I currently have an iPhone X. I like it, but it’s gradually dying. It’s also a bit too big. Perfect size would be the iPhone 7 or similar. I’ve had different brand phones before this, so while I’ve been on Apple for a while, I’ve had Samsung, Motorola, Sony, Nokia etc. all the way back to the Nokia 3210.
I’m becoming a bit fed up of big brands and so want to de-Apple myself, but also not go Google. I would love a dumb phone, but I do have some regular apps: MS Auth for work; Lemmy; Philips Hue; Sensibo; WhatsApp.
I was looking at alternative OS options such as Graphene OS, that in theory allow you to run Android apps without Google. But how well do they work?
This would be my primary (only) phone.
So given size considerations (iPhone 7), ability to not be Apple or Google OS, but also be able to run my key apps, what do my options look like?
I’d go into a store and ask, but say ‘not apple and not google’ and you get a vacant stare in response.
If you would like a dumb phone but still want to use some mainstream apps you could look into ‘small’ Android phones. I’m using the King Kong Mini 2 rn. 4" screen. Fits everywhere and feels a bit like a dumb phone. Still runs Android
It works well as a daily driver for me but I do also have an Android tablet for more screen intensive tasks like watching videos
Interesting, does it run standard Android or a manufacturer ROM?
It’s not totally stock but it’s very close. No custom skins or anything
Nice