I was tempted to use this but when I looked into the team behind it there seemed to be some issues as exposed by Louis Rossman here: https://youtu.be/Dl1x1Dy-ej4.
Instead, I installed CalyxOS and have been using it over a year now and I'm very happy with it. Check it out.
Not sure if anyone has seen this but if I login as <user><domain>@gmail.com with my <user>@<domain> password it logs me into my Domain account. I wonder if they are preparing to roll out a tool where you can convert your Domain account over to a gmail account.
Came here to say 6Music too. It's an absolute goldmine and I've discovered some great stuff on there (Nils Frahm, Hannah Peel, Anna Meridith, Erland Cooper, Big Thief). I'm more into contemporary instrumental stuff these days but enjoy other genres, too.
I usually listen to Mary-Anne Hobbs, Tom Ravenscroft, Guy Garvey, Cillian Murphy whenever he's on. Which DJs do you recommend on there?
Not sure if it's because I run the beta version but I have the search feature in individual conversations and use it often. There is a desktop app and I agree it's not the best. The desktop app is the only place I've had the retrieving messages issue. So really the only gripe I see you having is no decent non-phone client. For me that's not a show stopper at this point in exchange for a secure, easy to use application.
The nice thing about the mobile version is that you can add uBlock there too. I switched to Firefox a couple years ago and haven't looked back. Also have been DuckDuckGo for about a year and last year I switched my email over to Fastmail. Funny because I used to be the biggest Google Fanboy a few years back.
I recently discovered lichess in the past couple of weeks and LOVE it. I've even gone as far as to donate to them. I played a lot of chess as a kid and I've been getting back into it. Hit me up for a game - usuallymatt
I'd suggest not mailing the same mistake again. Go elsewhere for your email. I switched my domain to a paid provider recently and really like it. As much as an @duck.com address would be cool and I'd use it as a 2nd email, I wouldn't want it as my primary.
I've been considering a switch to Fastmail myself and I have a domain on their free trial right now. I'm going to be pulling the trigger end of this month. Only thing that sucks is going and changing my email address everywhere. Like you I'm doing it for piece of mind knowing I can switch providers elsewhere if I need to down the line. I'd rather pay $50US each year then be as tangled up in Google's services as I was.
Mileage varies depending on where you live. I really like the idea of OSM and have tried it on and off for years but it's abysmal for my city. Post code searches come up wrong and my own home address places the map marker the other side of town from my house. Google Maps has been accurate every time I've used it and I've never had any issues. I can't really trust OSM as an accurate source over Google Maps right now but hopefully it improves as time goes on. I really hope it does. I have tried to use open source solutions a lot in my life but I can't with Maps right now.
Instead, I installed CalyxOS and have been using it over a year now and I'm very happy with it. Check it out.