Recently, I’ve started feeling rather disappointed with the direction Android seems to be headed, particularly with Google pushing on with plans that could see data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/android-phones/googles-about-to-ruin-one-of-the-best-things-about-android-and-make-it-more-like-ios” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/phones/android-phones/googles-about-to-ruin-one-of-the-best-things-about-android-and-make-it-more-like-ios”>sideloading lose most of its appeal. It’s to the point where, if those plans go ahead the way everyone fears they will, I might just switch to iPhone.
If I’m forced to use a phone that puts users at the mercy of the whims of a giant tech company, I’d be better off picking the one that actually takes the topic of user privacy seriously. Then…

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