@privacy How to be private with google services and noroot.
I can’t disable google play services for a lot of reasons (school apps, UPI, etc). I have three main google apps enabled. Gservices, gmail+meet, gpay. I have replaced as much apps as possible. Any guide for being private for me?
It is an interesting question… It seems to me I compared it and I chose Island. But I cannot remember why :D
UPD. I chose Island/Insular only because it is updated more frequently:
- The latest release of Insular was at May 20, 2024 and frequency is ~ a release per two months
- The latest release of Shelter (on F-Droid) was at Dec 12, 2023 and frequency is ~ a release per year
Take a look at this:
https://www.privacyguides.org/en/android/general-apps/
Shelter is recommended over Insular and Island as it supports contact search blocking.
When using Shelter, you are placing complete trust in its developer, as Shelter acts as a Device Admin to create the Work Profile, and it has extensive access to the data stored within the Work Profile.
I also remember starting with island but changing to shelter because it supports app pausing without using a third party proprietary app to pause work apps
