jbranso--- via writes: > I'm getting really tired of carrying my Android phone around with google's > spyware,
This issue is larger than just Android / iOS and the applications a user deliberately uses. There is also the issue of unwanted spyware. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pegasus_(investigation)> You could eliminating the issues mobile phones have entirely by choosing to not use a mobile phone. <https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Going_NoPhone> > (apologies for the youtube link...) You could share Invidious links as well as YouTube links. The YouTube links could be a backup in case the Invidious server linked to goes down. <https://docs.invidious.io/Invidious-Instances.md> > and unfortunately it needs to support SMS and traditional calls, so there > might be some binary blobs for the modem. You can do SMS using email. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMS_gateway#Email_clients> Maybe you could convince the people you want to talk to use free software like Jami. For people who are physically nearby walkie talkies are an option. <https://jami.net/> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkie-talkie>