Assembled cogniscenti; I'm interested in opinions and experiences with mobile-phone OS's alturnative to Android; eg https://www.reddit.com/r/privacy/comments/7jdr9m/lineageos_vs_copperheados_v... I have been 'deleting' away at an old Galaxy SII (GT-19100T), with the help of Kingroot for a couple of years, in the hope of turning it into a useful device, mostly I use a very simple Telsta ZTE-165 mobile and do all my browsing , on desktops and laptops "(this is unlikely to change much, as browsing on a phone just seems like looking through a key-hole); but I have finally lost patience with Android (and Google)....Craig's comment regarding "spyware for Google"; seems very much to the point! I also am considering OS replacement or just buying a phone with such pre-installed.! https://tehnoetic.com/index.php?route=product/category&path=59 given the many hidden 'gotcha's' in the myriad replacement 'recipes' regards Rohan McLeod