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Looking for some help with my Oneplus Nord CE3 Lite. I have had this phone for a couple months and looking to harden this phone make it a safe privacy friendly phone and avoid the constant monitoring and spying and being tracked and monitored. I want to limit the surveillance and monitoring best i can with this phone. Not interested in CUSTOM ROM and there isnt any available for my phone right now. So what is my options without that and how do i make this a safe phone?

Thanks

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[–] brihuang95@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Definitely avoid using Google products as much as possible. Use Aurora and F-Droid to install apps.

F-Droid at least will have basic open source apps that replace things like your SMS messenger and phone launcher as examples

[–] mineapple@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The google services are preinstalled they'll send data nonetheless

[–] mineapple@feddit.de 0 points 1 year ago

I recommend you to root your phone. With a rooted device you can debloat your phone very easily with UAD (universal Android debloater) for example. Delete any Google related app and of course any diagnostic app from OnePlus. After you deleted Googles apps including gms (!) You can install microG via an magisk module named microG installer for magisk. You don't need the Playstore, use Aurora instead. But first search on Fdroid if there is an opensource alternative for what you're looking for.

All of this might take an evening, but after it, you have peace of mind. Note that for root, you'll have to unlock the bootloader. This will wipe your data, so do a backup beforehand.

If you want to, I can give you a more detailed guide.