Why are we still fighting smartphone bloatware in 2025?

I was excited to dive into my new smartphone only to once again waste precious time uninstalling bloatware before I could enjoy it.

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Time to load up some custom Android OS. Lineage, Graphene, seem to be the best at the moment. Any others?
- DivestOS seems like a solid choice too
  
  Jesus, their device download page is a hot mess.
- CalyxOS, if your posture isn't strick enough to require GrapheneOS (more strict than the Average Joe, but not as strict as Snowden).

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