Hello! My smartphone is dying, so I'll soon have to buy a new one. I'd like my new phone to have pure Android, without all the apps that manufactures install. Ideally I'd like to remove the majority of Google services too, but there are some that I can't replace yet, so I'm still dependent on, like google maps. What smartphone do you suggest me? In your opinion, would it be better to buy a smartphone with already stock android or to buy any smartphone, and then replace the OS?

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[–] Reorder9543@social.fossware.space 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

LineageOS would probably also be a decent choice if they don't absolutely have to have no Google at all.

[–] joshuaacasey@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd recommend GrapheneOS just because it's much more private and secure (and everyone should care about privacy and the security of their shit)

[–] fulano@lemmy.eco.br 11 points 1 year ago

The thing with grapheneos is that it's not available to anyone. For example, pixel devices are extremely overpriced here in brazil. So, the best we can do is something like lineageos or /e/.