You can delete MicroG with Android Debloater. You will not be able to do most transactions afterwards.

Can’t wait for them to be fined one penny for every $20B made.

Also, consider a threat model to prevent “privacy fatigue”. Sometimes people implement countermeasures without realizing it doesn’t help them. At least define your privacy concerns and only implement what addresses those.

It sounds ridiculous, but I made this rookie mistake for a year and it was exhausting. Privacy is tough sometimes, but you don’t need everything. I just want to look at cat pictures without google selling my info and using profits to undermine government. Some folks will be executed if they are found dissenting against gov on the Internet. Those are vastly different issues with different countermeasures. Good luck!

Here are alt OSs for phones. The last rows on the big table show “supported devices” and there are a few for Motorola. Some might only work with certain models. That is most likely the case. Do not do this if you can’t tolerate a bricked phone unless you’re confident. I just say that as warning because I truly don’t know how hard it is yet.

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

Alternatively, if you want to do the same thing without a USB, try Shizuku and Canta from Fdroid. Shizuku allows mods over WiFi and Canta does almost the same thing as the tool linked above, but it doesn’t seem to have apk descriptions like the desktop debloater tool. It’s just a way to do something similar on your phone. However, iirc the debloater allows more options like saving which apks you deleted or disabled or some such.

A fantastic quick bang for buck is to download NextDNS. You can use premade domain filters so you don’t need to keep adding as much to your deny list. They have a “no Google” filter that automatically gets much of that crap, a “No Facebook” to block all those domains and more. It’s not hard to use and doesn’t take long to figure out. Just set it up by putting a DNS link in your phone and start checking logs. You’re going to be so pissed when you see them.

If those logs don’t motivate you, I don’t know what will.

If you get to where you want to sell it, let me know. I just might be interested if it’s on a good day.

That actually sounds badass if there was an option to not connect to anything else and also made by an ethical company.

Well, I’ll have to agree with that. I’ve been wanting people off my lawn since I was 30 and found myself complaining about “perverts” and “kids need some damn clothes” recently. ( referring to all the pedophiles and skimpy clothing).

Bad thing is we’re not immune in Lemmy. Sometimes I wonder if my 900 security counter measures ever leak. I tried to go to a site to test it one time, but my features were so tight that I couldn’t even load the test page. At least it’s worth less to them than data off Facebook with some anonymity.

That’s because people are stupid. I’ve been called a boomer and I’m millineal.

No shit. Give me a pool if micro plastics and I’ll go for a swim. I have insurance and will not take medicine that could save my life because living is scarier than dying at this point. Fuck it.

Smoke in mirrors. I’m calling bullshit. Thiel will probably get all the info and blackmail everyone later.

I feel like another job would just make it worse. I’m so tired, and am a barely functional human these days.

You just described me perfectly.

I just got OpenWRT One.

Why? Are they useful for anything other than proping up surveillance state?

I have had mine 3 months. Never going back. Samsung has a partnership with Google. They take all your data and.call home a lot. Start monitoring through NextDNS and start blocking the domains and you’ll see. I’d just reset.or reinstall and try again. Something sounds off.

Am I the only person here that never used one just because of this? They all sounded too sus to me.

Seriously? Like what did you put on it? I love mine. I basically removed MicroG and kept the basic ecosystem. Got Fdroid. Replaced voice recorder, calendar, call app with Fossify. Put an RSS feed on with Lemmy app, Peer tube, Searchix, and Tuta. Absolutely zero issues. You need to disable the MicroG call home though. Can you reset to factory and just use trusted apps?

If you’re miserable, then something is wrong.