hi everyone im a confused about custom roms and i need some information before i want to maybe have a custom android rom
if u have an android stock rom does google still collect data on u because i have an old phone with an old version of android and idk if its still good to use without changing roms please let me know ty
It does and your phone probably hasn’t received firmware, driver and software updates in a long time if it runs an old version of Android. This makes your phone not secure and not private. You should consider getting a Google Pixel device with Google Pixel 6a being the cheapest option.
If it’s running a recent Play Services update, it definitely is. Also most services such as grabbing location ping Google as well. There is also advertising services and what not.