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Next smartphone I buy, which one do you recommend?

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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?

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library_napper@monyet.cc
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Get a used pixel for $100. Factory reset on arrival, and install Graphene OS. Do not install gapps.

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iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee
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Ignoring the gapps part is… Tricky.

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library_napper@monyet.cc
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Why? By default gapps doesn’t come with ROMs. Its usually more work to install gapps.

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iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee
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Well yeah…but eventually you end up needing some banking app or some other crap that might need G-Services.

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Free Palestine 🇵🇸@sh.itjust.works
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I wouldn’t recommend a Pixel older than the Pixel 6 as these will soon be EOL.

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random65837@lemmy.world
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No reason not to install them on Graphene if people want a fully functional phone. You can’t compare gapps on other custom ROMs to Graphene’s implementation.

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