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  • It’s like you said, if you want to use NewPipe and F-Droid, that’s your only option. I wasn’t really speaking to the Google data issues but your Samsung/Tizen issues and your choice of hardware. I’m afraid there aren’t any good solutions for non-Google devices. You can block certain DNS/domains but you’ll almost certainly have functional problems.

    What I did was to create a new Google account at setup (they’ll auto-generate one for you) and then just immediately log out of it after. Install apps through Aurora/F-Droid. That’s the best I’ve got.

    Your next best option is just buying a cheap Linux computer and running your apps through a desktop browser with KBM. Obviously you’re making a bunch of compromises on convenience in that case. There are some TV OS’s like plasma bigscreen but you won’t be able to use a TV remote or watch Apple/Netflix/HBO/whatever because none of them have Linux apps. And further, most of them will limit browser to SD quality.