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Made Little Progress in Switching from Google, But Stuck on the root of the problem (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by Flmaker@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/27977693

Hey everyone!

So, I've made some small progress in switching things up on my Android:
Replaced  Gmail app with Thunderbird
Replaced Google Calendar with FOSSify Calendar
Replaced Google Play Store with Aurora & F-Droid
Replaced  Android file manager with FOSSify File Manager
Replaced  Android keyboard with Heliboard

But now I’m hitting a wall trying to find ones on root of problem:
free replacement for Gmail
free Google Calendar alternative that works well
 on both Android and via Thunderbird    Windows 
Self-hosting isn’t really an option for me, so I’d love to hear your suggestions!

If you’ve found something you really like, please share your experiences.

Thanks!

UPDATE

just started a free account with infomaniak so far happy with infomaniak except the free email extensions like @ik.me @etik.com or @ikmail.com addresses whether will be accepted / recognized by institutions like banks etc

also found a community group at https://www.reddit.com/r/Infomaniak/ will search if any group here as well

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[–] Flmaker@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

thank you I did that joined free version of infomaniak works on thunderbird

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I've never heard of infomaniak before thanks for showing me it looks really good!

[–] Flmaker@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I have been testing it and not sure if I want to move email account It sometimes cannot connect to their server to sync via thunderbird (PC & Android) and I have to try few times on occasions It looks like their server capacity is not as good as the major ones

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 days ago

Yeah ok. Maybe there is another alternative hiding somewhere else that I have not heard about. Or just try reaching out to customer support.