Try Above Phone https://abovephone.com/
It’s a google Pixel that has been “de-googled” All the tracking and reporting software that sends your personal information to google has been removed.
For example Apple transmits 5.8 GB of personal data from each IPhone daily. Google transmits about 20 times that.
If you are concerned about privacy at all the Above Phone is the way to go.
I don’t work for or get paid by Above Phone.
Looking at this now! Thank you for sharing! I can see the price is higher, but it seems worth it to me.
They will spend an hour on the phone with you teaching you how to use your new phone and stay private. That by itself is worth the extra cost to me.
Do you pay the subscription for the Privacy Suite?
That’s not quite how it works. The phone comes with zero tracking. Above phone has a couple different app stores and you choose which apps you want to use. For example, if use google maps you are constantly sending your location to Google. If you use the offline map app on your above phone your location is never recorded. There are several map apps with various levels of privacy. Some you pay for some you don’t. The ones that track you are free. All apps have various levels of security. I’m kind of getting to the end of what I know.
Here’s the link to their videos that explain it better than I can:
https://learn.abovephone.com/course/above-the-rules/
Here’s a link to the podcast I heard about it on. The guy gives a good understanding for the everyday user.
Gotcha. I appreciate all the time you took to share what you did know as well as other sources.
I’ll look into it tomorrow. Also, you’ve easily gained me as a NOSTR follower.
