Hey everyone!

So, I’ve made some small progress in switching things up on my Android:

Replaced  Gmail app with Thunderbird
Replaced Google Calendar with FOSSify Calendar
Replaced Google Play Store with Aurora & F-Droid
Replaced  Android file manager with FOSSify File Manager
Replaced  Android keyboard with Heliboard

But now I’m hitting a wall trying to find  ones on root of problem:
free replacement for Gmail
free Google Calendar alternative that works well
 on both Android and via Thunderbird    Windows

Self-hosting isn’t really an option for me, so I’d love to hear your suggestions!

If you’ve found something you really like, please share your experiences.

Thanks!

UPDATE

just started a free account with infomaniak so far happy with infomaniak except the free email extensions like @ik.me @etik.com or @ikmail.com addresses whether will be accepted / recognized by institutions like banks etc

also found a community group at https://www.reddit.com/r/Infomaniak/ will search if any group here as well

  • davidebro@lemmy.mlEnglish
    5·
    6 days ago

    There isn’t a thing such as free. You pay with your data. I’m currently trying out the 7-day trial of StartMail. I use Tuta right now, but I see that StartMail offers disposable email beside their normal private email option. I can give you an update if you want after 7 days?

    • MapTheft@lemm.ee
      1·
      6 days ago

      I have been using StartMail for 1.5 years now, but will not be renewing. I like the general UI, however the email search is absolutely terrible. I am currently moving over to Runbox which seems to be pretty good so far.

    • Leeuk@feddit.ukEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      Mozilla offer something called Relay which can mask your email address (disclaimer: haven’t tried it nor looked into their policies etc).

    • Flmaker@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
      1·
      5 days ago

      Thank you, there’s plenty of paid ones around.

      I have been testing the free one at infomaniak right now

      sync with thunderbird works ok in windows,

      sync with android via caldav ok

    • null@slrpnk.net
      1·
      6 days ago

      I’m looking at options to maybe move from Proton, so I’m curious about both Tuta and StartMail