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submitted 2 weeks ago by qyron@sopuli.xyz to c/android@lemmy.world

I've been looking into moving towards a more privacy friendly OS on my phones; I've been deGoogling my phones to the maximum extension I can manage, deactivating stock apps and putting in as much FOSS possible.

But what other options are there out there?

I don't want to go full out into Linux Phone territory, as I am not tech savvy enough to maintain a phone on that line, and I have two bank and a carrier applications I would like to keep using.

As I write this, Murena and their /e/ OS seems to be a good option, as they have some accessibly priced equipments and the OS itself seems to be a clean(er) Android.

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[-] njordomir@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Playing devils advocate here as my phone is somewhat hardened and mostly degoogled already. My bank let's you cash checks via the app, but not the website. I am willing to go feed them into the ATM by hand, but not everyone lives so close to the bank. It is an issue, but it shouldn't be dealbreaker because privacy is worth far more. That said, ignoring the issue will only make us lose out on potential converts from spyware-android to hardened-android and mobile Linux.

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