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so Android is mostly developed by google so I assume it also sends a lot of data over to google. Is there an OS that's privacy respecting?

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[–] Yoru@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

thanks everyone for the replies, unfortunately most of the OSes you guys have provided aren't compatible with my current phone (redMi 11 pro), so if I ever get a google pixel, I will use graphene OS. Good night everyone.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

you can install tracker control or netGuard to see or block those connections

but it must be better to start with graphene, lineage or iodé as your base

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.one 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The problem I've found with NetGuard is you can't use it alongside your VPN

[–] thecam@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

I wish more VPN apps had firewall settings built into it.

[–] ominouslemon@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

AOSP-derived ROMs like LineageOS, Copperhead, GrapheneOS and Calyx are specifically developed as alternative android distributions that do not rely on Google to function

[–] robotdna@toast.ooo 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

IMO Graphene is the only true option in this list, with Copperhead being aggressively sus given the history

[–] thecam@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago

Graphene is the best option but lineageos is also good and covers many devices. The con of lineageos is the lack of hardened security which graphene provides.