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Hey there! i currently have a Samsung Galaxy A55 and i want to try one of the privacy focused phones. But idk which is the best i could try.

My findings:

Fairphone with /e/OS, but ive heard /e/OS is apparantly not that secure.
Google Pixel with GrapheneOS, but with this one I still need to buy from Google.
Linux phones, but I'm concerend they dont support all the apps i want to use.

that being said, can you use MicroG instead of Google Services for ALL apps? or does it only work for things like Revanced?

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i also use a Samsung smartwatch with Google Wallet so would this still be possible with an alternate OS?

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[-] sefra1@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

As of things stand right now, android is realistically still the only game in town.

If you get an android with a custom ROM you will still be able to install apps, even if f-droid decides that it isn't worth maintaining the project for a much smaller userbase, someone will fork f-droid or you can still use Obtanium to obtain apps.

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