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== Flash a custom ROM ==
Custom ROM's are community-created versions of Android, usually focusing on making significant changes to how Android runs, more than what is possible by just installing an app. Custom ROMs allow you to take back control of your device and fully remove Google's control over your Android phone.<br>
There are many different custom ROMs, focusing on all kinds of enhancements, so it can be a bit hard to separate the wheat from the chaff, however, from the privacy perspective, these are
*[[File:Copperhead logo.svg|thumb|CopperheadOS is what Android was meant to be.]][https://copperhead.co/| CopperheadOS] - Google-free version of Android usually considered the gold standard when it comes to privacy on Android
* [https://lineageos.org/| LineageOS] - formerly known as CyanogenMod, while this project is not specifically focused on privacy, if you simply avoid installing Google Apps you'll have yourself a pretty decent phone privacy-wise
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:* you may use [https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/rumboalla/apkupdater/| APKUpdater] to check for updates from ApkMirror and automatically update the apps
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= Additional reading =
[[Analysis:Fundamental problem with Android]]<br>
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