Although I`m OK with Google knowing everything about me through their apps and their `Play Services`, I do recognise that there`s an element in the tech world, perhaps more so on AAWP, that is suspicious of Google and would like to go another way for their smartphone. Of course, Windows Phone and Windows 10 Mobile was a good option here, but sadly abandoned by Microsoft and hardly viable in 2021. There`s Apple and iOS, of course, but perhaps some of the same concerns apply, i.e. `big tech` knowing what you`re up to. Then there are super niche `Google-less`, privacy-conscious Android distributions, such as e/OS, but these are relatively hard work in terms of building up the applications and services you need. But if you`ve been paying attention to the Huawei-USA bust-up in the last few years, you`ll have heard of `Harmony OS` and this might be just what the doctor ordered...
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