Android Data Collection - Revision history

Dosjdhdjdjdhdjdjdj at 22:57, 10 March 2026

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	For this, Google was sued in the United States and in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gatlan \|first=Sergiu \|date=14 Nov 2022 \|title=Google will pay $391M to settle Android location tracking lawsuit \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218125205/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=18 Feb 2026\|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[BleepingComputer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Aug 2022 \|title=Google LLC to pay $60 million for misleading representations \|url=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816180655/https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|archive-date=16 Aug 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ACCC]]}}</ref>		For this, Google was sued in the United States and in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gatlan \|first=Sergiu \|date=14 Nov 2022 \|title=Google will pay $391M to settle Android location tracking lawsuit \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218125205/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=18 Feb 2026\|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[BleepingComputer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Aug 2022 \|title=Google LLC to pay $60 million for misleading representations \|url=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816180655/https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|archive-date=16 Aug 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ACCC]]}}</ref>
	==Data sharing with OEM’s custom Android==		==Data sharing with OEM’s custom Android==
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	==Privacy respecting alternatives==		==Privacy respecting alternatives==
	Some alternatives are available to users for completely avoiding this data sharing. Attempts to disable data collection via settings, Android integration with Google services does make it impossible to fully discontinue the passing on of person and device details.<ref name=":0" />		Some alternatives are available to users for completely avoiding this data sharing. Attempts to disable data collection via settings, Android integration with Google services does make it impossible to fully discontinue the passing on of person and device details.<ref name=":0" />

Left4Code: cool table, not centered, I don't know how to do that. If you change it, can you leave a comment for how to do it?

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cool table, not centered, I don't know how to do that. If you change it, can you leave a comment for how to do it?

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 *SIM serial number and IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity)
 *Handset phone number
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 In addition, Google services on Android sends telemetry data to Google even when customers directly decline to have their data collected. For instance, each time a SIM card is inserted into the device, Google services sends its information to Google automatically.

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	==Data sharing with Google==		==Data sharing with Google==
	A research study examined the frequency of data sharing between Google and Android phones with Google services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Leith \|first=Douglas J. \|date=25 Mar 2021 \|title=Mobile Handset Privacy: Measuring The Data iOS and Android Send to Apple And Google \|url=https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219165022/https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025\|access-date=15 Mar 2025}}</ref> The study describes that even if minimally configured and in idle mode, the handset will share data with Google on an average of every 4.5 minutes. The shared data includes the following sensitive ~~data~~:		A research study examined the frequency of data sharing between Google and Android phones with Google services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Leith \|first=Douglas J. \|date=25 Mar 2021 \|title=Mobile Handset Privacy: Measuring The Data iOS and Android Send to Apple And Google \|url=https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219165022/https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025\|access-date=15 Mar 2025}}</ref> The study describes that even if minimally configured and in idle mode, the handset will share data with Google on an average of every 4.5 minutes. The shared data includes the following sensitive information:

	*IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)		*IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)

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	==Data sharing with Google==		==Data sharing with Google==
	A research examined the frequency of data sharing between Google and Android phones with Google services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Leith \|first=Douglas J. \|date=25 Mar 2021 \|title=Mobile Handset Privacy: Measuring The Data iOS and Android Send to Apple And Google \|url=https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219165022/https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025\|access-date=15 Mar 2025}}</ref> The ~~research showed~~ that even if ~~an Android phone is set to minimal setting~~ and ~~left on its own~~, ~~it shares~~ data with Google on average every 4.5 minutes. The shared data includes sensitive ~~information like~~:		A research study examined the frequency of data sharing between Google and Android phones with Google services.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web \|last=Leith \|first=Douglas J. \|date=25 Mar 2021 \|title=Mobile Handset Privacy: Measuring The Data iOS and Android Send to Apple And Google \|url=https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251219165022/https://www.scss.tcd.ie/doug.leith/apple_google.pdf \|archive-date=19 Dec 2025\|access-date=15 Mar 2025}}</ref> The study describes that even if minimally configured and in idle mode, the handset will share data with Google on an average of every 4.5 minutes. The shared data includes the following sensitive data:

	*IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)		*IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity)

Dosjdhdjdjdhdjdjdj: Changed “not many” to “some” to sound more optimistic

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	==Data sharing with OEM’s custom Android==		==Data sharing with OEM’s custom Android==
	==Privacy respecting alternatives==		==Privacy respecting alternatives==
	~~Not many~~ alternatives are available to users for completely avoiding this data sharing. Attempts to disable data collection via settings, Android integration with Google services does make it impossible to fully discontinue the passing on of person and device details.<ref name=":0" />		Some alternatives are available to users for completely avoiding this data sharing. Attempts to disable data collection via settings, Android integration with Google services does make it impossible to fully discontinue the passing on of person and device details.<ref name=":0" />

	The use of [[wikipedia:List_of_custom_Android_distributions\|custom ROMs]] or privacy-focused applications, do cut down on sharing data, these are likely to require technical know-how and are not necessarily in the hands of the average user.		The use of [[wikipedia:List_of_custom_Android_distributions\|custom ROMs]] or privacy-focused applications, do cut down on sharing data, these are likely to require technical know-how and are not necessarily in the hands of the average user.

Rudxain: non-mobile YT (device neutral)

2026-02-23T20:43:53Z

non-mobile YT (device neutral)

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	The only fully degoogled alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services.		The only fully degoogled alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services.

	Another option is [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS], an optionally degoogled privacy and security focused Android ROM. While not replacing google play services completely, GrapheneOS offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. GrapheneOS has many other privacy features like more control over app permissions and automatic time-based Wifi and Bluetooth off switches. Despite these features, users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history and other controversies.<ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 Archived])</ref><ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg Archived])</ref>		Another option is [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS], an optionally degoogled privacy and security focused Android ROM. While not replacing google play services completely, GrapheneOS offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. GrapheneOS has many other privacy features like more control over app permissions and automatic time-based Wifi and Bluetooth off switches. Despite these features, users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history and other controversies.<ref> https://youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 Archived])</ref><ref> https://youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg Archived])</ref>

	As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as [https://f-droid.org/ F-droid], [https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store Aurora Store], [https://accrescent.app/ Accrescent], and [https://obtainium.imranr.dev/ Obtanium], do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.		As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as [https://f-droid.org/ F-droid], [https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store Aurora Store], [https://accrescent.app/ Accrescent], and [https://obtainium.imranr.dev/ Obtanium], do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.

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	Google misled some Android users into thinking that the setting titled “Location History” was the only Google account setting that affected whether the company collected, kept and used personally identifiable data about their location. In fact, another account setting titled “Web & App Activity” also enabled Google to collect, store and use personally identifiable location data when it was turned on, and that setting was turned on by default.		Google misled some Android users into thinking that the setting titled “Location History” was the only Google account setting that affected whether the company collected, kept and used personally identifiable data about their location. In fact, another account setting titled “Web & App Activity” also enabled Google to collect, store and use personally identifiable location data when it was turned on, and that setting was turned on by default.

	For this, Google was sued in the United States and in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gatlan \|first=Sergiu \|date=14 Nov 2022 \|title=Google will pay $391M to settle Android location tracking lawsuit \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218125205/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=18 Feb 2026\|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[BleepingComputer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Aug 2022 \|title=Google LLC to pay $60 million for misleading representations \|url=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/~~Jn1fd~~ \|archive-date=17 Aug 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ACCC]]}}</ref>		For this, Google was sued in the United States and in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gatlan \|first=Sergiu \|date=14 Nov 2022 \|title=Google will pay $391M to settle Android location tracking lawsuit \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218125205/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=18 Feb 2026\|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[BleepingComputer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Aug 2022 \|title=Google LLC to pay $60 million for misleading representations \|url=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816180655/https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|archive-date=16 Aug 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ACCC]]}}</ref>
	==Data sharing with OEM’s custom Android==		==Data sharing with OEM’s custom Android==
	==Privacy respecting alternatives==		==Privacy respecting alternatives==

Banana at 12:13, 23 February 2026

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	The only fully degoogled alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services.		The only fully degoogled alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services.

	Another option is [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS], an optionally degoogled privacy and security focused Android ROM. While not replacing google play services completely, GrapheneOS offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. GrapheneOS has many other privacy features like more control over app permissions and automatic time-based Wifi and Bluetooth off switches. Despite these features, users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history and other controversies.<ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0</ref><ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg</ref>		Another option is [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS], an optionally degoogled privacy and security focused Android ROM. While not replacing google play services completely, GrapheneOS offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. GrapheneOS has many other privacy features like more control over app permissions and automatic time-based Wifi and Bluetooth off switches. Despite these features, users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history and other controversies.<ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 Archived])</ref><ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg Archived])</ref>

	As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as [https://f-droid.org/ F-droid], [https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store Aurora Store], [https://accrescent.app/ Accrescent], and [https://obtainium.imranr.dev/ Obtanium], do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.		As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as [https://f-droid.org/ F-droid], [https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store Aurora Store], [https://accrescent.app/ Accrescent], and [https://obtainium.imranr.dev/ Obtanium], do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.
	These application sources have different uses, with F-droid acting as an app store for only free and open source apps, Aurora Store acts as an anonymized version of the Google Play Store, Accrescent focuses on app-installation security, and Obtanium acts as an update-grabber from code repositories like Github, Gitlab, and Codeberg.		These application sources have different uses, with F-droid acting as an app store for only free and open source apps, Aurora Store acts as an anonymized version of the Google Play Store, Accrescent focuses on app-installation security, and Obtanium acts as an update-grabber from code repositories like Github, Gitlab, and Codeberg.

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	A study found that data collection happens without any chance to opt out even before the user has even opened their first app.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jones \|first=Connor \|date=4 Mar 2025 \|title=How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214065909/https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-03-05 \|website=The Register}}</ref>		A study found that data collection happens without any chance to opt out even before the user has even opened their first app.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Jones \|first=Connor \|date=4 Mar 2025 \|title=How Google tracks Android device users before they've even opened an app \|url=https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260214065909/https://www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/google_android/ \|archive-date=14 Feb 2026\|access-date=2025-03-05 \|website=The Register}}</ref>

	Moreover, most phone vendors do their own tracking on top and pre-install so-called [[bloatware]] in exchange for payment from the respective company, such as social media and shopping apps [[Meta]], [[TikTok]], Aliexpress, [[~~EBay~~]], …), which transmit data in the background without user consent even if the apps are never even opened and the user never agreed to their TOS.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Trinity College Dublin \|date=October 11, 2021 \|title=Study reveals scale of data-sharing from Android mobile phones \|url=https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-reveals-scale-data-sharing-android-mobile.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251117171125/https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-reveals-scale-data-sharing-android-mobile.html \|archive-date=17 Nov 2025\|access-date=2025-03-05 \|website=TechXplore}}</ref>		Moreover, most phone vendors do their own tracking on top and pre-install so-called [[bloatware]] in exchange for payment from the respective company, such as social media and shopping apps [[Meta]], [[TikTok]], Aliexpress, [[eBay]], …), which transmit data in the background without user consent even if the apps are never even opened and the user never agreed to their TOS.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Trinity College Dublin \|date=October 11, 2021 \|title=Study reveals scale of data-sharing from Android mobile phones \|url=https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-reveals-scale-data-sharing-android-mobile.html \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251117171125/https://techxplore.com/news/2021-10-reveals-scale-data-sharing-android-mobile.html \|archive-date=17 Nov 2025\|access-date=2025-03-05 \|website=TechXplore}}</ref>

	==Data sharing with Google==		==Data sharing with Google==
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	Google misled some Android users into thinking that the setting titled “Location History” was the only Google account setting that affected whether the company collected, kept and used personally identifiable data about their location. In fact, another account setting titled “Web & App Activity” also enabled Google to collect, store and use personally identifiable location data when it was turned on, and that setting was turned on by default.		Google misled some Android users into thinking that the setting titled “Location History” was the only Google account setting that affected whether the company collected, kept and used personally identifiable data about their location. In fact, another account setting titled “Web & App Activity” also enabled Google to collect, store and use personally identifiable location data when it was turned on, and that setting was turned on by default.

	For this, Google was sued in the United States and in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gatlan \|first=Sergiu \|date=14 Nov 2022 \|title=Google will pay $391M to settle Android location tracking lawsuit \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218125205/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=18 Feb 2026\|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[BleepingComputer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Aug 2022 \|title=Google LLC to pay $60 million for misleading representations \|url=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://~~web.~~archive.~~org/web/20260222205716/https://www.accc.gov.au~~/~~media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations~~ \|archive-date=~~22 Feb 2026~~\|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ACCC]]}}</ref>		For this, Google was sued in the United States and in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Gatlan \|first=Sergiu \|date=14 Nov 2022 \|title=Google will pay $391M to settle Android location tracking lawsuit \|url=https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|url-status=live \|archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260218125205/https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/google/google-will-pay-391m-to-settle-android-location-tracking-lawsuit/ \|archive-date=18 Feb 2026\|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[BleepingComputer]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=12 Aug 2022 \|title=Google LLC to pay $60 million for misleading representations \|url=https://www.accc.gov.au/media-release/google-llc-to-pay-60-million-for-misleading-representations \|url-status=live \|archive-url=https://archive.ph/Jn1fd \|archive-date=17 Aug 2022 \|access-date=15 Mar 2025 \|website=[[ACCC]]}}</ref>
	==Data sharing with OEM’s custom Android==		==Data sharing with OEM’s custom Android==
	==Privacy respecting alternatives==		==Privacy respecting alternatives==
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	The only fully degoogled alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services.		The only fully degoogled alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services.

	Another option is [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS], an optionally degoogled privacy and security focused Android ROM. While not replacing google play services completely, GrapheneOS offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. GrapheneOS has many other privacy features like more control over app permissions and automatic time-based Wifi and Bluetooth off switches. Despite these features, users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history and other controversies.<ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 ~~([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 Archived])~~</ref><ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg ~~([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg Archived])~~</ref>		Another option is [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS], an optionally degoogled privacy and security focused Android ROM. While not replacing google play services completely, GrapheneOS offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. GrapheneOS has many other privacy features like more control over app permissions and automatic time-based Wifi and Bluetooth off switches. Despite these features, users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history and other controversies.<ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0</ref><ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg</ref>

	As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as [https://f-droid.org/ F-droid], [https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store Aurora Store], [https://accrescent.app/ Accrescent], and [https://obtainium.imranr.dev/ Obtanium], do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.		As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as [https://f-droid.org/ F-droid], [https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store Aurora Store], [https://accrescent.app/ Accrescent], and [https://obtainium.imranr.dev/ Obtanium], do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.

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	The only fully degoogled alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services.		The only fully degoogled alternate configuration comprises of MicroG applications, which is an open source reimplementation of Google services. It provides necessary dependencies so that most of the applications which depend on Google services can function on a device without those Google services.

	Another option is [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS], an optionally degoogled privacy and security focused Android ROM. While not replacing google play services completely, GrapheneOS offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. GrapheneOS has many other privacy features like more control over app permissions and automatic time-based Wifi and Bluetooth off switches. Despite these features, users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history and other controversies.<ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0</ref><ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg</ref>		Another option is [https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS], an optionally degoogled privacy and security focused Android ROM. While not replacing google play services completely, GrapheneOS offers a sandboxed version of the google play services. The sandboxing allows users to control the permissions of the google play services, limiting the privacy risk they pose. GrapheneOS has many other privacy features like more control over app permissions and automatic time-based Wifi and Bluetooth off switches. Despite these features, users may choose not to consider this Android ROM due to its development history and other controversies.<ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=4To-F6W1NT0 Archived])</ref><ref> https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg ([https://preservetube.com/watch?v=Dx7CZ-2Bajg Archived])</ref>

	As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as [https://f-droid.org/ F-droid], [https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store Aurora Store], [https://accrescent.app/ Accrescent], and [https://obtainium.imranr.dev/ Obtanium], do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.		As for application distribution, alternate channels, such as [https://f-droid.org/ F-droid], [https://auroraoss.com/aurora-store Aurora Store], [https://accrescent.app/ Accrescent], and [https://obtainium.imranr.dev/ Obtanium], do exist. These alternative application sources allow users to install applications of their choosing without a single entity to regulate the applications.