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making an android cell as much as google-less possible

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daggs1

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Greetings,

my cell is about to die on me and I might be in the market for getting a new one.
thing is, I like my privacy very much.
from technical pov, how much google less I can make a android cell? I don't care if it means less apps (or no external apps at all).
I need a cell to make voice calls, send sms, take a pic or video here and there, maybe bt and that's it.
I don't need wireless (I intend to keep it off) nor cell data (same).
if possible, I like my cell small, so recommendations on small cells will be appreciated too.

please leave non technical comments aside.

Thanks.
 
gorcorps said:
sounds like you shouldn't even be looking at smartphones to be honest
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This really OP.

Why not just get a basic candybar Nokia?
https://www.nokia.com/en_gb/phones/classic-phones

"I need a cell to make voice calls, send sms, take a pic or video here and there, maybe bt and that's it.
I don't need wireless (I intend to keep it off) nor cell data (same).
if possible, I like my cell small, so recommendations on small cells will be appreciated too."

Covers all those points.

Plus the Nokia 8110 in yellow looks bloody awesome! BANANA PHONE!
 
WelshBloke said:
If your phone has an Aosp rom available you can easily make it totally Google free.
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I found only android version specific list from rather latest machines and none seems official, is there an official list?

sdifox said:
https://opensourceforu.com/2018/05/5-open-source-mobile-operating-sytems-alternatives-to-android/
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  1. Plasma Mobile - I didn't thought they are out. is it in production?
  2. Tizen - this was my primary contender, thing is, beside India, I don't see where else I can get one and I'm not living in India.
  3. Librem - yeah but 600$ for cell is too high of a price for me.
  4. pmOS - seems like it isn't quite ready.
  5. LineageOS - seems like a good option, I just need to find a device that suits my needs and the list is long, not to mention finding an actual device that is workable.
shortylickens said:
Get a Palm.
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I thought these aren't exiting anymore.

WelshBloke said:
This really OP.

Why not just get a basic candybar Nokia?
https://www.nokia.com/en_gb/phones/classic-phones

"I need a cell to make voice calls, send sms, take a pic or video here and there, maybe bt and that's it.
I don't need wireless (I intend to keep it off) nor cell data (same).
if possible, I like my cell small, so recommendations on small cells will be appreciated too."

Covers all those points.

Plus the Nokia 8110 in yellow looks bloody awesome! BANANA PHONE!
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I'm kinda blacklisting Nokia after the whole Intel - Microsoft debacle.
 
daggs1 said:
Greetings,

my cell is about to die on me and I might be in the market for getting a new one.
thing is, I like my privacy very much.
from technical pov, how much google less I can make a android cell? I don't care if it means less apps (or no external apps at all).
I need a cell to make voice calls, send sms, take a pic or video here and there, maybe bt and that's it.
I don't need wireless (I intend to keep it off) nor cell data (same).
if possible, I like my cell small, so recommendations on small cells will be appreciated too.

please leave non technical comments aside.

Thanks.
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If your primary concern is privacy, you should look into microg project, Yalp+F-droid.
What people do is install a custom rom like Lineage + Microg/Yalp.
 
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