Android

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A terse run-down on how to get off the Google train, stop corporations Hoovering data from your phone, and all that (the story so far, at least...)

Root your phone and install a ROM

Install CyanogenMod. Instructions for a Galaxy Note 3, but you can almost certainly find a similar procedure for your phone on the internet. Start here.

Search, App stores

On your phone, install the F-Droid app, it's an open source only app store.

IM, chat, Hangouts

On the server, install the Prosody XMPP server and create yourself an account. On your phone, install one of:

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.

Email

Run your own mail server, and install: