Then use open source. if there's a hardware manufacturer that you trust, then that's all you need. you can install a version of android i.e. open source and wit

Then use open source. if there's a hardware manufacturer that you trust, then that's all you need. you can install a version of android i.e. open source and without play services (eg. LineageOS) and then download apps from a store like f-droid. (all these apps as well as the f-droid app are all open source). Your functionality though, will be severely compromised. So the choices are: 1. Apple - hurts your wallet and your choice of apps (only the walled garden and nothing else). 2. Google - you're the product. not the phone. 3. Something else like the open source solution. You'll spend a lot of time here and will be restricted to the limited choice of apps on the the f-droid store. So take your pic. I'm mostly in #2, with a billion or so others. I'm fully aware that me and my data are the product here, and whenever I start feeling that I made a deal with the devil, I simply tell myself that they can't know what's happening in my head. I then quickly shift focus and start thinking about something else. :P