I want to know whether the apks on /e/ App Store are degoogloed / ungoogleded?
Because i can see Whats app in App Store.
I asked because if all the apks in App Store are degoogle, then i may choose without any tension (following /e/ philosophy)
That’s why /e/ comes with microG installed, which tries to mimic Google services with Open Source software to at least give Apps relying on Google services a chance to work with /e/ in the case users want to run such Apps.
If you really need to use an app that has trackers in it, the (next) best thing you can do (instead of finding a tracker-free alternative) is to install an app called Shelter, use it to create a second user profile and then install the app(s) you need (that have trackers) under Shelter.
See threads such as: Installing WhatsApp under Shelter.
To clarify on why Apps from the default store are not modified and may contain trackers, is because the goal of this project is to bring an un-Googled operating system. Still, many people use and rely on popular apps such as WhatsApp and the option to install them is there for them easily.
I do use tracker control, this blocks all tracker. Right?
Sometime webpages do not load and by minimising the webbrowser and reopen it it loads very fast then.
However whatsapp is in my sheltter. This is the only app.
The rest, some with trackers are in the main os
shelter contacts: | whatsapp | whatsapp contacts outside shelter
a->| |<-d has your number
b->| |<-e has your number
c->| |<-f has your number
whatsapp can link the whole contactlist because they know your number, and contact lists from your contacts.
a
b
c
d
e
f