I might have misunderstood this but is Android really trying to push this as tracking as a privacy upgrade, simply because it let’s us choose which of our interests we want advertisers to have access to?

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Return to Nokia 3310 then I guess

Probably wouldent work on modern cell networks.

DeGoogle your Android ROM/use a custom ROM. What exactly was so hard to understand in that comment that made you want to switch to a feature-phone?

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I just want to buy a phone and use it without having to figure out all that

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Thats how you do it with GrapheneOS. Buy a pixel, take like 30min to install the OS, install F-Droid Basic and sandboxed Play and get your apps.

Degoogling Android is not possible, and LineageOS and other more difficult to install Androids are less secure.

GrapheneOS has a graphical installer, you just need a Laptop (Windows, Linux, Mac), a Chromebook or another Android phone and a USB cable, thats it. You can literally install it from one phone (using some variant of Chromium like Chrome, Cromite, Brave etc.) By opening a website and clicking 4 buttons.

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yeh maybe in a few years when I need a new phone

Not in this century, unfortunately. Even using a SIM card is going to let companies track you.

Just dont use a SIM card.

Two cans and a string should be a good solution then. It respects your privacy and the battery life is unbeatable.

Vulnerable to the tin can in the middle attack.

Honestly theres a half dozen e2ee apps these days with voice calling support, and WiFi is everywhere. Most people have no reason for a SIM card

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Exactly, so “degoogling” your phone isn’t a solution.

Neither is the Nokia a solution

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no it was sarcasm

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