[lynndotpy]

Huge parts of social life are gated behind smart-phone services and the workarounds are burdens.

> an android device can easily be nonGoogle.

But I don't think "Easily" is true here. I do it, and it's easy for me, and presumably for you, but presumably because we have the time and skills to make it work. And even the most ideal "non-Google" phone takes hefty compromises.

KaiOS used to be the only real alternative someone might have, since it had some apps like WhatsApp, etc. But as of Sept 2021, that's no longer available.