Honestly Google, what's wrong with you? I'm done. I'm done paying for services only to be the product. The behaviour I've seen this year alone is enough for me to give in and look at every single other choice.

Can I run an android without google magic on it - meaning the apps I need? I'm sure going to find out on a rooted phone. I'm shocked, but I'll actually be embracing trying an iphone, a pinephone - hell pretty much everything now. At least Apple is reasonably honest about their evil. I might be able to suck that up.