ScoffingLizardCan we Degoogle ourselves using an iphone rather than droid? Android is my big hangup right now.
No.
But you may consider rooting/installing a custom ROM.
I’m in the US so I can’t. Unless I get a Pixel, made by stupid google.
Buy an unlocked phone. Why are you even locling yourself to a carrier anyways?
Or just buy a pixel, they’re actually one of the most root-friendly phones.
From what I’ve read, the other Android OS’s do not work with any US carriers. I think some folks got them to work with a Pixel/T-Mobile/Graphene combo, but that is not only literally buying a Google phone, it is also limiting me to one carrier. I would get a Pixel, but the whole point is to get away from google, not give them more money.
Then buy a oneplus phone.
If that does not work for you either, it’s not the best choice but, the only other option is samsung. The rest is hit and miss.
Samsung is partnered with google and is filled with bloat. I might just try to offload all my data on a backup and then try to reset it to default to see what happens.