> Imagine a company that lets you use your current Samsung or Google or Sony or ASUS or whatever flagship phone, but with a truly open-source fork of Android with a Little Snitch built in, and security updates guaranteed
You describe the direction CalyxOS / DivestOS are going. And of course, there's the Pixel phones on GrapheneOS which arguably is more security-focused.
I just read their homepage, and they don't have Google Play support. The requirement to run Google Play Services to access and run apps represents a serious anti-trust concern to me (and to the DoJ under any administration, I would imagine). Perhaps more importantly, I see no mention of any facility for network monitoring.
>DivestOS
Hadn't heard of this LineageOS fork, thanks. TBH I can't really tell how it differs from either Calyx or Divest. None of these tools have the top-line features I mentioned.
You describe the direction CalyxOS / DivestOS are going. And of course, there's the Pixel phones on GrapheneOS which arguably is more security-focused.