You say this, but in 2020, Google is still working on adding features Windows Mobile had in 2014. As a former WinMo user, it's sad watching everyone else finally catching up.

Any examples?

I can think of one, but in the opposite way: how Google removed the Exchange integration service from Android.

Watching Apple and Google both adopt dark mode recently was entertaining, Google is still trying to support dark mode across their product suite: Windows Mobile supported dark mode across the entire platform and suggested app developers do as well since the WP7 days.

And then of course, you have both Google flirting with Android apps on Chromebooks, and the new M1 Macs being able to run iOS apps, when Universal Windows Apps were a thing over five years ago.

They've all had this a little while, but Microsoft was ahead of the game on being able to allow/deny individual permissions to given apps before either Apple or Google was as well.

I mean, Microsoft didn't have the market capture, but their platform was technologically in 2015 where their competitors are in 2020.

Then you can support PinePhone / Purism Librem. It's still very far from being as mature as IOS/Android, but it is our only hope of an alternative that respect us.

The long term vision is exactly what you said, convinance & security of a smartphone with, for those who wish, the openness and power of a computer

There are full Linux distros for phones nowadays. They're still in alpha stages, but they're getting better all the time

https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Software_Releases

But that's been true for at least 15 years. It's still very difficult to get a reliable, usable Linux phone, and betting on one being right around the corner has been a long term bad bet. I say that as someone who still uses an N900. Can't wait until I can get Nemo on a reasonably priced modern phone.

That's a fork of LineageOS so you're still using Android

Yes, but it lacks Google "stuff", which is exactly what's wrong about Android.

just please don't put this shit as a real alternative! Other ones mentionned all have their pros and cons imo but are worth the mention :)

what's wrong with it?