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Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Librem_5

> I have to use an Android phone(and I don't want fucking Apple either)

There are third alternatives, too (GNU/Linux phones).

Librem 5 has a removable modem on M.2 card. Would this count?

You could submit this as Ask HN.

Replacing the old boss with another one that's the same? You should go to an independent, paid email provider instead.

> I am not that sure my next phone will be an iPhone.

> The first time I used GNOME, it was a breeze.

So you may be interested in GNU-like Linux phones with UI based on Gnome.

> Sounds like an unauthorized access of my computer

This is exactly what Stallman and the FSF have been saying forever, but nobody believed them, https://www.gnu.org/proprietary/malware-apple.en.html

So you are starting to fight with your computer, just like users of Windows.

> It is unthinkable to me that anyone believes there is such a thing as computer security after so many years of nonstop hacks and leaks.

There were only two VM escapes from Qubes OS in the last 20 years [0]. How is this not sufficiently secure?

https://forum.qubes-os.org/t/qsb-116-multiple-xen-issues-xsa...

> Unfortunately this is an ideological hill that many Linux devs are willing to die on, so we're at an impasse.

This is no longer the reason, as FLOSS implementation exists now: https://arxiv.org/abs/2609.20909

> issues with audio during Zoom, Teams, and Google Meetings sessions

Could it be due to a poor support of Linux by these proprietary apps? Possibly even intentional.

This is plain false. NSA was threatened and many more.

> he runs to a country that literally benefits from his report

He didn't, https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49782465

You should ask on the Discussion page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Mastodon_(social_network)

Purism don't really control the firmware of their modem and WiFi: the vendors do. However, Librem 5 has replaceable modem and WiFi card allowing to choose a different vendor. They did it for WiFi. A new modem is also being discussed, too.

> They exist but they need more polish and support

Which is why we should support them today and not wait until the walled gardens become inescapable.

That is exactly what Purism is doing with their Librem 5 phone. Valve didn't offer great experience immediately, too.

Most commenters in your links are confused by the linked articles. Have you got a well-written article on the issue?

See also: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49741542

Do you really hope to get a phone respecting your freedoms from a megacorp? This is incredibly naive in 2026.

> if there was a real system out there that was trustworthy, it would have all of this and it would be the evidence you actually need to trust it.

Here you go: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I2p

Can you install SXMo or something else on it?

To be truly independent from megacorps?

This can be achieved if more people support the effort. If you expect megacorps to offer you a device respecting your freedom, think again.

Related: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49754250

AI chatbots are becoming experts at changing people's minds (science.org)

If you mean GNU/Linux phones, they already exist and can be used as daily drivers by technical people. Sent from my Librem 5.