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How to make android more Private?
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this post was submitted on 15 Jun 2023
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Well, you asked for privacy recommendations so that's what I delivered. I wouldn't call it paranoia so much as being aware of how bad privacy has gotten. I don't think we should have to give up our right to privacy to use a smartphone.
It's pretty hard to stop Google from tracking you on Android. Play Services is deeply rooted in most Android devices and has access to pretty much everything. Also, a lot of the privacy settings don't really stop tracking, they just tell Google to stop using the data in the ads you see or showing it on your account.
You could give iPhone a try. Though it has a whole host of privacy issues as well, mainly stemming from the fact that you need to trust Apple with your data. Apple collects most of the same data that Google does including location.
I wish I didn't have to evangelise about GrapheneOS, but I just haven't found another option that eliminates most of these issues without sacrificing usability. If you find something else that works be sure to let us know.
Yeah all fair.
That's pretty much how I feel about apple. I think at this point I'm leaning towards going to Graphene OS. I used to use custom ROMs a bunch back in the CyanogenMod days.