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de-Googled en · ADJ
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(neologism, not-comparable) That has had all Google products and software removed.
I bought a de-Googled smartphone so Google doesn't have access to all my data.
And some things still are extremely difficult, like removing Google services from my Android devices. To that end, I had originally purchased a OnePlus 3T several years ago with the intention of installing the de-Googled LineageOS variant of Android on it, but perhaps due to a lack of confidence in not bricking the $400 device during the installation procedure I could never quite bring myself to wipe the phone clean of its factory-installed operating system.
2021 September 2, Bryan Cockfield, “Pining For A De-Googled Smartphone”, in Hackaday, archived from the original on 23 Sep 2023:The /e/ Foundation's de-Googled version of Android 10 has reached the market in a range of smartphones aimed at the privacy-conscious.
2022 June 2, Liam Proven, “Murena and /e/ Foundation launch privacy-centric smartphones”, in The Register, archived from the original on 26 Sep 2023:Murena can even sell you a deGoogled (Google) Pixel which comes purged of the usual Google services — with no Play Store, Chrome browser, Google Maps etc — and running its alternative /e/OS, rather than mainstream Android.
2023 September 5, Natasha Lomas, “A closer look at e/OS: Murena's privacy-first 'deGoogled' Android alternative”, in TechCrunch, archived from the original on 06 Sep 2023:
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de-Googled en · VERB
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(form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of de-Google
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