I would like to use a Google-free phone.
However, online banking apps (e.g., N26) require you to have a mainstream phone (Android/iOS).
You can't have root access, since apparently those banking apps won't work then.
You need to have a SIM card as well, and you need to identify yourself when purchasing one.
I really hate all that.
At this point, I dream to live without smart technology as much as possible.
Living mostly with "dumb tech".
"Smart" ain't smart for us, it seems, it is for the benefit of those companies (e.g. Samsung TV's).
More control, I suppose.
Can you install uBlock Origin on a Samsung TV?
Furthermore, Samsung phones come with bloat, and you can't even remove them easily.