Today l uninstalled the Brave Browser which l had been using since years now. Brave is not available on f-droid. Initially l had thought of using Monocles browser, but l found that l would have to tweak it for every single site l open. I find the duckduckgo browser simply great 
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Do try Fennec, and install the uBlock Origin extension 
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Brave has it’s own F-Droid repository which you can get here.
I personally use Fennec with uBlock Origin (and other extensions) and I confirm it works great.
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Thanks anyways. I’m happy with duckduckgo privacy browser.
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The idea is not just f-droid. The idea is to inform the youngsters that there’s something more than a Google Play Store and an Amazon.
For me the only reasons are it’s transparency and privacy. Freedom to know what’s going on behind, it gives peace of mind.
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Thank you very much for sharing your perspective.
Won’t matter if Google gets their way: They already block ADB installs on Android 16+, and Bloatware cannot be uninstalled through ADB on Android 17+, and the Android Developer Verification will begin in a month, and starting tomorrow the Advanced Flow will appear on Stock Android devices that have Google Play Services installed as a Root app. However, I still don’t know if Disabling Google Play Services (And refusing to update into a 2026 security patch) will prevent Android Developer Verification from impacting devices.
I just learnt that Google’s business model is tracking the data of its users and handing it over to third parties for advertisement purposes. In order to make the students aware about the privacy concerns of Google products, l might have to use this as a point. In this case, l might come across a counter question like if Google has its business model, so does f-droid. What is the fundamental difference between the two, and how does each of make their existence in the market ??
I hope l’m not asking too much………..
F-Droid is not a business…
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The counter question or arguments that I get when trying to explain google’s tracking is: I already own a google android phone with a google account. What’s the point of fdroid? Also, why install another app to install other apps. My phone will get slow. Or how I’m an ordinary person so I don’t care if I get tracked. What am I going to hide?
These are the people who mindlessly scroll on instagram and fall for AI videos and targeted political campaign.
What works in its place. I direct them to the pros like light-weight nature of the apps and how you won’t get ads unlike play store. Plus, you can find many useful apps compared to the playstore. The ones who would convert do. But, that highly depends on the computer literacy of the person.
I cannot make the horse drink water from the clean container. Unless, it sees the difference between the old bucket vs the new one.
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You gave me some solid points to start with. You’re absolutely right on this, in my place, people are more or less computer illiterate, including myself. They just scroll on Instagram and AI 
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