Here are 5 privacy-focused alternatives to popular Google apps

If you want to de-Google your life, here's where to start. Check out the 5 best alternatives to popular Google apps.

I replaced Google's core apps with open source alternatives, and I'm never going back

Fossify offers a cleaner experience than Google ...
Gizmodo

Google Play Store Finally Raises Its App Standards, Apps Have to Actually Work

As an open-source platform, Android has always been a Wild West of sorts regarding apps. Apple requires app makers to meet rigorous standards before apps can be published in the App Store; for Android ...
Forbes

Google Play Warning—331 Dangerous Phone Apps Bypass Security Controls

Ongoing campaign sees 100's of malcious apps hit Google Play. Update, March 20, 2025: This story, originally published March 18, has been updated with a statement from Google regarding the Google Play ...
Ars Technica

Judge orders Google to distribute third-party app stores on Google Play

A federal judge yesterday ordered Google to open up the Google Play Store and its collection of apps to third-party app stores as part of a US-wide injunction stemming from Epic Games’ antitrust ...