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What's the android version of getting annoyed with windows and installing linux mint? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by Apytele@sh.itjust.works to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Like I don't have space in my life right now to do a whole lot of actual tinkering but google is pissing me off and I just remember in middle school just being able to change the boot order in the bios and plug in a usb stick and a few hours later having mint installed. What's the easiest way to get a clean de-googled os on my phone?

Since it keeps coming up, I have a unihertz atom, a moto g 2022 and one of these monstrosities

Extra bonus question, if I do wind up buying a new phone in the future what brands should I look out for? (But I'd like to keep using what I have until the hardware breaks if possible).

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[–] MrSulu@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Everyone has their own use case, needs and preferences My thought is that you have the following options - not in any order as you will have your preferences

Buy a Pixel and install Graphene
See if you can install Linage OS, or buy another phone that can
Universal android debloater / ADB (not as tricky as it seems) https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater
Search and disable apps you don't want (limited at best)
Install RethinkDNS & Firewall.

What did I do? On my Samsung tablet, I used Universal Android Debloater AND run RethinkDNS & Firewall. Not as good as Graphene, but cheap / free and 90% of the same.

[–] Apytele@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

This idea I like most out of the suggested options, ty