Why should this even matter? Every android has a proprietary parts of code that need to be included even in custom roms. In case of ios devices, the entire OS is proprietary. I would much rather use a Chinese android phone with an unlocked bootloader than an american iphone.
Why should this even matter? Every android has a proprietary parts of code that need to be included even in custom roms. In case of ios devices, the entire OS is proprietary. I would much rather use a Chinese android phone with an unlocked bootloader than an american iphone.
Unlocked bootloader doesn’t automatically lead to good community ROM support, though.
You still need to trust the manufacturer
Also the drivers and hardware can be backdoored
They are all the same, all spying in you. The only difference between them is who’s doing the spying and to what degree.
Jokes on you, I use a Windows Fone. /s