Android
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A terse run-down on how to get off the Google train (the story so far, at least...)
Search, App stores
On your phone, install the F-Droid app, it's an open source only app store.
- Install Orbot if you want to use the Tor network
- Replace Google search with Duck Duck Go
- Keep an eye on r/fossdroid, have a read of the Ars Technica experiment.
IM, chat, Hangouts
On the server, install the Prosody XMPP server and create yourself an account. On your phone, install one of:
- IM+ (multi-protocol)
- OctroTalk (lets you do voice & video calls over Google XMPP)
- Conversations (XMPP only)
Calendar and contacts sync
On the server, install Baïkal, which is a very lightweight PHP-based CalDAV and CardDAV server. Point Apache at it and strap on an SSL certificate and you're good to go. Export your contacts from Google/Facebook/wherever, and import them into Baïkal.
On your phone, install DAVdroid and add accounts with the appropriate CalDAV and CardDAV URLs. Now your contacts and calendar should turn up on your phone.
Run your own mail server, and install:
- K-9 Mail
- OpenKeychain - OpenPGP encryption, works with K-9 Mail and Conversations (see above).