Android without Google and yes it has apps: The Reg talks to founder about the /e/ smartphone
How the de-Googled phone works
https://www.theregister.com/2020/11/12/android_without_google_e_smartphone/
There is a non-Google, non-Apple phone called Pinephone. It is Linux-based with open source software under no corporation’s control. It’s not ready for mainstream but is ready to play around with.
Pinephone
https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/
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