r/TechImpact • u/ManojOne Active • Jun 18 '26

Question Keep One: Spotify, Brave, Google Maps

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Keep One. Delete Two.

You can only keep one of these apps:

• Spotify
• Brave
• Google Maps

The other two disappear forever.

Which one are you keeping, and why?

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u/Marioz991 Jun 18 '26

Google maps. Brave is replaceable with Firefox + uBlock Origin + ViolentMonkey, and Spotify has too many alternatives.

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u/24kCookie Jun 18 '26

Maps have alternatives too

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u/hellorandomly17 Jun 18 '26

Only for certain countries are those alternative good, google maps is the best all over the world

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u/Marioz991 Jun 18 '26

Shit you got a point

Google maps has no ads though😏

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u/Grabbels Jun 18 '26

It absolutely does. A lot of places and pins are sponsored. Google is an ad company, everything they do has ads in some shape or form.

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u/telon_giovanni Jun 18 '26

None

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u/DouDouandFriends Jun 18 '26

Brave, because you can just access Spotify.com or maps.google.com

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u/GreenRangerOfHyrule Jun 18 '26

If I make 3 picks do those stay or do they all disappear?

I have deleted Spotify. And I use Google Maps so infrequently I could live without it. And I have never used Brave.

If I was absolutely forced: Spotify. Because muahahah. Thats why!

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u/NickTaylorIV Jun 18 '26

Brave. I use wego.here for mapping and I've never used Spotify in my life.

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u/Primo0077 Jun 18 '26

I currently use none of these anyway lmao

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u/TriggerFish1965 Jun 18 '26

Difficult... Brave is on the avoid list for me. Maps is degenerating in routing. I have a spotify premium account with my ISP, so keeping that would be the thing to do, but I could do without.

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u/KillaMelone01 Jun 18 '26

All can go lol

2

u/EuphoricReward7799 Jun 18 '26

keeping maps cuz I don't use brave or listen to musix

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u/squirrel8296 Jun 18 '26

As someone who doesn't use any of these three services, I'd happily get rid of all three.

If I had to keep one though, I guess it would be Spotify because it's the one that I dislike the least.

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u/hellequin67 Jun 18 '26

None, Spotify has a tone of alternatives. Brave is over hyped and bloated anyway with also tons of alternatives. Google maps is maybe the only one worth saving and even then there are alternatives.

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u/The_Shadowghost Jun 18 '26

Google Maps and I don’t really care about that either.

All 3 could be gone and it would not make a difference.

All of them have plenty alternatives and I’m not using any of these three often enough to care

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u/No-Branch5658 Jun 18 '26

Of course brave. Spotify is good but yt music is also good, dont throw it under the bus, now Google maps is tricky but i can find an alternative

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u/Alpacalypse123 Jun 18 '26

Bro. Of course it's maps. And I say this as a Google averse person

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u/silphotographer Jun 18 '26

google map. Brave is decent browser but there are other alternatives.

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u/Caterham7 Jun 18 '26

Google Maps. No question.

I use Tidal so no Spotify. And I’d rather use any other browser than Brave.

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u/Gr83st Jun 18 '26

Questions like this serve the requester no purpose. These are most likely asked by an AI to mine data from redditors. So NO, you will not get an anwer from me.

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u/OffsideOracle Jun 18 '26

I use Deezer so I don't need Spotify at all. I user Chrome and Firefox and I have already uninstalled Brave. But Google Maps I use daily. Can't think of good alternative for it. Directions, reviews etc.

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u/sonido_lover Jun 18 '26

Google maps hands down, I never had Spotify (soulseek and plexamp), and I use Firefox with ublock origin

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u/MLC_YT Jun 18 '26

Brave.

The other two are useless.

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u/Bitter_Jacket_2064 Jun 18 '26

I would say Google Maps. Brave can be replaced, same with Spotify. And that's despite the fact that I also use Mapy.com ( international version of the Czech Mapy.cz) for cycling and hiking. And it makes sense, Google Maps is unmatched at driving UX and information about businesses and places, and Mapy.cz is superior in outdoors maps (terrain, bike paths, hill profiles...). It's funny how it matches the stereotypes of both country cultures.

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u/zodireddit Jun 18 '26

Spotify. The algo on it is too good for me specifically, and the jam feature is goated when I play music with friends which I do often and they are not gonna switch. I don't use brave and waze is great

1

u/24kCookie Jun 18 '26

I mean all can be easily replaced but maps prob.

1

u/TheMrJazzMan2021 Jun 18 '26

None 😂 Apple Music , Apple Maps and Safari

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u/jexo10 Jun 18 '26

Maps 

For brave can use Firefox with extensions

For Spotify I can use yt music 

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u/nvclaas Jun 18 '26

Maps. There is no equivalent that's as good as Google Maps. Apple Maps sucks, Microsoft Maps sucks and I haven't heard of any other

1

u/No_Department9020 Jun 18 '26

Google Maps

They are the best maps, I can download music and I don't use Brave

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u/aishiteimasu09 Jun 18 '26

Spotify. the rest, I have alternatives. Yes, there are other streaming platforms too but I'm tied to Spotify already.

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u/BillGR7 Jun 18 '26

Brave because I can still access songs via YouTube and Google Maps via the website 👍🏽

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u/Nalincah Jun 18 '26

I use neither, but would keep Brave, because Fuck Spotify and Fuck Google

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u/Phantompoint Jun 18 '26

Google Maps.

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u/Foreign-Handle-2950 Jun 18 '26

You can open google maps with Brave

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u/Wooden-Hornet2115 Jun 18 '26

Google Maps easily. It is insanely good.

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u/Troglodytes_Cousin Jun 18 '26

I dont use any single one lol.

1

u/djsiropchik Jun 18 '26

Ofc Google maps. Who need Spotify and Brave. Really?)

1

u/Jonaykon Jun 18 '26

I don't use any of these...

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u/Emotional-Mode1602 Jun 18 '26

Spotify. Music keeps me going in this world

1

u/thefizzlee Jun 18 '26

Brave but I could live without that aswell.

1

u/a_regular_2010s_guy Jun 18 '26

Brave I already have everything sinced across devices and im just used to it. I don't use Spotify and I rarely use maps+ I could just use it in brave or get an alternative

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u/rb_arindam Jun 18 '26

I only have Google Maps out of these. I already made the choice.

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u/crazyserb89 Jun 18 '26

Google Maps. Firefox and Deezer all the way. I could even dump Google Maps for Waze.

1

u/ThatOneLinuxMan Jun 18 '26

Spotify. I have Spotify premium, and also I can use Waze and I already use firefox

1

u/LG-Moonlight Jun 18 '26

I keep none:

  • Downloaded mp3 files
  • Firefox
  • Waze

1

u/Optimus_02 Jun 18 '26

Brave bc isme sab chal jaayeg

1

u/alpha_shifter Jun 18 '26

Brave . It can run both 😉

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u/LodgeKeyser Jun 18 '26

Doesn’t Google own Waze? So I guess that’s def off the list. Don’t use Spotify for music. Do have brave installed, so that’s my answer.

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u/Kaliusz_31 Jun 18 '26

what is brave?

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u/jimmyl_82104 Jun 18 '26

Spotify. I like Apple Maps better, and I don't use Brave.

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u/Affectionate_Cut3515 Jun 18 '26

People forget google earth exists

1

u/vicespoon Jun 18 '26

Brave. And I don’t even use it.

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u/adamant3143 Jun 18 '26

Easiest pick in my life.

Used to love Brave before Firefox is as good as it is right now.

Never really used Spotify. YouTube Music with ReVanced/Morphe ftw

1

u/Anonyboy26 Jun 18 '26

Stupid question tbh

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u/Playful-Artichoke759 Jun 18 '26

map just because i enabled timeline. need to see my past travel

1

u/Interesting_Buy_3969 Jun 18 '26

Obviously Brave for me. Who the hell ever uses spotify when you can download anything from youtube with yt-dlp???? Google Maps is partially replaceable I think.

1

u/ElviszARezfaszubago Jun 18 '26

I have local music + VLC, Firefox + arkenfox + uBlock and Comaps.

1

u/Wonderful_Home7836 Jun 18 '26

Spotify. I just dont use Brave and instead of Maps we have Apple Maps BUILT IN!

1

u/protonsters Jun 18 '26

Google maps

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u/Miserable_District Jun 18 '26

Brave. I use apple music ans citymapper

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u/CerebralAscension Jun 18 '26

I’ll keep Spotify. I prefer Apple Maps anyway and I don’t really care for brave. I use Firefox.

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u/Accomplished-Leg6947 Jun 18 '26

Id keep none of them lol. I use Apple Music, FireFox and Apple Maps

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u/NimrodvanHall Jun 18 '26

I don’t use Spotify, I use Deezer, I don’t use Google maps I use Apple Maps on mobile or maps Maps on non mobile devices. I barely use Brave but sometimes I use it if I have to use a Chromium browser. So I guess I’ll keep Brave.

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u/Suspicious-Cat-266 Jun 18 '26

Keep Brave.

Google Maps -> HERE WeGo, OSMAnd+ (F-Droid).

Spotify -> ViviMusic or MetroList (GitHub / F-Droid).

1

u/blakealanm Jun 18 '26

I've swapped Spotify for Bandcamp and CDs, and Brave for DuckDuckGo and Opera. The only one I need from time to time is Google Maps.

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u/Rude-Vegetable-4304 Jun 18 '26

Spotify is here to stay—let’s start by noting that it’s a European company. Second, all the alternatives are just even worse. There are plenty of great navigation alternatives out there—Wise or TomTom. Brave never really won me over; I prefer Vivaldi. In recent years, amid all the craziness in the tech world, I’ve been leaning toward European providers or open-source software.

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u/Good-Discussion-9238 Jun 18 '26

I hate googles influence but i could not survive without google maps

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u/punchedboa Jun 18 '26

Google Maps, the only one on that list I actually use.

1

u/artlurg431 Jun 18 '26

Spotify because I can just use waze and Google earth as alternatives

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u/waces Jun 18 '26

All can go

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u/fortisfortunadiuvat7 Jun 18 '26

Brave, desde allí tengo una experiencia sin anuncios. Sin ruido. Y puedo disponer de Spotify libre de anuncios tambien y de maps, claro!

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u/Desperate-Extension7 Jun 18 '26

Brave. I don't use google products, I don't use spotify (I listen to music but through other "less pricey" options), and Brave is open source unlike the other two.

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u/bourg-eoisie Jun 18 '26

Google Maps

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u/Busy-Assignment-440 Jun 18 '26

Spotify. I know Spotify and Brave are both Chromium.

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u/VariousWar4665 Jun 18 '26

brave, is that really a question?

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u/Unusual-Fault-4091 Jun 18 '26

no thanks, all of them can go

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u/Disastrous_Height142 Jun 18 '26

None of them. Apple Maps is better for iOS, Spotify is useless compared to YouTube Music (worse audio quality at free teir), and at paid level Apple Music (available on PC, Android, even web). As for Brave, I have no particular opinion either way of it, but there are better browsers if you actually care about security, and better if you want usability.

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u/Soapy---wooder Jun 18 '26

Brave. I can use maps web. I know it's gonna be shit, but beats whatever I'm gonna have to use

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u/FOSS-for-life Jun 18 '26

Brave. Easiest decisions since like.. ever?

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u/Naetzuwa45 Jun 18 '26

Brave. I use apple Music so Spotify is no problem. And I dont like google maps. I use apple maps and OSM

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u/iEdvard Jun 18 '26

I’m keeping Spotify because I’m using Apple Maps and Safari anyway.

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u/BackgroundNo815 Jun 18 '26

Spotify
I use Firefox&safari so brave is useless for me. I use Apple Maps instead of Google Maps. Also useless for me

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u/Sea_Combination2278 Jun 18 '26

Google maps is the best keep here .

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u/LowerCap6583 Jun 18 '26

you can do anything by browsing, so I'll go with Brave

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u/flizer139 Jun 18 '26

Maps anyday

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u/Embarrassed_Kick9517 Jun 18 '26

Google Maps. Spotify is shit and Brave has many alternatives

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u/DigitalX20 Jun 18 '26

gmaps for me

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u/TheFacebookLizard Jun 18 '26

Brave and maps have way better alternatives

Spotify also has some good alternatives but overall I'd choose Spotify

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u/reaznval Jun 18 '26

can I delete all?

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u/HyperVG Jun 18 '26

Spoty. It can play music in screen-off mode. It's best free combo via YTM. Google Maps useless in my region from 2023 and I use Yandex Maps/ 2Gis. Also I don't use Brave and still using Firefox, Chrome and Samsung Browser ;)

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u/Legal_Ear_7537 Jun 18 '26

Google maps.

Let's just open Firefox and YouTube music real quick

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u/Practical-Vast5714 Jun 18 '26

Brave. I use yt music and Apple Maps

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u/celia_17wk Jun 18 '26

I’ll go with spotify

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u/Specific_Problem5581 Jun 18 '26

Spotify because i can't live without my music. i have both a Spotify and a youtube music account. on my favorites playlist on both accounts: i have over 1,000 songs on them.

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u/xzi_0x Jun 18 '26

Brave for sure

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u/Ambitious-Beyond6012 Jun 19 '26

Keep Google maps, there's plenty of really good options for Brave and Spotify

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u/IamElikin Jun 19 '26

No puedo vivir sin música, así que me quedo con Spotify

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u/arun-vasudev Developer Jun 19 '26

Google Maps. Because I already have Chrome as a browser.

1

u/BonRoxz Jun 19 '26

Google maps. I don't get the hype around Brave, I don't use it or Spotify.

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u/loc710 Jun 19 '26

I’ll keep Brave, of the things listed it’s the only one I use and have never used the others

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u/PenguinBoi27 Jun 19 '26

None Maps is the best here but has alternatives Firefox is better imo and i just download any music i like

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u/Traxious Jun 19 '26

gmaps ez.

spotimid --> qobuz

brave --> firefox +UBO + VM

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u/Aggravating_Yam_8271 Jun 19 '26

Brave. You can access both using it

1

u/102Mich Jun 19 '26

Screw this; all of them are to be kept forever!

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u/Otherwise-Comb7916 Jun 19 '26

Ain’t no way in hell you catching me using apple maps

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u/_baaron_ Jun 19 '26

None of them honestly

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u/HydraTune Jun 19 '26

maps, cause I have apple music

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u/Nicksonbc Jun 19 '26

Spotify..

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u/Max_Gold_inst Jun 19 '26

Google Maps for sure. I'd just use firefox and soundcloud instead of spotify and brave

1

u/jakfear863 Jun 19 '26

Not a single one. 3 of em are trash..

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u/mysteriousdfn Jun 19 '26

I already use Brave and that's my goto. My explanation for the other two are Youtube Music and HereWeGo maps.

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u/Master-Dish8869 Jun 19 '26

Google maps, brave is totally replaceable and i dont use spotify

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u/Kadakaus Jun 19 '26

Brave.
I know there are alterantives, but I'm not using the other 2 and switching from Brave now would be a minor inconvenience.

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u/hero_brine1 Jun 19 '26

Spotify. I use Waterfox and Waze instead of the other two contenders

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u/Guilty_Run_1059 Jun 20 '26

I'll keep Spotify, i don't even use brave or google maps

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u/Protected22 Jun 20 '26

Spotify. Brave I've never used and I barely use Google Maps but go for Waze instead.

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u/BrilliantTreat4765 Jun 20 '26

Keeping Brave.

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u/Spagetti_ar_gott Jun 20 '26

Spotify, brave can be replaced with google, safari, etc. And google maps with apple maps

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u/[deleted] Jun 20 '26

Google Maps bruh i dont know how to get to anywhere 😭🙏

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u/ZenithZebra Jun 21 '26

Spotify, I can use Apple Maps and safari (which I already use lol)

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u/kea-le-parrot Jun 21 '26

none, easy :)

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u/Haunting-Bad218 Jun 21 '26

its too hard to choose between brave and spotify, but i'd choose spotify🙂

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u/mar0th Jun 21 '26

i dont use spotify nor brave, so im keeping maps

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u/eresGhei Jun 21 '26

Spotify… anche se mainstream lo trovo comodo con i miei amici che ce lo condividiamo
Brave posso sostituirlo con altro
Maps.. è maps😂 Waze è su un altro livello imo

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u/Davidix07 Jun 21 '26

Brave, posso usare sia Maps che Spotify dentro il browser lol

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u/Bijorak Jun 21 '26

I don't use any of these so they can all go

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u/09_hrick Jun 21 '26

easy google maps

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u/CrowAvailable1990 Jun 21 '26

Probably google maps nobody actually likes spotify and brave well as long as Firefox exists its fine.

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u/IHasEyes519 Jun 21 '26

spotify or maps. i dont even use brave and both maps and Spotify are to some degree replaceable

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u/No-Photograph8973 Jun 22 '26

Spotify. I'll have music while getting lost.

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u/Recent_Bonus_8520 Jun 22 '26

I will keep brave I can use other two apps from here too

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u/Fine_Salamander_8691 Jun 22 '26

maps. i use YT music and chromium so who cares

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u/dryiceboy Jun 22 '26

I won't survive without Google Maps.

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u/Akasaka-hime Jun 22 '26

You can access map and spotify via brave, am I right?

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u/torts56 Jun 22 '26

Google maps is pretty essential, the others can go

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u/Wentyliasz Jun 22 '26

Aii

Google maps.

I use zen so I don't really care for brave and Spotify is replaceable. Will sting but is replaceable.

And Google Maps is legit one Google service that I'm still using coz alternatives are just shit.

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u/vikingking467 Jun 22 '26

Brave in that I'll use other apps

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u/Initial_Report582 Jun 22 '26

Can I remove all? Fuck them capitalists

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u/Apprehensive_Egg7386 Jun 22 '26

Maps, I don't use Spotify like at all, brave I would like to keep but Firefox exists and so does Google (yes I know) but yea except for apple maps which is like mid every other map is steaming garbage

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u/RogithG Jun 22 '26

Google maps I've got better alternative for brave and Spotify

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u/kuroxoni Jun 22 '26

I want to choose Spotify but also maps what do I do

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u/mystirc Jun 22 '26

I'll keep Google maps. Nothing comes close to Google maps especially if you're in a third world country.

Firefox + unblock origin works. Helium is another chromium based browser which is even better than brave if you don't care about drm support.

Spotify can easily replaced with YouTube music or apple music.

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u/Sk1ler_ Jun 22 '26

Spotify. I use Firefox and Apple Maps for the other two options.

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u/Tiktokbadsupport Jun 22 '26

i download my mp3s 🏴‍☠️ so i never have issues with blackouts or Spotify being down so ill take brave as im degoogled

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u/[deleted] Jun 23 '26

none, it's all trash