I asked a similar question in the Razr smartphone era: why isn't there a phone I can easily plug into my computer and move around pictures and music like a thum

I asked a similar question in the Razr smartphone era: why isn't there a phone I can easily plug into my computer and move around pictures and music like a thumb drive? I suspect the answer is this: a market restricted by NDAs and closed source software that stifles innovation, and a marketing department that caters towards the YouTube front page / influencers. (Or at least, their perception of that.) But I suspect in another way, things that made Android awesome initially, like replaceable batteries, became an undesired feature as battery technology progressed. My screen will break, or I'll want a new phone before the battery gives out.