Until you get a chance to leave behind Google’s Android operating system completely, here’s an article I saw with a few fairly simple things you can do that will reduce (although not eliminate) the ability of Google and others to scrape your data and monetize you.
I already do step 1 (Firefox etc). But looking at step 5, for example, my phone had all those ad options set to “on”.
Can recommend GrapheneOS. Very nice experience. You would think it is more work, but I feel it was less due to not having Google suggest some nasty stuff constantly during install and ever after. Everything works for me. Check your own banking app works from the list they keep and if it does, go for it!
But sadly it’s not available for Fairphones which really frustrates me. And other OS variants just lack the main features which make Graphene so great.
Yes. I got a spotless used pixel. But it is a huge paradox to have to get a Google phone.
there’s CalyxOS and /e/ available on Fairphones, so at least there’s that
But they lack sandboxing options which only exist with GrapheneOS. Sure, Calyx is usable but only with huge downsides when it comes to usability.