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I currently use an iPhone, but given the recent attacks made by the US president and members of his administration on my country (tariffs, annexation threats,etc) I am loathe to support any company based out of that nation any longer. Obviously I know that it is likely impossible to get a functional mobile experience with zero US corporate involvement, but what is the least possible I could do and still be practical? A degoogled fair phone device? Something Chinese running a custom rom like lineage os?

I want to sell my iPhone and Apple Watch ASAP and get something that won’t have my sending money to the US via my app purchases (store cut), monthly services (iCloud), and my data being used/sold.

Thanks!

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[–] commander@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Hard part is software distribution. You can buy Chinese phones but what app store? Can focus on open source applications. Use F-Droid. I have an iPhone and an older Pixel 7. In the past I've had ZTE phones. I guess you can buy a Chinese phone with a Mediatek processor that has YMTC memory chips and ... whatever else

Desktop/laptop you should and encourage other to try Linux. Something common. Ubuntu or Linux Mint. Even if it's US based, supporting Linux and open source software aligns with what you want

[–] phoenixz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Open source software isn't tied to countries. Unless you consider every developer, every person evil just and only because they're American, it shouldn't even matter if the project leader is American as no money goes to US companies anyway