So, are Apple operating systems actually considerably better in terms of privacy? I’ve been considering making the switch for both privacy and security reasons, but I’m not really sure it’s worth the cost and hassle. I’m currently on an iPhone (recently switched because I had a Pixel 7 with… issues, but that’s longer story) and I’m trying to decide if it’s worth it to fully switch over to the Apple ecosystem.
LineageOS itself is just as private as AOSP and the Google core stack you might flash along it.
I have not found my source yet but once I’ve read about some Google telemetry within AOSP but that might be less than iOS on default settings sends. With Google core services you will definitely have more data collected on the Android side though.