This is the correct answer.

The best “Ad-free Facebook lite” is to have zero FB. And, it’s cross platform.

🤷‍♂️

While local-only will definitely reduce burning the planet up…

Thank you, but no. I don’t want your Counterfeit Cognizance even if local-only.

(Wonder what it does to battery usage…?? 🤔 )

Welp, then I guess it was the S8 where i crossed One UI.

Whatever launcher was on the S4, I didn’t like it as much as I liked Nova Launcher. 🙄

Welp… Haven’t noticed…

But then, I’ve not used One UI since my first Galaxy S4… Didn’t like One UI much right of the bat, so installed Nova Launcher as a replacement; decided that was much more to my liking and never looked back…

Now it’s one of the first things I install on any new phone regardless of brand.

I know it’s not a “solution” as such… But maybe you’d like to give it a go…?? 🤷‍♂️

Florida…???

(I’ll show myself out…) 😜

Police officers cannot force you to unlock your phone by a testimonial act that reveals the contents of your mind. You can be forced to unlock your phone by a nontestimonial act.

From here…

If only for the above reason, I refuse biometrics on any of my devices. 🤷‍♂️

Welp…

Google just keeps getting better and better…

Making me want to rely on them more and more.

🙄 🙄 🖕 🖕

Yeah… Bullshit.

I no longer have the confidence in Google to believe anything they’re telling me.

Another good reason to go for LineageOS/GrapheneOS.

🖕