Use Protonmail instead of Gmail while keeping all the other google services intact

Overview:

Google is one the big fish that always proves it's using your data left, right, and center. And then pushes ads everywhere you go like a shadow following you in the dark. So, How can we get ourselves freed from this shadow?. Well the problem is the number of services they offer. To be honest for some of the services there are simply no equal alternatives. So in this blog we are going to see how we can remove GOOGLE but still keep the best things for ourselves. Basically taking control.

Step: 1:

You have to have an alternate email-id. From what most of the reviews and comparisons shows Proton Mail is one of the best alternatives. So for email we will go with this.

1. Go to their website and create your email id. They have their own ecosystem of other services. You can use them if you want or leave it as it is.

2. Make sure you are enabling two-factor authentication as well.

3. Download the backup codes and data recovery file.

We have successfully taken the first step towards taking control.

Step: 2:

Make sure all the important sites you are using via Gmail are changed to your newly created Protonmail. This is the most important step.

Step: 3:

Now the fun begins,

1. Go to Manage Your Account -> Data & Privacy in Google.

2. In History settings, pause or turn off web & App Activity, and Timeline.

3. 

   In Personalized ads, turn off personalized ads, and personal results in search.

4. 

   Turn off location sharing,

5. 

   Turn off emails from Google

6. 

   Now click of Delete a Google service,

7. 

   Delete all the services that you dont need. Most important is to delete Gmail from the list. When you attempt to delete Gmail, you will be prompted to give an alternate email address so that you can use the remaining services. Give the proton email id that you created here.

8. 

   Now you can use this email to access your remaining services from Google. I only need Youtube and google one. Also planning to remove google one when my subscription completes.

Important Note:

1. Now will this completely cut you off from Google?. The answer is NO. But most of your data won't be tracked and used for advertisements anymore.

2. Do this at your own risk. After doing these steps, the recomendations in Youtube might not be the same as you will not be tracked.

3. Advertisements wont be the same, because you will not be tracked.

4. Using Protonmail is because even if you buy Google one subscription, ads will be pushed down your throat.