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Comment by neilv

Whenever someone sadly hits their personal "last straw" threshold for iPhone, one option to consider is the privacy&security-focused GrapheneOS variant of Android.

https://grapheneos.org/features

You can run GrapheneOS on recent models of Pixel hardware. (It usually has to be a unit purchased from Google, or that otherwise hasn't had OEM-unlocking disabled by the carrier that sold it.)

https://grapheneos.org/faq#device-support

https://grapheneos.org/install/web#enabling-oem-unlocking

You might also try minimizing the apps that you depend upon, though GrapheneOS has put work into supporting apps in a bit more private&secure way. There's also the option of the F-Droid app store, if you want to try to avoid commercial apps altogether, but still need things like an OpenStreetMap app.

There were a lot of things I liked about iPhone, but I overall feel more respected by GrapheneOS.

If you end up liking GrapheneOS, and have the means, there's an optional Donate page on their Web site.

parent neilv 3 years ago

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