Things that make me angry about my current smartphone Samsung Galaxy S21Ultra on a Verizon plan is the mandatory software updates in which they install WITHOUT MY PERMISSION stupid apps like Netflix and addictive gambling games and stacking block games and Candy crush. God knows what else they install without my permission. I don’t want any of it!

Next phone I buy I want to start with a clean slate, I’m not going to affiliate with any conglomerate like Verizon or AT&T or Sprint or T-Mobile etc, I prefer to go rogue somehow,

which smartphone do you recommend that has no bloatware and it’s customizable?

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
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      1 year ago

      everyone’s recommending Pixel. That’s good to know.

      ok but we’re all here because we’re interested in privacy, so please tell me what does Google Pixel have anything to do with privacy??

      “Google” & “Privacy” are contradictions.

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        1 year ago

        GrapheneOS, a privacy/security focused operating system is compatible with a limited amount of devices. The pixel series is part of those compatible devices.