I mean they’re still the ones who made the hardware
You will never be completely degoogled, so technically you’re degoogling in my book.
Well not entirely true. There are a few Linux phones, like Pinephone that break free of Google.
I don’t own one but I’m leaning towards getting the pinephone pro, even if it’s a little rough around the edges.
I’m not sure what sort of applications are available in it’s “store” but I think it would work as a daily driver for basic use.
I personally hardly use any apps anyway, mostly just phone, sms, and Firefox.
Yes. If you install Graphene and no play services your phone is de-googled unless you use Google services through a web browser or install another app that contacts them. Google does not have magical hardware level telemetry.
Yep! Since the Nexus phones, big G has kept dev’s in mind when designing their devices. This is why there’s so much control available on Pixies and previously on old Nexus phones.
Yes it does, most privacy concious people ( means they also want google out of their life ) choose pixels because of their hardware features.
Ironically, they’re some of the last phones to even enjoy decent custom ROM support. Even newer OnePlus phones have no custom ROM development going on last I checked
