--- title: 4 Samsung Galaxy apps that made me ditch Google's... description: A personal account of switching from Google's Android apps to Samsung's native alternatives on the Galaxy Z Flip 5. Samsung Browser, Samsung Notes, Samsung... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/4-samsung-galaxy-apps-that-made-me-ditch-google-s-alternatives-470p2tkea twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: 4 Samsung Galaxy apps that made me ditch Google's alternatives | daily.dev og:description: A personal account of switching from Google's Android apps to Samsung's native alternatives on the Galaxy Z Flip 5. Samsung Browser, Samsung Notes, Samsung... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/4-samsung-galaxy-apps-that-made-me-ditch-google-s-alternatives-470p2tkea og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/470p2TkEA.png og:image:alt: 4 Samsung Galaxy apps that made me ditch Google's alternatives og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # 4 Samsung Galaxy apps that made me ditch Google's alternatives **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 4 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A personal account of switching from Google's Android apps to Samsung's native alternatives on the Galaxy Z Flip 5. Samsung Browser, Samsung Notes, Samsung Gallery, and Samsung Calendar are each compared to their Google counterparts, with the author finding Samsung's versions competitive or superior in specific areas — particularly for users no longer tied to Google's ecosystem. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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