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Which Phones are Easier to DeGoogle? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml to c/degoogle@lemmy.ml
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I am planning to buy a new phone since my current 6-year-old one's screen is getting problematic.

I don't live on the European or American continents, and my country is rather short on choices—we only have Samsung, Apple, Huawei and other Chinese brands.

Importing is not an option because the prices rise to five to tenfold, and I cannot afford that since the already available ones are more expensive than the rest of the world here.

Which available brands and models can I easily DeGoogle and dodge other big corporation bulls?

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[–] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

I tried to disable Play Store on my current phone, but the banking apps refused to work after a while.

I heard Xiaomi made the unlocking harder for Chinese roms. Idk if it's also applicable for global roms though.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yea, that's an unfortunate trade off, I would suggest GrapheneOS, but it's only on Pixels (and some Moto phones?). It has an isolated mode for banking apps.

[–] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Unfortunately, we have neither Pixel nor Moto here. Only the Chinese phones, Samsung, and Apple stuff exist.

I can open the banks' websites on browsers, but idk if that would be wise to do.

[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Its fine to open bank in browser. Issue is many banks don't have a phone mode for their website so it's not very easy to use.

[–] asdasd201@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 3 months ago

Eh, that's something I'm willing to trade.