I like the uses of true caller even though it isn’t always correct it does come pretty close but having it in my phone is too big a price to pay .

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    I am using Yet Another Call Blocker. Although the number base isn’t as extensive as true caller but it’s pretty much expected for any of the good alternatives.

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      It looks like it doesn’t have had any updates in 2 years atleast on fdroid.

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          Its a rule of thumb to keep software which uses internet updated for privacy/security reasons

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        It still works but most importantly I couldn’t find anything better. Even if the app is updated moving or recreating the database is a much harder task.

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      My phone decided that YACB was dangerous about a month ago. I’m assuming that Google just wanted me to use their call blocker instead, but the warning led me to discover that the app wasn’t getting updates so I ended up uninstalling.

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        I have a degoogle device and I get it from fdroid or similar repos which are infinitely more trustworthy than whatever google is peddling but up to you to decide what goes on your mobile.

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          Probably smart - personally I’m too lazy to carry a wallet so I’m stuck with Google for now. I definitely don’t want to hear their thoughts on my apps though, and the idea that they can uninstall things at will doesn’t excite me. I imagine things like torrent clients, stremio/kodi, usenet clients, etc. may randomly disappear at some point in the future.

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            Luckily I have a pixel with GrapheneOS so I have a dedicated profile for banking apps with sandboxed google play service but the downside is I have a pixel. I also know some payment apps that doesn’t rely on play service but that depends on where you live and how the payments work there so gl.