[kryogen1c]

Couldnt agree more. In starting my quest to deGooglify my life, i switched to a new LG phone off my pixel 2 and i have to say, its worse. Am I going to switch back? Sure wont. Google has lost my business.

On an article related note, i wonder if/when this will affect waze

[neetdeth]

deGooglifying by moving from a Google Google phone to an LG Google phone.

Of course, the only viable alternative at this point is Apple. That's the choice I made and I feel they've earned higher consumer trust... for the moment.

I really think that, with smartphone technological improvements flattening out and the oligopoly starting to squeeze their customer base, there's never been a better time for open smartphone projects to get a foothold.

[TheOperator]

I hate what Google has become but some iOS design decisions like tying it to iTunes make me want to gouge my eyes out. The time is ripe for another phone OS.

I really can't stop using their search engine without making my life worse and yes I've tried DDG and bing etc.