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Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by MiddleEndian on Monday August 25, 2025 @09:49PM (#45021368)
>I know quite some people who live this way, and are very willing to overcome inconvenient hurdles to avoid having to use such a spying device.

This is kind of a lazy approach, and it's a good thing Stallman did not have that attitude towards personal computers.

But it's a bummer that there's no real equivalent for mobile devices. I use an Android device and I already consider it to be more locked down than Windows. Generally more irritating than Windows as well (maybe not Windows 11)

I also use it as little as possible (unfortunately more and more things require it) and try to get the smallest functional (for me) Android devices.

Re:Google to require developer verification to install and s... by pabs3 on Monday August 25, 2025 @10:45PM (#45021731)
There are alternatives, using them involves sacrifices though, and there the modem baseband isn't replaceable yet. Take a look at GrapheneOS, F-Droid, Replicant, Purism Librem, PinePhone, PostmarketOS, PureOS, Mobian etc.

https://wiki.debian.org/Mobile