So I’m looking to disconnect myself from Google and their tracking (as much as possible) and I was thinking about installing GrapheneOS on my Pixel phone. I mostly use my phone for Lemmy, Signal, NewPipe and taking photos. The last one is my biggest bother at the moment. The Google Photos environment is so convenient - I take a photo, it uploads it to my Google Photos collection, and after a while, it deletes it from my phone to clear space, keeping only the cloud backup. Is there a functionality like this disconnected from Google that I would be able to implement on my GrapheneOS phone? I’m looking to invest in the Proton environment (mainly Mail and Drive) so I could use that for storage. Cheers

  • SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Since we’re discussing alternatives to Google, does anyone know of a self-hosted alternative to Google’s location sharing? (For family members etc?)

  • PenguinCoder@beehaw.org
    4·
    2 years ago

    I’ve been using Immich. Very useful and easy for non techies to use. I know it says beta software, and it is; but it is more reliable than Lemmy…

  • twotone@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    Nextcloud, as mentioned, is a great option but does require a bit of work, albeit not much. I would recommend a Synology server. They’re fantastically simple and this was my approach after trying Nextcloud. I did this to divorce myself from Google. Synology has many mirrored services

  • albatross@beehaw.orgEnglish
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    2 years ago

    Nextcloud is good. I actually have an instance on my server if you need one. A+ rating on server security test lol

  • averyminya@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    I’m sorry for my rec since I’m not sure if it fits your needs or spec, but I use SyncThing which seems to support everything?

    I’m also not sure since I don’t use it, but you could theoretically get a tasker or automator setup to force SyncThing on Wi-Fi to your backup server and another/same one to delete them monthly/based on storage space?

    It’s not an all in one, as I don’t believe SyncThing does transfers but makes copies? Unsure, this seems like it may be an option for you!

    Bonus: if you have any kind of music collection that you like digitally, it makes it very easy to have an automated library :)

  • sibloure@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    Another vote for syncthing. It just magically works in the background and is very reliable. I take a photo on my phone and within seconds it’s on my Photos library on my computer. (gThumb and/or Shotwell for Linux work well. )

  • Showroom7561@lemmy.ca
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    2 years ago

    I replaced Google Photos with a Synology NAS + Synology Moments (app). It handles the backup from my phone, organizes the images, has facial recognition, object recognition, etc. Object recognition was REMOVED from the newer Photos app, but Synology is apparently bringing that feature back this year.

    You can clear up backed up photos from your phone through the Moments app (not sure about the other Photo apps from Synology), but you’ll still want to have an actual backup solution for what’s on your NAS.

  • JohnDumpling@beehaw.org
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    2 years ago

    crypt.ee is a great alternative, which is extremely well designed. Included in the subscribtion is an online document editor for personal notes and documents. Everything fully encrypted of course & works across all platforms.