Start Here · Android · Your path
Lock down my phone
Settings, permissions, and whether to change the phone itself. Work down the list — each step builds on the ones above it.
Start here
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Audit and Lock Down Your App Permissions
⏱ 30 min ★ Impact: High
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The iOS and Android settings audit
The Privacy Diet · Chapter 2
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Encrypted DNS on Your Phone, Everywhere You Go
Android's Private DNS and an iPhone DNS profile, set up in fifteen minutes: which resolver now that Mullvad's is closing, how to check it works, and how it fits with a Pi-hole at home.
beginner⏱ 15 min -
Which Phone Should You Use
A recommended path for each kind of reader, from happy iPhone user to maximum control.
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iPhone vs Android
The Privacy Diet · Chapter 1
Go further on Android
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Custom Android ROMs
Five de-Googled Android distributions, compared by device support and difficulty.
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GrapheneOS vs CalyxOS
The two leading privacy ROMs across device support, Play Services handling and hardening.
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De-Googled App Replacements
What to install first on a Google-free phone, and which app each one replaces.
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GrapheneOS and de-Googling
The Privacy Diet · Chapter 3
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Your phone, de-Googled
De-Google Your Life · Chapters 15–17