[ashneo76]

To everyone looking for alternatives, there are quite a few but strong alternatives. They are on a spectrum of complexity/privacy/convenience.

Android probably is not much different. But and this a big one, android devices are not tied to the host google OS and are waaaay way more open than Apple. This is because of Apple's ir tight grip on their hardware ecosystem and lobbying against right to repair. Also, the abundance of android phone makers means you get features at a variety of price points.

The OS options are LineageOS (my daily driver), CalyxOS worth more google support, microG lineage.

More different OS are Ubuntu touch (very active), postmarket OS with multiple frontends just like on Linux desktop, Manjaro Mobile, etc.

And hardware wise, there is Pine phone and Purism. But the more people paying for these, the more there is money for the competition.

Apple id already sitting on a staggering $200billion dollars. $200 billion.