Kroko

Island, Insular, shelter all use Android for Work. There are other options like Private Space.
They give some isolation, but I don’t know how much it helps.

Do Insular and silimiar apps block app from scanning?

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/surfingkeys_ff/

Surfingkeys is much better.

I am doing everything right. Like others have written. You have no idea what you are writing about. Don’t waste other people time.

These changes are breaking features in old.reddit like sharing and probably more. You are promoting untested tweaks

Old.reddit don’t work.

So you can block anything that starts with “www.reddit.com/api” in your custom filters (after all you’re using old.reddit.com), then you’re mostly free from Reddit trackers (more or less). Side effect is, you won’t be able to use the chat in the old interface.

Chat works for me. Will It stop work after some time?

Edit;It looks like the OP is some kind of fearmonger. His claims about old.reddit aren’t true. He is suggesting to block things that break the functionality of old.reddit.

Thanks for mentioning Gadgetbridge. I finally checked it out. It is surprising that it supports other devices besides smartwatches.

You can’t get RCS without Google Messages. An option is using a messaging apps like Beeper https://www.beeper.com/, which can connect to Google Messages (bridge) so you can read your messages in Beeper.

I heard only about Curve pay and Vipps for Nordic countries.

You can uninstall YouTube and most other app with ADB https://github.com/Universal-Debloater-Alliance/universal-android-debloater-next-generation

winutil (ChrisTitusTech) doesn’t apply some setting. ShutUp10++ have more options.

List of all Linux phones https://linmob.net/resources/#smartphones

rooted device

You can hide root and all other stuff. Only thing you can’t get long term is Google Device and Strong integrity.

Yes, NFC works in custom roms. You can replace Google Pay with Curve Pay and others more local options. Some countries have independent payment systems that work ass contactless payment.

https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/blob/main/brands/huawei/README.md

Good to know.

Unlocking phones has more to do with the phone’s manufacturer than the SoC it uses. Developing custom ROMs for MediaTek is more difficult. However, that doesn’t mean there aren’t devices with MediaTek SoCs that have custom ROMs.

Unlocking is possible outside of China https://github.com/melontini/bootloader-unlock-wall-of-shame/blob/main/brands/xiaomi/README.md

Adb command line interface is a major barrier for most users. Even with GUI tools built on top of ADB that still a barrier for many users.

I don’t have experience with linux os on phones. You should ask https://www.reddit.com/user/Mister_Magister/. He is community developer of sailfish os https://www.reddit.com/r/linux/comments/1mzla4h/ive_been_daily_driving_and_developing_mobile/