How Google banish from your smartphone

Program and Google's services for many appear as an integral part of the Android operating system. However, this is not the case that we prove every day the company Cyanogen. If you too want to get rid of the voracious, brakes and stealing your information to Google services, then this article is for you.

This article may be of interest primarily geeks who love poking around in your smartphone, as well as the holders of not too powerful gadgets, looking for ways to increase their performance. All users who are not interested, do not need and who "and the way it works," please do not worry and do not waste time reading this text.

Anyone who has faced with third-party firmware, knows how to perfectly running Android as long as the addition of a suite of applications and services from Google. Smartphone immediately begins to slow down and eat shamelessly battery, with no matter what build you install Google Apps. But, despite this, the majority of people are still continue to use the software from Google, are not able to find him a full replacement. Below we will try to do it. But first, let's get rid of all traces of the "good of the Corporation" in its device. This can be done in two ways (Root required).

1. Remove your account from the list of connected accounts. This can be done in the device settings under "Accounts." After this operation will need to manually remove or disable all of Google's apps.

2. Do a hard reset your device to its original state. This feature is hidden in the "Backup & reset" and is called "Reset". Note that this will erase all data from the internal memory, settings and installed applications, so it is necessary to start the smartphone life with a clean slate.

Now, when you waved Google handle, begin to settle. The first step is to find a substitute Google Play. In principle, it is possible, of course, download and install all the necessary programs manually, but it is much more convenient to do it with a special application store that has an automatic software update software.

As replacing Google Play it is most convenient to use amazon AppstoreHaving a huge database of programs, among which you are sure to find everything you need. Here, in the same way you can control the installation and removal of programs, there is automatic update feature. And as a nice bonus serves daily action App of the Day, in which every day is one of the most popular applications become completely free.

In order to organize their time and event planning instead of «Google Calendar» can use a variety of alternative solutions, e.g. Sunrise Calendar. This program has excellent functionality, compatibility with the Google Calendar and iCloud Calendar, and superior design, able to outshine all competitors. Our overview.

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To find replacement for Google Drive generally there is no difficulty. Dropbox, Mega, OneDrive, Box - choose any service that you like, and download the appropriate mobile client. They all have similar functionality, so there's a question more likely rests on the number of allocated free space and personal preference. I vote for OneDrive, because in this service I have accumulated very well many additional gigabytes.

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But to find alternative to Google Maps not so easy. This is one of those great Google applications to reach that competitors is not yet possible. However, if you can do without the photos of the area, and reviews some other added functionality, you can try HERE Maps. This application is not less than the details of the road than the Google, can pave the traffic routes by car and public transport and guide them with voice prompts. And yet you can download the necessary cards and use HERE Maps offline, then Google Maps, alas, can not.

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Another program that is installed on most Android smartphones users, is YouTube. This inexhaustible source of training videos, entertainment shows, feature films, and all other content, which really do not want to lose. However, for YouTube exists a replacement. FireTube, TurboTube, FREEdi and finally a wonderful Viral Popup, which I strongly recommend to you.

The search for alternatives for other programs from Google is not any difficulty. On the contrary, it is difficult to choose just one single candidate from a variety of options. Here are some of our articles to help you make the right choice.

• Google Now - «Top 5 best launcher for Android».
• Gmail - «The best alternative to Gmail for Android».
• Google Camera - «Top 5 Best Camera for Android».
• Google Chrome - «Top 5 best browser for Android».

As you can see, Google get rid of the presence on her smartphone is quite possible. As a result, we will get no less functional device, but at the same time free from dependence on one software vendor and not to send information about your every step is unknown where.

Is this good or bad? We are invited to express their opinions and share their stories about "life without Google» in the comments.