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FAQ

1. Why should I ungoogle my smartphone?

  • If you want to stop google from permanently tracking you and sharing all your data with google, an option might be to ungoogle your smartphone.

2. Can I keep all my data when I ungoogle my smartphone?

  • Unfortunately this is not possible, as Android will be replaced by LineageOS. Nevertheless, you can backup your data on your computer and load them again on your ungoogled smartphone.

3. If I need help or have found a mistake, how can I contact you?

4. Can I ungoogle my smartphone by myself?

  • Yes, we share our installation_guide so you can ungoogle your smartphone by yourself. However, we can't guarantee for anything if you do it by yourselves.

5. If I am not able or I don't want to ungoogle it by myself, can you ungoogle it for me?

  • Yes, we provide a service to ungoogle your smartphone, see here.

6. After I ungoogled my smartphone, I can't find all important apps in the F-Droid Store, are there any workarounds?

  • The F-Droid Store only contains Free and open-source software (FOSS), as not all apps are FOSS we proposed some options how you can get your apps of choice without the need of a google account in our How-to bypass the Google PlayStore.

7. Can I restore my chats in my messenger?

  • Yes, it is very easy to create a backup file of your chats before you ungoogle your phone. Afterwards, this backup-file will be copied back to the phone and the chats will be restored. For further informations, again checkout our How-to.

8. I really like the synchronization of my calendar between my devices with Google, do you have any workarounds?

  • Yes, we have created a small How-to sync your calendar without using Google.