mom is on to something.
And she probably right...
@Philip M she's not crazy... Google is corrupt.
In my case Google managed to literally read my mind. I have none of that.
lol
Sudden extreme relevance. Liking and commenting for algorithm.
Thank you, Rob, for these videos! I just discovered your channel today. I want to get a phone soon & want the best value & privacy I can. Great video.
Excellent video!
Amazing video and sound quality and background as well!
Thank you!
Lovin my de googled phone! I don't miss any of the google services and Rob is right, battery life easily doubles (I'm actually getting better than that). People should absolutely be more concerned with privacy! Nice informative video Rob.
just turn off the phone altogether and the battery life is longer a hundred fold
This indicates that Android phones constantly phone home. I notice it by my wireless traffic on my router.
Airplane mode has the same result. Increases battery life by maybe 20 times.
Half these accounts that yap about privacy and anti Google are mostly pro ccp or other comi state.
@@riche4you1975 Wut? The commies are worse than google. Almost everyone here simply wants to improve their privacy. It has nothing to do with commie bastards
I'm surprised this video is up and I'm also surprised this guy is still alive.
Seriously! 😬
Is he?
@@MRoachthe1 is this like an existential question about the reality of existence? Or are you actually asking if his videos are still up?
@@tylerdurden4080 I was just surprised that he’s still alive.
@@MRoachthe1 as am I. It's weird
I am currently reading
"ComSec: Off-The-Grid Communications Strategies for Privacy Enthusiasts, Politicians, Crooks, and the Average Joe" by Justin Carroll, Amazon Kindle
and it explains some scary technical things, like you can get rid of GPS from your phone, and your location remains trackable from Cell Towers that see your phone.
No true privacy in a wired world. They can even use wifi routers now to display 3d images of people THROUGH WALLS!!! And here we ask if degoogling a smartphone helps... .
I've been rooting my phones always for years now and look for custom roms but don't do something that u don't know about(for new people watching this). Right now i'm using rooted and degoogled phone and how sweet when u have total control of ur phone and how beautiful when ur phone is always fast, stable and secure. Great video btw!!
With what's happening lately, seriously considering decoupling from all this censorship and propaganda from Big Tech.
Do it
Stop considering and do it.
First video and you got my sub, I love your classic cadence. You don't sound overly excited for no reason like many younger UA-camrs, and I appreciate that. You seem more genuine.
Youngsters are on legal amphetamins stuff like ritalin and equivalents.
@@buddhafx5973 yes and they have a forced fake reality show style charisma that just screams salesman to me lol
@@ch3rok33jo3 good point.
@@Grey_World1 Remove unrelated reply ty
What an awesomely clear informative man! Just found you. What a treat. 👍
Thank you, Rob. I have been trying to disassociate from Google recently, but was unsure how to manage most it, or if it was possible with our phones. (Androids) Going to do my best to attempt this with mine. In April, our last phone is off of service contract. And I'm so relieved to know we are able to purchase deGoogled phones as necessary. Not all heroes wear capes..you are so appreciated. I'm going to try to send some you phone business, friend. All that I can. Be well and happy.
My googled phone is listening to my conversations, I was just talking about this subject then youtube suggested this.
Google knows our political leanings and the algorithm is recommending something that we are likely to be interested in given recent events. The question is whether we are comfortable with Google knowing such information about us.
It freeky isn't it.
Its WATCHING YOU also...interpreting you eyes and facial gestures..it knows you better than you know yourself. Get rid of it
Bob Barker can’t watch if u put tape on cameras i do same on laptops lol images them watching while laying in bed watching ur laptop & even watching doing everything else if u leave the screen up & never it close it so i always keep black electric tape over camera & phones too til i need to use em 🤷🏻♀️
@@eddiejeselink2996 you guys are hilarious! I really need to de Google my phone.
Dude was actually doing this BEFORE January 2021-It’s as if he actually knew what was coming!! I admire his moxie and foresight 💟
Google told him.
A lot of people have been talking about this for years and then being laughed at or accused of being paranoid. A few years back, I asked some folks with the tech knowledge to think this through about it and they laughed and called me Fox Mulder, while dismissing the obvious concerns. This video is helpful and all but you'd be surprised at how many people were thinking about this going back more than 5 years.
Not me. I degoogled in 1845. I'm hipster. I invented it
@@switchbladeactiondance meanwhile you POST this VERY COMMENT on a freaking UA-cam ACCOUNT 🤣😂
Yeah OK so edgy...one can’t even leave someone a little credit for a job well done without someone else coming out of the great big irrelevant nowhere of random to steal thunder from my man who is just out here trying to actually make the world a safer place for internet and communication freedom 😏tell me that it is just a really ironic and self depreciating joke
The most you’ve invented here was a way of being your own punchline
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You are very well informed! Kudos to you! Most won't dare research beyond a YT video or a single article. Much respect!
Great info and presentation, thanks Rob!
You are a formidable presenter, with an admirable ability to keep it concise and filler-free. Not a word wasted. You've managed to keep a one-shot video interesting and fully informative for over 20 minutes.
Indeed.
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then,
can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ?
if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity,
or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location,
maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ?
if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers,
then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS,
can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
This video is heavily edited? Not saying he's not a good presenter but it's definitely not one shot.
To De-Google your phone, Its like trying to remove cancer.
Most phones have locked bootloader now. It's a pain watching XDA praying and hoping for certain phone hackers find a way without getting harassed and then quit developing.
And equally satisfying when you succeed.
@@MrCarlosj0 yes but you can always buy older phones that are very good to use. I am happy to use note 8 instead of note 20
@@forgalzz7 pls how can I do it?
Oh, sh*t ..
I was going to go to 7-11 and buy a burner flip phone and light my iPhone on fire. You’ve just saved me a ton of regret.
Use to be a phone was for you to call someone when you wanted to. Now they can track anybody except for a killer that kidnapping a woman or child they have trouble with that?
Cos they did it. :(
Jonathan Gillies I haven’t had one in a long time. So Att has my stuff so I am guilty till I have to get one later on
@@paulatudor691 Sorry, I don't quite understand you. Who is Att, and what are you guilty of?
Jonathan Gillies Your not Jesus or a good priest so what I’ve done is between me and God you ate neither . I just don’t want them listen to my conversation when they have nothing better to do.
I've already started the process of getting rid of google permissions. Some of their apps are using your camera, connected to your contact list, your location and these are apps that it makes no sense why they would need any of those things
Right, but my concern is that turning those permissions off doesn't mean they are actually not still doing those things. Like voting, that's likely just a show.
Were you just born today? Nothing is free.
If you think they're going to give you all these satellite services for free without a subscription service and you're just going to be able to use all their storage and all this stuff that separately would cost you $100 a month they're going to sell you ...you are the sellable piece. To know what you are thinking and how to control you and figure you out is the key.
@@MacNifty if something is free your the product
When I got my first smart phone, I tried to disable permissions to everything I didn't understand, but I just kept being notified that they were off. It was really annoying. Google doesn't want us to disable their spyware.
Now if we could just de-google Google off this planet, that would be wonderful.
Money is power and you've got to de-money the G to get rid of it.
Just stop using it.
that statement is very moronic, you are using youtube.. a platform from google
@tommy aronson well you’re here 🤔
@@leandro5221 we need alternative as functional or better than Google were is the good competition?
Waze? I'm still using my decade old Garmin. (Highly recommend! Has voice activation, traffic updates, and you don't need to worry about getting a signal).
I have used Signal for many years and tried to convince friends and family to use it as well. I was aware of the meta data problem, and especially my phone number and contact list. This video was never the less eye-opening experience, and you got a new subscriber. Thank you!
signal is a scam. If you want a chat messenger that is actually secure use tox. signal requires a phone number and google play services for use. It's advertised as private yet the technology is as far from private as it gets. Tox is decentralized and requires zero personal information to use.
And bizarrely signal is not available from f-droid and requires gapps. I've not installed it for that reason.
Yeah any app that requires phone# is completely compromised. @nixops on Twitter showed that you can easily exploit the phone# / sms process to impersonate people without their knowledge, and intercept messages to them and send responses to intercepted messages without anybody being the wiser. I think they left it as a backdoor for LEO. Scary... Idk why you can't log in with just login + pwd + TOTP 2fa, why does literally no messaging app allow that? Highly suspicious. Or how about logging in with a yubikey. Actually sorry Wire is the one messaging app that you can log on with email/pwd
@alvaro ruiz wickr is founded by inqtel which is CIA’s tech arm
@@RandyRandersonthefamous is it tox or tok?
I’m looking for an alternative to WhatsApp to talk to family in Brazil...
I’ve been on a big Silicon Valley decoupling binge. Once my devices expire, I’ll be completely cut off from these big tech tyrants.
They have a 12 step program for that 😆
The infinite creator brought you to me! I have already escaped The matrix that is upon us mentally, now because of you,,,I can do it cyberly!
so well researched, you deserve all the success.
Now, I understand why my phone's bluetooth turns on at times when I have not activated it. I even hardly use my bluetooth.
My GPS pops itself on...
Google Assistant has been turning on without me saying anything. So has Google maps. 😠
@@dbabbit5286 same here
@@RichardEnglander for the past few years, i think it was android 6 or 7, the 'off' button for a lot of things literally just turns off 3rd party permissions. it doesnt actually turn it off. thats why battery life doesnt get better when you turn it off. it isnt more efficient than before, it just never turns off
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then,
can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ?
if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity,
or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location,
maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ?
if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers,
then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS,
can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
The timing of this video showing up is hilarious. Sounds too complicated for me. I miss my old brick phone
We probly got cancer from all the battery power holding up to our heads.
It's simple start with identity, get rid of or obscure that and they can't get useful info on you because they wont know who you are. Try to get a de-google'd phone but more importantly; use cell data until you get a VPN; bytzVPN. On cellular data only your carrier can spy on you.
@@MadCowMusic So vpn is an easier solution to de-google? Just trying to understand
let's say, we use deGoogle phone, without identity, but then,
can Google figure out, our identity from our contact list ?
if so, then our contact list, in the de-Googled phone, maybe also can tell Google our identity,
or if our de-Googled and Google phone are always at the same location,
maybe, Google also can relate our identity into the de-Googled phone ?
if SOC, wifi module, and baseband modem, has their own OS and drivers,
then, does it mean, the de-Googled phone also cannot help ? since it only replace the Android OS,
can the de-Googled phone and faraday bag prevent privacy threat by ultrasonic sound ?
Just purchased one of your phones and am really looking forward to leaving Google. Thank you for the video - very informitive.
Just found your videos and subscribed. Love how you get to the point and explain what these things mean.
I use one of Rob's phones, and I'm now in the no track and no zuck club.
Great to hear ur experience man.👍
Do his phones come with Aurora installed?
@@staciemeyer9649 Yes. Aurora and MicroG are installed. Just put the sim card in and start using.
Initially, I read this as "no zuck cuck" and thought it was better that way.
I remember when Google started to get popular, it was so cute and innocent. It was the good little boy vs all the big monsters, and now look at this!
It was pretty much like today's DuckDuckGo. Definitely, something went wrong along the way...
I have been concerned about contact tracing in light of Covid-19 and seeing a policeman admitting they monitor Facebook. Deleted Facebook immediately. I don't use much digital tech and will use even less in the future. Frankly afraid of people and knowing the history of Communism and totalitarian states and how easily my people are giving up their civil rights to the government for 'safety' I'm even more so.
Cohen19 is a hoax for globalhomo Flu world Order
If your worried about covid tracing ditch bluetooth phones
@@newfoundling9275 So modern androids to appear to give you control over what functions a given app has permission to use, and between the regular settings and enabling developer mode and messing around with those settings, it does appear like you can prohibit most apps from using GPS, bluetooth, wifi - whatever it is that would be used create contact tracing data on an individual.
But obviously I'm skeptical and something tells me that going into my phone and into my google settings and turnibg off all the permissions won't actually have the effect I'm looking for - but I don't have any concrete reason to believe this other than a prejudicial distrust of Google and Samsung.
Anybody know any different? Will contact tracing apps (or what have you) still collect location data even if I've told google to stop saving locations, and just generally turned off all the permissions I can for all the apps I can?
At the end of the day I think whether this works or not presently, the writing's on the wall and as soon as governments and big tecg started talking about using smartphones to track the movement of individuals: we should all see where this is heading, if it's not there already. Namely that the technocratic police state growing around us is going to utlize our dependence on devices to gather "evidence" that coukd potentially be used to justify sending you to a quarantine camp or whatever. It's truly a leveled up version of the East German Stazi.
And when you've got governments and a big tech corpo-borg that's willing to do that, it seems more likely that they'll give you the illusion of being able to opt out of the tracking without actually doing any such thing. But then again, such a relatively small amount of people ever take the time to dig through their google and phone settings and turn off all that privacy invasion stuff that's left on by default, that maybe just adjusting these settings actually does what it tells the user it's doing?
Regardless, I certainly like the look of the Linux phones.Well worth paying a premium in price and the learning curve if it means you won't have your device used against you by authoritarians.
@@SquareNoggin I'm definitely worried about the growing state, that why I'm here
1. Don't download the APP
2. When scanning the code, falsify your INFO
3. Don't be afraid, it's protecting your PRIVACY
May God bless and protect you Rob!
You are the man I have been looking for. Thank you for doing what you do. The massive big brother overreach of these companies is baffling and wrong. Please have your own private security detail and perhaps your own private army.
If a company made "clean" phones, they would make all of the money.
I don’t care about money. God takes care of me!
@@orahblank2531 no one asked
The "Light" phone looks promising. They're coming out with a new version that has the most useful apps and basically nothing else. The original Light phone basically didn't have anything at all on it, so it was a little too 'light' for me for the price, but I think it'll be a great product in another year or two.
@@E.Carbenia I hadn't heard about it. I'll have to check it out.
He mentioned Linux phones. They might be hope of a clean phone.
Its like the late 90s when everyone was stripping IE out of Win98...
Remove the virus iexplore.exe.
@ᚱᛰUᛠӖᚱ ᚦᗩӖϻᛰᚤ I've never heard of this, I just switched to Google Chrome because I thought it was better. This was some 5-10 years ago. Then I started to realize that Google was shady. I was late when it came to tech growing up. I still am kind of.
@ᚱᛰUᛠӖᚱ ᚦᗩӖϻᛰᚤ What's this, a daemon giving helpful advice? What's this sector coming to? Is Firefox a helpful daemon too? 1.
Turn in his apron, does that mean that's all he wore? Must've been nice.
Don't get any funny ideas my firewalls are set to high. 2.
1. (Although I use DDG Browser maybe Firefox is better somehow)
2.( My shtick is a space computer after all. Although in reality sometimes I have to sacrifice security, atleast until one day I can switch to a proper OS, VPN, and start from scratch with security in mind. Until then i'm also stuck using an antivirus although the IPG in the video recommends against it. I need a layer against malware. We're talking an entirely different game-plan here if I start over.)
Good old days of Netscape Navigator as an alternative.
1999 library's taugh google use in all computer classes. I new then google is big tech bro. Does anywho use Ask .com or is it still viable.
I have a degoogled phone and it's like having an old school phone with touchscreen and camera.
Remember this works as long as you don't login to any of your Google services while you're using the phone. If You are going to use Gmail, It doesn't matter which phone you use. Most browsers use Google or Bing to do their searches, so keep that in mind when choosing a browser. DuckDuckGo uses Google search.
Startpage uses Google search (but with no identity). Duckduckgo partly uses Yahoo. But a de-Googled phone loses the device fingerprint so that's a bit different than not logging in to Google services.
Didn’t Edward Snowden warn us about this as well.
George orwell did it first
Everyone needs to watch his interview on joe rogan. It was eye opening.
I'm pretty sure Google isn't disclosing it. But still have a way of tracking your phone. Especially with the newest phones.
Yes, He must be imprisoned asap.
@@brianstevens7241 no he should be taught in schools how you shouldn't be corrupted.
This is brilliant! I'm 59 and I understand it all. Love this. I agree why our phone batteries drain so quickly. Makes total sense.
Glad I stumbled across this. I was trying to accomplish this on my own and the video showed me I did much correctly but your video supplied me confirmation and understanding.
Bravissimo...luv ur delivery ...ur personality mixed with valuable subject matter....great job...
Getting a degoogle in this times sound pretty good .
I have been using a de-googled phone that I purchased from Rob for a few weeks now. For the most part the experience has been very positive. Most of what I was missing I have found a replacement for. Here are my top shortcomings:
4. Google Navigation/Waze
The FOSS navigation app, OSM Maps, was quickly thrown out since it did not allow me to enter an address as the destination, I was usually limited to just a street. So I started going through the Aurora offerings. Most did not work since they were based on Google maps. Others did not work since they relied on Google Play Services to detect location. Virtually none would voice notifications, which led to COMPROMISE #1 - I had to install "Google Text To Voice" to get voice notifications from the navigation apps. This did not require the full Google Play Services and functions as a standalone app.
My 4 favorite apps that I am using are 1. Magic Earth, 2. HERE WeGO, 3. GPS Navigation & Maps, 4. MapQuest
- Magic Earth does it all so far. My only complaints are, I don't like the way it displays traffic and the community is so small the speed trap/police notifications are non-existent (I have yet to see one I didn't enter)
- HERE WeGO displays traffic similar to how Google Navigation does it. My nits with it are NO speed trap/police notifications and in the portrait mode it only allows you to select 2 data items to display with with speed/speed limit fixed. I selected Arrival time and time to destination. I would really like also miles to destination.
- GPS Navigation & Maps this by far has the best visual presentation. I like it as much or more than the Google offerings. So why is it #3? it does not mute or lower the podcasts/music when it makes voice notifications, which renders them useless. Also on a recent road trip it crashed several times.
- MapQuest had the best back office. Directions routing, re-routing for traffic has been flawless. Why #4? It's visual presentation is HORRIBLE. My three key pieces of information (Arrival time, time to destination and miles to destination) is so small I could not read it without picking up the phone. Also it did not offer speed trap/police notifications.
The perfect app would combine MapQuest's back office with GPS Navigation & Maps visual display.
3. Google Assistant
One thing I really miss from my Google Android phone is Google Assistant, who I affectionately refer to as Agnes. I could ask her just about anything and she seemingly always had an answer. The best digital assistant I have found for Lineage OS is Hound. It performs basic operations well, but is quick to show me an internet search when the complexity increases. I will note that Microsoft's Cortana is currently available and will work on Lineage OS. I chose not to use Cortana since it is Microsoft and it will be discontinued for Android in 2021, so for now it is Hound.
2. Notifications
I use Edison as my email client for Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail. Notifications work fine for these. However, Protonmail, Viber and several other apps notifications do not work.
1. Voice-to-Text
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SOLVED: by Ivan Patrick Lambert (see below) - Download Googles GBOARD keyboard. Hate having to install another Google APP, but this is better than typing. :)
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As an old man I don't type well at all on a phone. When using Google Android, I would just hit the microphone and dictate the message. I have found no viable solution for this one. I can speak into Hound then copy the text from hound to another app, but is really painful. Plus, it is annoying to hear Hound say, "searching the internet for 'Hey dear, stopping to pick up milk at the grocery store. Will be home soon.'"
I have noticed some of this differs from phone to phone. The Protonmail notifications did work on de-Googled Moto G7, but not on my OnePlus 6. Your mileage may vary.
Can’t you download the gboard keyboard? I think that has the dictation build in...not sure though
@@Itreallydoesnotmatter-p9o Ivan you are the MAN! Downloaded it, installed it and it works perfectly! I was hoping someone would have some thoughts on these and you knocked it out of the park! Thank you my friend!
Dividends For Life my pleasure! 🙂
I had good experience with OsmAnd~ from the F-Droid store
@@TeddyOnUA-cam My only complaint with it was when I put in some residential addresses, it would not recognize the house number. It would take city, state and street, but not a house number. It hen would route me to the mid point of the street. Were you seeing anything like that when you entered a residential address?
This is an amazing resource. Thank you.
I just found your degoogled phone and I have to say... absolutely love this! I'm going to buy one when I can. F big tech privacy overreach.
Oh the irony of google recommending me this video.
Ive been thinking lately that i need to "de-google" my personal devices, this video is the push i needed, time to get back into the custom rom scene.
Same here this sounds great
Would be great to have a phone like this when combined with proto mail. And dckduckgo
Foreal
Hi Rob, thanks for the info regarding big brother; I’m currently using a IPhone 6; a few months ago I bought a Wiley fox of ideal world, I believe it is a British product, are you able to de- google either of these phones? If so, how much would it cost, if it isn’t possible then what have you got available?
Several years ago, I watched as my mouth dropped open when my elderly aunt held a landline phone in her hand and dialed a few relatives by memory! No numbers were stored on the phone and she didn’t have to look in a phone book.
Wow. You must be young.....lol. um ya....anyone over 40 has done this. We remembered all our friends and families phone numbers
I remember stopping at pay phones ($0.10) and hoping they had usable phone books in them to look up information when out and about.
I still remember my friends numbers from before cells and have trouble remembering my own phone number now, let alone anyone else's.
Wow, I agree with the other guy. You must be really young. 😁
I still remember old and newer house numbers we had. Grandparents. I know my grandfathers Dog tag number...my NC and SC driver lic. number, and my old and newer debit card. Its like remembering lyrics to a song.
at 09:55 you can download apps directly from developer's websites, no need to use any playstore(s) or nada, simply allow your phone to install your app from other sources.
I use carrier pigeons and falcons (Mon Wed Fri only) . When you don’t use a photo album , your memory really improves. BuYa🥽 Thank you for your valuable information... (imagine unfolding the note on his leg) buYa🥽
This is about to blow up
I wonder why. It seems to be going viral
@@robbraxmantech the censorship from big tech has started in earnest
Already has
Wooooooow... unless than two minutes in and I'm intrigued! I'm also subbing
I feel like google is like heroine... you feel like you need it and can't live without it. But the truth is you can, it will just be a bit tough at the start.
After giving it up, you will never want to go back!
This will be illegal, or impossible before the end of the year.
I don't know if the OS itself is open source, but I'd figure that you should be allowed to run any OS on hardware that you own much like on a PC. If not, then I think something similar to "Right to repair" would happen.
@@jamesb1221222 according to Apple, John Deere etc, you do not own the device, you're "leasing it"
it seems the only way to maintain a freedom of expression is to be in full control of your own private network.
Including the communication highways (eg: att, Verizon, T-Mobile can track and block communications).
You cannot connect to the whole world and keep security, or privacy.
@@markdouglas8073yeah common sense