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** '''[https://e.foundation/e-solutions/ /e/]''' is a great option if you still miss more services Google usually offers. With an /e/ account you can sync your data from your /e/ device to your /e/ cloud. | ** '''[https://e.foundation/e-solutions/ /e/]''' is a great option if you still miss more services Google usually offers. With an /e/ account you can sync your data from your /e/ device to your /e/ cloud. | ||
** Not an OS, but as the next step on the spectrum between living completely without Google and living with as much Google as you need I should mention '''[https://opengapps.org/ OpenGAPPS]'''. It is a free script that installs ❗️ ''the'' Google Apps and Services on your Android phone, so if you choose to do that you are already very dependent on Google, but you can choose different packages which include more or less apps - so at least you don't have to have all Google apps on your phone if you don't need them. | ** Not an OS, but as the next step on the spectrum between living completely without Google and living with as much Google as you need I should mention '''[https://opengapps.org/ OpenGAPPS]'''. It is a free script that installs ❗️ ''the'' Google Apps and Services on your Android phone, so if you choose to do that you are already very dependent on Google, but you can choose different packages which include more or less apps - so at least you don't have to have all Google apps on your phone if you don't need them. | ||
** Other notable Android-based OSes are '''CalyxOS''' and '''GrapheneOS'''. | |||
* I haven't extensively tested any '''Non-Android OS''', so I can't say much here. '''[https://pureos.net/ PureOS]''' would probably be my first choice as the most privacy friendly option. I tested '''[https://ubports.com/ Ubuntu Touch]''' for a while in 2017 and was quite pleased with it. It's definitely worth checking out if you don't like Android. | * I haven't extensively tested any '''Non-Android OS''', so I can't say much here. '''[https://pureos.net/ PureOS]''' would probably be my first choice as the most privacy friendly option. I tested '''[https://ubports.com/ Ubuntu Touch]''' for a while in 2017 and was quite pleased with it. It's definitely worth checking out if you don't like Android. | ||