A week ago we submitted InlineStyle as a project on StartupFast, and while we aim to be a no-profit and thus the name "startup" doesn't fit exactly what we want to be, we are still proud of being elected the most voted startup for yesterday
It's just one day of glory, but it's a first step toward recognition of FOSS solutions as a real alternative to #bigtech #saas
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Said and done, I took one of my kids old unused OnePlus 6 to reflash into LineageOS for testing the above method and...
Just as suspected BankID couldn't have cared less about my abscence of login to Google and happily installed a new certificate on my new "kodebrikke", no insisting, filling out forms, booking appointments or anything 
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I finally did it: deleted all my accounts on Google, Twitch and Spotify.
This was quite a process, since my Google adresses had been my contact info for a lot of services for many (~18) years, and someone close to me has been making a living on YouTube and Twitch for ~6 years now, but unless we leave, nothing will change. I am here to support digital creators, artists, journalist, entertainers, any day – just not through big tech.
#degoogle #leavingbigtech #exodus #texodus
Spot the difference 
#Privacymatters #Tuta #TutaCalendar #TutaMail #Degoogle
@stovis
This means that BankID doesn't really NEED Google Play Services actually!
So install LineageOS on a spare phone with GAPPS but without logging in to Google, get F-Droid, install Aurora Store and you should be able to install and use BankID no problem.
Honestly though- seeing everything I've written on this matter really makes me stop and pause to think about all of the steps you need to take just to avoid Google- it's crazy!
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Oh and something interesting I noticed first time I tried Waydroid without GAPPS (Google Apps) was that BankID whined that it NEEDS Google Play Services!
So I reinstalled Waydroid with GAPPS but never logged in to Google. Then I installed F-Droid, then Aurora Store through that, then installed BankID through Aurora Store anonymously.
When starting BankID again the errors where gone and I was able to use the app as far as I could without GPS and NFC 
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Yeah I can't believe how willing we as a society are to go back in time to 1984 instead of going forwards! ️
Most people are probably going to want to hold on to their old phone anyway because of the lack of camera but then it'll be like the old days when you had your digital camera along. Also for banking and other stuff that "needs" location like dating apps e.g.
Moral of the story, next time you buy a new phone, buy an old OnePlus 6T instead ️
I had my first phone call today on my OnePlus 6T running PostmarketOS with Phosh!!! What I did? Honestly not sure! ️
The difference this time is that I built my own v25.06 stable release of pmOS Phosh using `pmboostrap` and messed around with audio levels since the mic sound was over amplified and sounded crackling/popping at first on recordings.
So does that mean this is the year of the Linux smartphone? Stay tuned!
It turns out that no, that "qualcomm-845" build for OnePlus 6/6T does not- in fact- work! I'll strech so far as to say it boots, but that's about it! It lands you in a terminal saying:
Welcome to PostmarketOS
login:
On a phone without a keyboard and the tiniest text because of the resolution. And even that branch's been abandoned for yet another build called "qcomm-845" where even less seems to be working ️
So all hope is lost? My next post may surprise you!
Although the File Browser project is in maintenance-only mode, there have been 16 new releases this past month.
https://github.com/filebrowser/filebrowser/pulse/monthly
I just updated the blog post to show how you can update your instance of File Browser on Dokku to the latest version
https://e11bits.com/posts/20250726-installing-file-browser-dokku/
pCloud has been a decent alternative to google drive but it won't accept google docs files...so I now have to figure out how to back those up elsewhere.
#AlanMcLeod interview with #MnarAdley about #IT #techgiant #alphabetInc #google and their #complicity in #genocide against the #civilPopulation of @gaza, @palestine
#MintPressNews unfortunately at #yt
https://youtu.be/j0whtaTMDUk
Of course, You can start to #degoogle #googleMaps #YouTube #googleMail anytime. If You don't support #ethniccleansing, You might like to join #BDSgoogle and follow @intifada
https://federated.nexus Announcement!
We now host LaSuite Docs!!!
You can log into https://docs.federated.nexus with your Federated Nexus account, and then compose documents in markdown or a GUI similar to Google Docs, and export as DocX or PDF! You can have subdocuments too, and share links to people with or without accounts!
Maindiboglaa. EU meinaa, että todentaaksesi täysi-ikäisen EU kansalaisuutesi sinun tulee hyväksyä Googlen käyttöehtosopimus ja jakaa tietosi yhtiölle.
Brittien vastaava sai eilen VPN appsien lataukset räjähtävään nousuun
Upcoming EU age verification app will basically depend entirely on Google, due to dependency on Play integrity API. Talk about data sovereignity is just that; talk.
Big plus is the app is open source! If you have a Github account, go stick a thumb to the issue
https://github.com/eu-digital-identity-wallet/av-app-android-wallet-ui/issues/10
#degoogled Help! Looking for an app to replace the photo storage in Android. Any reliable ideas? #degoogle
This age verification stuff is really starting to piss me off. "The app will ban any Android system not licensed by Google"? - what does this mean for people on GrapheneOS? I'm not going to download your stupid apps, leave me alone.
Had a fun weekend moving our work computers to Linux (Fedora) and installing FOSS alternatives to the Microsoft and Adobe products we were using. Now time to migrate our email off Google.
