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There are decent custom ROMs for Pixel already mentioned, and the ThinkPad line even ships with full Linux support now so not too bad at all there.
As for cloud services, I'm still stuck on Google. I've been putting off switching because it's a lot of work.
Honestly I'm planning on moving FROM android TO Apple... I feel like that's still more secure than the other options / effort involved. I still think privacy wise Apple is the better play vs all non custom alternatives.
I use Apple because I have other things to do with my life now, and it's the best of the big ones. They still are.
I'm looking for an alternative Android phone mostly because I'm annoyed by the lack of control over the computer I use the most. Any suggestions?
Any people here with experience with one?
It's a choice. You might wholly disagree, but recent events aren't enough to get me to switch yet, because I think the competition has too many tradeoffs.
I can get my photos scanned against a CSAM database... or I can have Google tracking my location constantly regardless of what they say (as they've been proven to be misleading in the past)... or I can use a Linux phone and say goodbye to battery life and useful apps I need. I'll pick CSAM Scanning over my Location data being in the hands of Google, sorry.
And as for my laptop, macOS doesn't scan, and the M1 is too impressive and has me spoiled. And I have too many horror stories with both Linux and Windows and can't stand either of them. (Don't tell me switch to Linux - I've tried over a dozen distributions over the last decade. It's just not there yet.)
I try to use open source software where possible and after the endless stream of depressing news about working conditions and environmental impact of our juicy tech I'm ready to pay more for less to get (relatively) fair and open hardware too.
Edit: Considering Linux phones like Pinephone or Librem too, but they seem not ready to me yet and they emphasise much more on technical freedom and less on fair production.
Many of these already do something like this but they just don't actively tell you or document it.
Also, and please correct me if I am mistaken, Apple's CSAM is limited to iCloud for Photos. It does not just work against your local photos.
CSAM Detection enables Apple to accurately
identify and report iCloud users who store
known Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM)
in their iCloud Photos accounts
Source: https://www.apple.com/child-safety/pdf/CSAM_Detection_Techni...
I think for a phone I may just drop back to a Nokia 3210 and buy a camera for family pictures. Whatsapp will be a loss, but hey, maybe it'll be nice to not have my phone as a distraction during the day.