I switched to indie apps for privacy, and now my workflow is a mess

Joe Maring / Android Authority I just wanted to send a file from my Android phone to my Windows 11 PC. It should have been easy, but I had de-Googled my life, and suddenly, I was stuck. Quick Share was gone. Google Drive wasn’t an option. Docs and Keep were also out of the picture. My new setup relied on a handful of indie tools, and they weren’t cooperating. Microsoft’s Phone Link wasn’t working (again), and my Canadian cloud service was as slow as molasses. It was at that moment I realized escaping Big Tech only sounds good in theory. The practice turned out to be much more difficult than it should have been. Here’s what I learned trying to live a Big Tech-free life, and why I’m still picking up the pieces. Have you tried de-Googling your digital life? 134 votes Yes, I use mostly indie apps 25 % I've tried, but went back to Big Tech 23 % Not yet, but I've thought about it 19 % No, Big Tech just works for me 33 % My third-party app setup to replace Google Andy Walker / Android Au ... Read full article.