Consumer choice for smartphones seems to be at an all-time low, when it comes to software. (Hardware seems as diverse as ever, with a few exceptions, such as the actual modules for talking to the cell towers.)
You have iOS, Android... And a few small OSs which only work on very specific hardware, that tends not to be available after a year or two.
What I want from a phone is fairly limited, which I think makes me more flexible, but I can't really find anything that doesn't spy on me.
* Calls
* SMS
* Phonebook
* Email (IMAP will do)
* SSH (with key support)
* Web browser
Anything I can find is either spyware-riddled, probably backdoored, or so out of date that purchasing it makes it as expensive as a flagship phone.
Consumer choice for smartphones seems to be at an all-time low, when it comes to software. (Hardware seems as diverse as ever, with a few exceptions, such as the actual modules for talking to the cell towers.)
You have iOS, Android... And a few small OSs which only work on very specific hardware, that tends not to be available after a year or two.
What I want from a phone is fairly limited, which I think makes me more flexible, but I can't really find anything that doesn't spy on me.
* Calls
* SMS
* Phonebook
* Email (IMAP will do)
* SSH (with key support)
* Web browser
Anything I can find is either spyware-riddled, probably backdoored, or so out of date that purchasing it makes it as expensive as a flagship phone.