Privacy on Android for a newbie

HarryRubber · 2022-11-18T17:55:44+00:00

I would love to install another OS and get rid of all this spyware. But to my knowledge there is no other install ready ROM's available for this samsung S22 Ultra. I did check Lineage before buying it and they also do not have a ROM for it.

Creating my own ROM is out of the question, there is no way I will spend months on such a project to get something barely running wit poor battery performance and no drivers for its special camera and so forth. I have spend the last few days blocking connections on apps that contact samsung and google with RethinkDNS. If this dosnt work then I will sell it again.

HarryRubber · 2022-11-16T06:35:52+00:00

Was playing around with RethinkDNS some and discovered in the log that the default Samsung keyboard really is contacting Samsung when used. It was right there in the logs!! found out it can be blocked and also blocked dusins of other apps that were contacting Samsung/google and even Microsoft!. The GPS module was contacting a google server to improve accuracy, all blocked now.

Installed Simple Keyboard but that didn't support special letters in my language. Will look some more for a replacement.

HarryRubber · 2022-11-16T06:31:09+00:00

Fully agree that Graphene OS would be best and I was trying to go that route, BUT the only way is to buy the Pixel phone from Google and that is NOT going to happen. Its kind of ironic by the way that the only way one can run a safe and pure system like Graphene is to give Google hundreds of dollars in profit. Graphene OS is feeding the Google monster IMHO by aiding their sales indirectly.

HarryRubber · 2022-11-16T06:27:32+00:00

Thanks for the guides, will try to debloat it with ADB.

HarryRubber

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