Custom ROMs for older Android devices does the trick, no bloatware and much more control over what apps and services to run. You can skip gulag apps too.
You have to take the root and install a custom rom at least if you're using android. Mobile OS is practically a spyware by design, you really shouldn't use them as they are.
https://rejectmodernity.substack.com/p/from-smartphone-to-dumbphone-and