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More that I need a smart phone for work and life but there are no viable alternatives to iOS and Android, and I trust Apple slightly more than Google not to spy on me and use it against me

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On many Android devices you can flash an AOSP RON which is a very viable alternative

They're not a very viable alternative unless you plan on never trying to run any major/popular apps, because they all use Google Play Services APIs/libraries/toolboxes.

Install Google Play Services and Google gets whatever info they want from your phone.

Literally this

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