This is unfortunately why in my opinion there is no way around installing a custom ROM (requiring you to buy a phone with good community support). An added ben

This is unfortunately why in my opinion there is no way around installing a custom ROM (requiring you to buy a phone with good community support). An added benefit of that is a removal of the manufacturer's bloat ware and the ability to compile things yourself, allowing you to modify everything. If there's no good unofficial/open source software for the device, don't buy it or you're going to be miserable in 0-2 years.