Mastodawn

Help me out, Fedi:

I have a brand new Galaxy A15 5G. I want to start using it, but there's one small issue, which is that it's a smartphone in 2026.

Ideally, I'd put a custom ROM on it. Last I checked, though, that's not currently an option for this particular model (SM-A156U1/DS).

What I'm looking for is recommendations for the best way to de-Google it/make it less of a privacy nightmare/etc. If I'm wrong about the ROM thing, that'd be good to know, too.

Boosts welcome!

#android #smartphone #degoogle #google #privacy #customrom

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Frumbly

@aearo if you can't flash a custom ROM on the A15, you can at least partially control your data privacy with the Tracker Control app https://f-droid.org/en/packages/net.kollnig.missioncontrol.fdroid/

TrackerControl | F-Droid - Free and Open Source Android App Repository

TrackerControl allows to monitor and control hidden data collection in apps.