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Changes for page 01. The Challenge ✅

Last modified by Andre on 2026/09/13 14:03
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1 +|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 176px;" %)Date|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 713px;" %)Change
2 +|(% style="width:176px" %)August 21, 2026|(% style="width:713px" %)Initial page
3 +|(% style="width:176px" %)August 28, 2026|(% style="width:713px" %)(((
4 +Added a color to the apps table:
5 + green: expectations met
6 + orange: need more investigation
7 + red: does not work
8 +)))
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1 1  (% class="wikigeneratedid" id="HTheChallengeEdit" %)
2 2  How to get away from Big Tech? Well, I don't want to get rid of everything at once. I'm a big Linux fan, but because of photo editing software (no, I'm not using Adobe software!) and music recording software, my MacBook Pro will stay for a while. For those who say "you can use this or that software program," the answer is no.
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14 14  
15 15  (% border="1" %)
16 16  |=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 225px;" %)App|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 359px;" %)Use|=(% style="background-color: lightblue;" %)My expectation
17 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Brave|(% style="width:359px" %)Browser|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
18 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Proton Applications|(% style="width:359px" %)E-Mail, Pass, 2FA authenticator, VPN, Drive|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
26 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Brave|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)Browser|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect it to be available on /e/OS
27 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Proton Applications|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)E-Mail, Pass, 2FA authenticator, VPN, Drive|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect it to be available on /e/OS
19 19  |(% style="width:225px" %)Apple iMessage|(% style="width:359px" %)Send Messages|Not available
20 20  |(% style="width:225px" %)Signal|(% style="width:359px" %)Send Messages|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
21 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Calendar|(% style="width:359px" %)Appointments|Expect something to be available on /e/OS. But I use Nextcloud CalDAV to Nextcloud
22 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Contacts|(% style="width:359px" %)Contacts|Expect something to be available on /e/OS. But I use Nextcloud CardDav to Nextcloud
30 +|(% style="background-color:orange; width:225px" %)Calendar|(% style="background-color:orange; width:359px" %)Appointments|(% style="background-color:orange" %)Expect something to be available on /e/OS. But I use Nextcloud CalDAV to Nextcloud
31 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Contacts|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)Contacts|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect something to be available on /e/OS. But I use Nextcloud CardDav to Nextcloud
23 23  |(% style="width:225px" %)Maps|(% style="width:359px" %)Quick location check, not for navigation|Expect something be available on /e/OS, but not the Apple version.
24 24  |(% style="width:225px" %)Reminders|(% style="width:359px" %)Reminder App.|Expect something be available on /e/OS, but not the Apple version. I'm using Joplin at the moment.
25 25  |(% style="width:225px" %)Garmin Connect|(% style="width:359px" %)For my Garmin Venu 4 Watch|Expect it to be available on /e/OS but there could be some Google challenges.
26 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Home Assistent|(% style="width:359px" %)Home Automation|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
27 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Home Wizard|(% style="width:359px" %)Solar, Electricity app|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
28 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Remeha Home|(% style="width:359px" %)For my waterpump heating|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
29 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Weawow, OpenWeather|(% style="width:359px" %)Weather App|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
35 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Home Assistent|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)Home Automation|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect it to be available on /e/OS
36 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Home Wizard|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)Solar, Electricity app|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect it to be available on /e/OS
37 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Remeha Home|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)For my hybrid waterpump heating|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect it to be available on /e/OS
38 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Weawow, OpenWeather|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)Weather App|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect it to be available on /e/OS
30 30  |(% style="width:225px" %)Unifi|(% style="width:359px" %)Network Manager|No expectations yet
31 31  |(% style="width:225px" %)QPark|(% style="width:359px" %)Parking App|No expectations yet
32 32  |(% style="width:225px" %)ANWB Onderweg|(% style="width:359px" %)Car App|No expectations yet
33 33  |(% style="width:225px" %)Tango|(% style="width:359px" %)Fuel app|No expectations yet
34 34  |(% style="width:225px" %)Sygic|(% style="width:359px" %)Navigation App|No expectations yet
35 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Marshall|(% style="width:359px" %)Motif II ANC Earbuds|No expectations yet
36 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Joplin|(% style="width:359px" %)Notes app|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
37 -|(% style="width:225px" %)Nextcloud|(% style="width:359px" %)Several nextcloud apps|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
44 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Marshall|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)Motif II ANC Earbuds|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)No expectations yet
45 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Joplin|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)Notes app|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect it to be available on /e/OS
46 +|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:225px" %)Nextcloud|(% style="background-color:lightgreen; width:359px" %)Several nextcloud apps|(% style="background-color:lightgreen" %)Expect it to be available on /e/OS
38 38  |(% style="width:225px" %)Hades Star|(% style="width:359px" %)Game (Yes, I also play games)|Expect it to be available on /e/OS
39 39  |(% style="width:225px" %)Star Trek Fleet Command|(% style="width:359px" %)Game (Yes, I also play games)|Expect it to be available on /e/OS perhaps some Google challenges.
40 40  |(% style="width:225px" %)Steam|(% style="width:359px" %)Used for desktop authentication |Expect it to be available on /e/OS perhaps some Google challenges.
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57 57  == Functionality ==
58 58  
59 59  (% border="1" %)
60 -|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 137px;" %)Function|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 136px;" %)Use|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 924px;" %)My expectation
61 -|(% style="width:137px" %)Apple Pay|(% style="width:136px" %)NFC payment|(% style="width:924px" %)(((
69 +|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 157px;" %)Function|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 120px;" %)Use|=(% style="background-color: lightblue; width: 645px;" %)My expectation
70 +|(% style="width:157px" %)Apple Pay|(% style="width:120px" %)NFC payment|(% style="width:645px" %)(((
62 62  (((
63 63  Not available, I already know that. I don't want to use Google Pay or Garmin Pay.
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69 69  And to be honest, I also don't care if the only option is physical cards. 
70 70  )))
71 71  )))
72 -|(% style="width:137px" %)Apple Wallet|(% style="width:136px" %)See Apple Pay|(% style="width:924px" %)See Apple Pay
73 -|(% style="width:137px" %)Siri Shortcuts|(% style="width:136px" %)Automation|(% style="width:924px" %)Siri shortcuts is an Apple product so not available. What are the alternatives?
74 -|(% style="width:137px" %)Navigation|(% style="width:136px" %)Sygic|(% style="width:924px" %)My expectation is that this will be a challenge I actually want to use Android Car and not some kind of clam that holds my Phone. The navigation maps I have in Sygic are fare more up-to-date then the maps in my car. I already read something about MicroG (no idea what that is yet, but I'll find out. Nice challenge.
81 +|(% style="width:157px" %)Apple Wallet|(% style="width:120px" %)See Apple Pay|(% style="width:645px" %)See Apple Pay
82 +|(% style="width:157px" %)Siri Shortcuts|(% style="width:120px" %)Automation|(% style="width:645px" %)Siri shortcuts is an Apple product so not available. What are the alternatives?
83 +|(% style="width:157px" %)Navigation|(% style="width:120px" %)Sygic|(% style="width:645px" %)My expectation is that this will be the biggest  challenge. I actually want to use Android Car and not some kind of clam that holds my Phone. The navigation maps I have in Sygic are fare more up-to-date then the maps in my car. Besides that, the screen in my car is way bigger than my phone. 
84 +I already read something about MicroG (no idea what that is yet, but I'll find out. Nice challenge.
85 +|(% style="width:157px" %)Car entertainment|(% style="width:120px" %)Music|(% style="width:645px" %)I'd like to play music from my phone through my car entertainment system. For that I also need Android Car.
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76 76  Secondly, I will also look at user-friendliness of /e/OS. Apple has a very high level of user-friendlinessregarding the UI. And, yes, it used to be better years ago. Apple is also hiding more and more options in the UI.
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