- Why can't I run what I want on #android?
You can't run what you want because android belongs to #google and they can control their own system.
- Why can't I run a different system than android on my own phone/pad/tablet?
Because manufacturers are in an agreement with Google trying to prevent you from running anything else.
- Is there an alternative to google/android phones?
- In large volumes and markets, yes, i-phone, much more expensive just as evil. There were some x64 like MS-windows phones long ago .. but there are pinephones and a few other alternatives very few know about since there is little money for marketing.
Cut-paste from a post elsewhere:
"https://www.lattepanda.com/lattepanda-v1 #lattepanda
Tiny little x86 4core 2Ghz pocket board with hdmi output
It seems as pinephone is getting some competition
5v2.5w (you can power it with a small powerbank) = 13W peak not enough to get your pocket warm
But for Arm there is
https://genode.org/documentation/index
#SculptOS
not so known OSes for #Pinephone released last month :
#SculptOS version 25.10
https://genode.org/download/sculpt
#Movuan (= Mobian based on Devuan)
https://gitlab.com/l2385/movuan/movuan"
@Tutanota