New FF2 user - Trouble installing free OS

[nimo1969]

Hi there,
I am a nex FP2 user.
I was a bit impatient so I have started to install the FP and google basically took control of my phone.
I have restored the factory settings and tried to install a free OS without google.
I have folowed instruction from this web site (I am french narrative) http://blog.liberetonordi.com/post/FairphoneOpen
It has started well, I have installed Fdroid.
Second step was to install Yalp store.
First strange think is that this app comes from google playstore.
When I want to open I have no other choice than connecting trough a google account or a false account from yalp store.
I have tried both options and it does not work.
I would like to install firefox as a navigator and it seems that it is available at Yalp store.
I would like to use my phone without google and a maximum of free apps.
I will use the phone for SMS/MMS, internet, photo, agenda, music play.
Anyone having time to give me the steps to follow in order to use my phone?
Thanks a lot.
Kind Regards

[urs_lesse]

Have you seen this?

How to install any app on FP Open OS (for beginners and experts)

This is a #wiki. You can make it better by editing it. Before you make any substantial changes or if you are uncertain about changes please discuss them here. This guide will explain to you how to install apps on FP Open OS. Level 1 is the basic guide for Android/Smartphone-newbies to learn the concept of app packages (.apk). In Level 2 you’ll learn how to use an App Store like F-Droid, to find apps you need from a secure source and to keep your Apps up to date. Level 3 …

[pyb]

Hi there,

I think you may also find information here :

First steps on FP Open / first applications

This is a #wiki. Feel free to contribute. To meta-discuss this wiki click here, if you need help following the wiki click here. This guide assumes you have FP Open OS installed, compiled it yourself or got rid of Google Apps and Services on FP OS.

to see how to get rid of Google click here

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[chrisse]

Hi,

F-droid is a good start! You can find all that you need there for what you want to do (“I will use the phone for SMS/MMS, internet, photo, agenda, music play”).
If you really want to install Firefox, you could try this app that should help you download firefox: FFUpdater | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository
But there are other options out there on F-droid. For example, Lightning works very well:
Lightning | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

There is a thread about browsers, maybe you can get inspiration:

Which internet browser do you use?

I’m usually use the firefox browser, but i red it use lot of battery!? So i wanted to know which you all use and what’s your experience about the battery if realy existing differrnces between.

For the rest, you don’t really seem to need Yalp. There already are preinstalled apps on FOopenOS for what you want to do. You may want to change the camera app to open camera, the agenda app to etar (or something else), etc. Just check what is available on F-droid.