Alternatively, you can download the cheogram app and it will guide you through the process of signing up with jmp.chat, creating a snikket host server (its not difficult to do this) to handle things, and choosing a number from their list to have assigned to your jmp.chat ID. Once its all done, you will get and senx texts in Cheogram and you can take and make calls in it or the stock dialer, and possibly other dialers.

I haven't figured out how to get SMS/MMS to be routed into the stock messages app or another SMS handler app. (I would like to, cheogram is a bit ugly... Tho if you set it to material you, it looks a lot better)

Just... Write down your ID. You need the full ID, not just your username, to sign in if cheogram crashes.

    Sbpr Thank you for suggesting Heliboard and SMS Backup & Restore. I will check these out =]

    That's not a bad idea with Voice. I don't want Google to get my IP using WebRTC so I wouldn't be able to use audio or video (from my understanding at least, given that it would access my camera/mic). @GlytchMeister suggested JMP/Cheogram, so perhaps that would be easier? Plus I'd like google not to have my messages. For maps I could try the PWA, but then I might not be able to automate the switch to OSMand, unless you know of a way?

      GlytchMeister Thank you, I will check this out =] If i figure out how to route it to another SMS app I'll let ya know. Do you know if you can port a number to JMP?

          permissionless GBoard

          Its not degoogled if its running google 😄. Florisboard did have swipe too and its open source

            jackFang just switched to Heliboard =] of course, to enable swipe you have to import a proprietary Google library... Lulz. I can't text fast enough without swipe, unfortunately...

            Do you or anyone else know if, when network permissions are enabled for Heliboard, using the proprietary Google library results in information being sent to Google? For now I have all permissions disabled. Thanks

                iraqi_sunburn With GOS the best option is to isolate apps between profiles. Even if the app doesn't have direct access to internet, it can communicate with other apps that do, e.g. play services

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                  Sbpr If you just want swipe typing, you don't need Gboard. Heliboard supports that if you install its version that supports user libraries.

                  Horrible idea from a security point of view

                    iraqi_sunburn Do you know of any secure WebView wrappers for Facebook/Instagram that actually work?

                    Web browser.

                    Would it be safer to just do social media through Vanadium browser in my primary Profile rather than through their respective apps in a second profile? They are currently segregated to prevent app intents between them and the apps in my regular profile and to completely prevent access to my regular phone storage.

                    Web browser.

                    I could really use an automated system for backing up my contacts and messages. Suggestions?

                    DAVx5

                    Suggestions as to the best data broker deletion services?

                    DIY

                    Does anyone know of a good, decently private VOIP service for a second US number that isn't Google Voice? Or just a way to run Google Voice or another service through a wrapper app, maybe using some kind of API? I don't know much in this area. Basically I want to use the number to text, but I want the app to be open source.

                    Voip.ms

                    I'd like to switch over to using open source AI models on a client-side E2EE cloud service to replace ChatGPT. I need the models to have access to the internet. Then I need an app to access that from my phone. Are there any possible solutions that you know of for this (yeah I know it's a lot to ask lol).

                    Huh?

                      iraqi_sunburn I'd like to switch over to using open source AI models on a client-side E2EE cloud service to replace ChatGPT. I need the models to have access to the internet. Then I need an app to access that from my phone. Are there any possible solutions that you know of for this (yeah I know it's a lot to ask lol).

                      MLC-AI? (Full work on phone, without internet access) (apk)

                        Sbpr My thumb loves my FUTO keyboard and the offline voice typing is great as well!

                          iraqi_sunburn I'd like to switch over to using open source AI models on a client-side E2EE cloud service to replace ChatGPT. I need the models to have access to the internet. Then I need an app to access that from my phone. Are there any possible solutions that you know of for this (yeah I know it's a lot to ask lol).

                          15k USD and 3.6kW gets you the hardware to train your own model with 738 FP16 TFLOPS

                          https://tinygrad.org/#tinybox

                          Or you could just use perplexity in your browser