This. You could buy a phone from Samsung, but then you are buying a phone from a Korean company, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but then you are using Android, putting you at Google's whims.
I'd say, though, that Android is better than iOS, though, because you can install apps that aren't on the "official" store on Android (use F-Droid or just download the APK).
Is there anything we can do?
This. You could buy a phone from Samsung, but then you are buying a phone from a Korean company, which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but then you are using Android, putting you at Google's whims.
I'd say, though, that Android is better than iOS, though, because you can install apps that aren't on the "official" store on Android (use F-Droid or just download the APK).
For starters, hey a pixel4a (not the 5g) and install grapheneos.org on it