I currently have an iPhone X. I like it, but it’s gradually dying. It’s also a bit too big. Perfect size would be the iPhone 7 or similar. I’ve had different brand phones before this, so while I’ve been on Apple for a while, I’ve had Samsung, Motorola, Sony, Nokia etc. all the way back to the Nokia 3210.
I’m becoming a bit fed up of big brands and so want to de-Apple myself, but also not go Google. I would love a dumb phone, but I do have some regular apps: MS Auth for work; Lemmy; Philips Hue; Sensibo; WhatsApp.
I was looking at alternative OS options such as Graphene OS, that in theory allow you to run Android apps without Google. But how well do they work?
This would be my primary (only) phone.
So given size considerations (iPhone 7), ability to not be Apple or Google OS, but also be able to run my key apps, what do my options look like?
I’d go into a store and ask, but say ‘not apple and not google’ and you get a vacant stare in response.
Pixel phones come with a clean Android OS experience. I must tell it is worth to try, and you can even isntall Graphene OS if you want.
That clean OS is really the reason I’ve been on pixels for a bit, even though I’m mad they removed the audio port. I’ve been on Google Fi for a bit now too, though. I wonder if it would be tough to stay there with graphene. My service has been so much better and my bill so much lower than other providers, it’d be hard for me to switch off that.