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I don't think the answer is to totally discard smartphones. Only use the features you want. For privacy/security use a non-Android Linux-based phone.

• Syonyk 5y ago
  > For privacy/security use a non-Android Linux-based phone. I agree entirely, mostly because there's not a huge difference between that and simply not carrying a phone... or your battery is dead unless you carry a bag full of spares. The state of non-Android Linux phones (PinePhone, Librem 5, etc) leaves an awful lot to be desired, and I'll argue that for most of the stuff that actually works on those devices right now, you're better off carrying a random flip phone that works on modern networks, with week+ battery life. They'll do about the same things, but the flip phone is far cheaper and more likely to actually send/receive phone calls if you need it to. I'm glad the non-Android Linux devices exist, I have a PinePhone I'm messing with, but they're not really daily driver grade yet, without quite a bit of pain.
  • pinephoneguy 5y ago
    My Pinephone is a laptop replacement first and a phone second. I almost never make calls so it works well enough.
  • selfhoster11 5y ago
    Legacy mobile phones are becoming flaky on modern networks. I had to go up all the way to a phone manufactured circa 2009 to get acceptable call quality and a connection without dropouts.
• Beltalowda 5y ago
  > For privacy/security use a non-Android Linux-based phone. The problem with this is that a lot of services don't make apps for this (banks, gov't services, messenger services, etc.) and that the value of such a phone is hugely reduced. It's basically Microsoft Windows anno ~2000 all over again, except now we can "choose" between Android and iOS (marginally better, I suppose).