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= Common Myths =
= Common Myths =
As with any attempt to free ourselves from restrictive systems, our attempts to liberating mobiles from proprietary clutches are hindered by common myths and misconceptions. Below are some myths propagated by the proprietary systems to cripple people's attempt to liberate.
As with attempt to free ourselves from any restrictive systems, our attempts to liberating mobiles from proprietary clutches are hindered by common myths and misconceptions. Below are some myths propagated by the proprietary systems to cripple people's attempt to liberate.


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| De-googlification is very geeky
| <br />After removing the Google Play Services none of  the Google related apps work.
| No, De-googlification has a very small learning curve. You can start small by using Newpipe instead of YouTube on your device.
| <br />We have  alternatives like MicroG to use the Google related apps
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| Battery discharges faster.
| <br />Phone discharges   faster.
| No, This is absolutely false. Battery discharges are based on background services. Google Android comes with many background services which consume lots of power. In fact, De-googlification will increase the battery life by stopping such Google background services.
| <br />Phone discharges   based on the usage and the OS installed.
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| Regularly used office, social media, e-commerce, games, food delivery & payment apps do not work on de-googlified devices
| <br />Phone’s data  is lost.
| Office, social media, e-commerce, games, food delivery & payment applications will work in De-googlified devices. We also have MicroG to support applications which have strict dependencies with Google in freedom software custom OS. <br /><br />Ex: LinkedIn, Zoom, WebEx, Okta Verify, Facebook, Instagram, Paytm
| <br />Degooglification  will not result in data loss. Adding custom ROM requires a data back up before  installation. If done without back up then the Data is lost.
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| Phone’s media data is lost.
| <br />Most of the regularly  used apps do not work.
| No, This is false. De-googlification will not result in data loss. Every De-googlification guide explains where a backup  is required.
| <br />Some apps may  not work. There are few apps which have work-a-rounds. We have a community to   help us figure out if we have any issues.
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| GPS or other location sharing doesn’t work.
| <br />There are  several call drops.
| No. Unlike Google Android, De-googlification liberates the user from location surveillance. It also gives the user options to triage their location in different modes like cellular data combined with GPS sensor, Battery saving mode, etc. We also have free software to spoof user location to the installed applications.
| <br />Some OS’s  have this issues. We can always choose an alternative OS.
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| Contacts Syncing is hard with De-googlified devices.
| <br />GPS or other   location sharing doesn’t work.
| No, It is, in fact, easy. We can easily sync contacts using applications like Nextcloud Sync.
| <br />Some phone’s  have this issue. This depends on ???
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| User experience is bad in de-googlified devices.
| <br />Contacts  Syncing is problematic.
| No, this is absolutely false. Google Android OS is limited by the proprietary maker, while a freedom software custom OS brings together customization from across the community, giving more options to choose from.
| <br />We have a  work-around for saving the contacts
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| The functionality of the hardware cannot be fully utilized because of the Software limitations.
| <br />Google Cloud  data is easier to backup. 25GB free
| No, De-googlification, in fact, brings more utilization of hardware. Many old devices abandoned by the Google Android are still supported by the community with updates which are otherwise unavailable. The specifications come into full utilization due to freedom from crippleware [by killing processes to restrict features from users]. Word of caution is that the latest proprietary features like liquid cooling might not be immediately available.
| <br />Next Cloud 5GB  free
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| Play Store based applications cannot be installed and updated without Play Store.
| <br />Google Maps gives  better routes and accuracy is higher. Live Traffic is also available.
| No. Not only can we install and update Play Store based apps, we can do it anonymously and also with the user's account in Aurora Store. Unlike Google Play Store, which updates without user's control, the freedom alternative puts the control in the hands of the users.
| <br />G-Maps does  have higher location mapping. There is no Live traffic update.
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| There are several call drops.
| <br />User   experience is bad.
| De-googlification will not affect cellular network related activity. People using custom ROM reported these issues for under-developed projects. Stable projects do not have these issues.
| <br />Custom OS’s  provide more customization than default OS.
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| <br />Phones cannot  be Resold
| <br />Default OS   can be reinstalled easily and sold.
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| <br />The functionality   of the hardware cannot be fully utilized because of the Software limitations.
| <br />There are   modules to utilize the full functionality like camera. Some proprietary   components might not be available. Community is working to get the support.
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| <br />F-Droid does  not have all the apps which are available in Play Store.
| <br />Aurora Store can   be used to download all the apps in Play Store
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| <br />De-googlification   is very geeky
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