I've kept a spare cheap android for too long and recently went with Graphene instead. I have one Google profile and only use it for Uber, work's Google Chat and maps. One bank refused to work (even with Google services) so I moved bank. I've moved most of my mobile use to self hosted (freshrss full text, password manager, calendar, tasks) with no direct internet connection.

It's a bit irritating but I'm glad I started down this journey because it looks more and more like I'm going to be avoiding the internet

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drnick1 43 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

My setup is similar and nearly 100% self-hosted, including email, files, AI. If something does not work on Graphene, I will do without it. I also have a Google profile, mostly for testing purposes.

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xerox13ster 40 minutes ago | parent [-]

How have you managed to accomplish self-hosted email? I tried similar in 2022 and found it damn near impossible without business static IP or a cloud provider.

	▲	drnick1 35 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		I have access to a commercial (non-residential), fixed IP. You could also use an outgoing relay as a compromise, since presumably the issue you are facing is other servers rejecting email that you send from a disreputable IP. That being said, you really want a fixed IP as a matter of convenience if you are going to self-host anything.

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ryukoposting an hour ago | parent | prev | next [-]

If you don't mind me asking, what Bank? I've resolved that this phone will be my last googled phone, and my next will be GrapheneOS.

	▲	dexterdog 44 minutes ago \| parent [-]
		Not OP, but I've been on GrapheneOS for a few years and I have no problem with Chase, CiT or Wealthfront. I mostly use them to check balances and unlock debit cards, but they all login and function fine.

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gonzalohm 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What's the best alternative for Google drive? I also went this route but Samba is a bit annoying sometimes

	▲	BloodyIron 28 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Nextcloud, Samba serving SMB isn't really equivalent.
	▲	drnick1 an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		What makes Samba annoying? I think it's perfect for its intended use (LAN). If you need to share files externally, Nextcloud works very much like Google Drive and allows the creation of sharable links.
	▲	bsmith 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		If you dont need filesharing, you can just setup wireguard, setup a network drive on your phone's files app.l, and then when connected it'll feel like native file browsing.
	▲	danparsonson 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Syncthing is very nice.
	▲	dwedge 3 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I only share with one person so we use Seafile