Certainly a relevant question. So I need to do a phone upgrade shortly for several phones... I don't want to use either Google or Apple. What do you all recommend?
I know there are Linux phones out there, but I don't know how well they function. Also, there's *shudder* Apple.
Or back to the old style dumb phones.
I don't know any other options.
I deep dive into my Google account and turn off any tracking, targeted ads, and so on for my account. I also use Brave Browser instead of Chrome, even though it is based on Chromium.
Your mileage may vary.
Can’t vouch for it, but this is the most recent guide I could find.
https://www.howtogeek.com/348792/how-to-remove-google-from-your-life/