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Unless you want to deal with custom ROMs, breaking apps because you used a Google services alternative and everything all over again if you want to upgrade to a
by balladeer 8y ago
Unless you want to deal with custom ROMs, breaking apps because you used a Google services alternative and everything all over again if you want to upgrade to another Android version which will never be the latest you will end up on a phone which is the Google Android and then you can only do so much for privacy.
Android phone today is like living in a room full of CCTV cameras and mics and tons of sensors and trying to close the windows and doors while the control of those feeds are in the hands of Google.
- beatgammit 8y agoWhich is why I'm so excited about the Librem 5. If you have modest requirements, it should work for you. App availability will be pretty limited, but if you're willing to go the custom ROM route, that's probably not a huge concern. Once I find an alternative to Google Drive that I like well enough, I'll seriously consider the Librem 5 or going back to a flip phone. My phone requirements are pretty modest, but since I already give Google a ton of data through Drive, I figure using their phones isn't that much worse (I just limit how many additional services I use).