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I prefer the Android experience, but switched back to iOS / iPhone a couple years back precisely because I did ask myself how much Apple’s better-but-not-robust
by peatmoss 9y ago
I prefer the Android experience, but switched back to iOS / iPhone a couple years back precisely because I did ask myself how much Apple’s better-but-not-robustly-verifiable privacy posture was. I decided that, over the life of a phone, that was worth at least $500 and the associated lesser UX.
I don’t know that a smartphone has to cost $650, but I don’t think most US corporations will sign up to deliver a $150 smartphone that doesn’t mine your privacy.
- crystaln 9y agoSame. I really want to switch to Android for various reasons but can't bring myself to give up Apple's core respect for privacy.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoLineageOS + MicroG is all you need to cut out Google and get enhanced, per-app privacy controls.
- crystaln 9y agoSure. I'm not interested in spending my time hacking my phone tho, and I want to use Google services. I want privacy by default. Also I'm less concerned about Google having my data than my messages being sent plaintext through carriers.