You're entirely able to purchase a different phone that doesn't enforce this. Or not install the OS update that will enforce this. Or install an old version o

You're entirely able to purchase a different phone that doesn't enforce this. Or not install the OS update that will enforce this. Or install an old version of the app, e.g. from fdroid. --- I think it's safe to say Android is more "the device serves me" than iOS, but even now it's pretty far from actually achieving that. Maybe install a different OS that actually has that goal?