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→Alternatives to Android
== Alternatives to Android ==
== Alternatives to Android ==
*iOS for iPhone and iPad - the most popular alternative. Although closed source and collecting/sharing some private data, Apple's default settings are more privacy respecting than Google's.
*'''[[iOS]]''' for [[iPhone]] and [[iPad]] - the most popular alternative. Although closed source and collecting/sharing some private data, Apple's default settings are more privacy respecting than Google's.
*Ubuntu Touch - open-source, Linux operating system. Not based on Android.<ref>https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/</ref>
*'''[https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/ Ubuntu Touch]''' - open-source, Linux operating system. Not based on Android.<ref>https://www.ubuntu-touch.io/</ref>
===Android derivatives===
===Android derivatives===
''Based on Android, but modified from the original Google release, these systems support Android applications, but come with various improvements.''
''Based on Android, but modified from the original Google release, these systems support Android applications, but come with various improvements.''
*GraphineOS - A hardened Android fork, focused on security and privacy.
*'''[https://grapheneos.org/ GraphineOS]''' - A hardened Android fork, focused on security and privacy.
*[[LineageOS]] - Designed to keep older devices supported and usable, this system provides updates for devices which their manufacturers have abandoned, as well as numerous newer devices.
*'''[[LineageOS]]''' - Designed to keep older devices supported and usable, this system provides updates for devices which their manufacturers have abandoned, as well as numerous newer devices.
*[[CalyxOS]] - A privacy focused fork
*'''[[CalyxOS]]''' - A privacy focused fork
*/e/OS - A "degoogled" system which removes Google's proprietary code, thus reducing privacy invasions
*'''[https://e.foundation/e-os/ /e/OS]''' - A "degoogled" system which removes Google's proprietary code, thus reducing privacy invasions.
===Abondonware and unsupported options===
===Abondonware and unsupported options===
*Windows Phone (dead) - arguably more powerful than either Android or iOS, many think it was a superior option, but Microsoft killed it off in 2017 due to failure to penetrate the market. The latest is Windows 10 Mobile.
*'''Windows Phone''' - arguably more powerful than either Android or iOS at the time, some thought it was a superior option, but Microsoft killed it off in 2017 due to failure to penetrate the market. The latest is Windows 10 Mobile.
*Symbian OS - discontinued some time ago, but some think it was good, and it featured Opera.
*'''Symbian OS''' - discontinued some time ago, but some think it was good, and it featured Opera.
*Blackberry 10 - uses a microkernel for better reliability, and also allows direct filesystem access (unlike Android and iOS), but restricted (unlike Windows and MacOS). Newer blackberry devices now use Android.
*'''Blackberry 10''' - used a microkernel for better reliability, and also allowed direct filesystem access (unlike Android and iOS), but restricted other actions (unlike Windows and MacOS). Newer blackberry devices now use Android.
== Alternatives to Google Drive ==
== Alternatives to Google Drive ==