New to the privacy world, need some guidance!

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@oohjeez

If you can’t install a secure and private custom ROM, I would advise you to uninstall as much bloatware on your phone.
For those apps you can’t uninstall, use an ADB command on your computer.
Only leave the applications that are essential for Android to work (trust me there are a small number)
Be careful though when removing apps, start with the obvious ones (like for example your phone doesn’t need to have candy crush preinstalled to function).

I have debloated it as much as possible. This is mostly a common practise for me anyway, since I don’t like to have that unneccecary stuff installed. I have a ADB Appcontrol premium key to manage that.

How does NextDNS compare to a solution like TrackerControl? With TC I get a good overview of who’s phoning to where, but I also noticed it kind of breaks notifications.

@oohjeez

Is dual booting an option?
What kind of games do you play?

I tried dual-booting once and bricked my windows install in the process. I have no clue how, as I have done installs before… I don’t game all that much, but it’s nice to know I can download and play something whenever I feel like.

For the windows inclined: might secure boot have messed up the dual boot?