[fn-mote]

It sounds like you’re hinting at being unhappy with the lock-in forced by the ecosystem.

The flip side of the coin: any possibly avenue to exfiltrate data and do (advertising) tracking by app developers will be used. The restrictions also protect my privacy.

And my phone battery.

[satvikpendem]

Clearly they don't protect your privacy as evidenced by the post we're commenting on.