F-Droid Appstore can be used to load apps just like the Playstore.įrom F-Droid, grab the apps called ‘ownCloud Client’ and ‘DavDroid’. Visit the F-Droid Site, Download the APK, and sideload it to your phone by opening the file on the phone and selecting package installer to open the file. įor some of these apps, you need to use F-Droid appstore. This is my other post showing how to get started. I’ve finally found a way to have an Android Phone without the need for a Google account and yet have calendar, contacts, and data kept secure in a personal cloud and shared between multiple devices and via web interface.īy using an opensource product called ‘ownCloud’ to run a personal cloud service on a host that I own, I can use a few apps to sync all those items from my phone to my own personal cloud.įor starters, you need to have ownCloud installed on a host. Yet I don’t want to have my phone and it’s data linked to an Apple ID or Google ID. Since I do need access to mail and information when on the road, I have need of a smartphone. It’s not about being paranoid, it’s just about wanting to keep my personal life private. Listen, I just don’t want a 3rd party company to have information about me, about my schedule, about who I speak with, etc. ![]() ![]() These discussions online always bring out the Google supporters who will call those who do not want to share info with google ‘paranoid’ or say ‘why would your information be so important’. And just like how the iPhone requires an Apple ID, Android phones seem to require you to share all your information with Google via a Google account. I hate the fact that Google wants to record every little bit of information from your life and data mine it to death.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |