Does anyone have any recommendations for a mobile phone in 2026? I would prefer to avoid vendor lock-in, maintain control over my device and data (digital sovereignty), and avoid 🍎
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@Larvitz
Another fairphone recommendation here. Mine's a 5, has been absolutely abused and other than a pending usb-c module replacement is perfect after this long. I am convinced it will make my target
@Larvitz another vote for Fairphone. I have a 5, with Android, but no Google account on it (updates via Aurora Store and F-Droid). My son has the 6. Work fine.
@Larvitz I Iove my Fairphone 5 and the version 6 comes with non-android os and it's available in the US
https://support.fairphone.com/hc/en-us/articles/9979154556817-Google-free-Android
@Larvitz fairphone maybe?
or a pixel with grapheneOS
@Larvitz GrapheneOS soll um die Jahreswende 2026/27 ein nicht-Pixel-Gerät als neues Flagschiffgerät bekommen, https://piunikaweb.com/2025/11/19/grapheneos-to-release-non-pixel-flagship-phone-in-q4-2026-or-in-2027/
@Larvitz Fairphone 6 with e/os
