This is why FOSS is so important. Then you can at least control the app and know that it’s not being updated with malicious code.

Sure, but I think chances are high that “your own” will be much slower than the others.

I feel like RISC-V has already been ruined by vendor-specific proprietary extensions.

Very well-written and informed response, thank you.

Is This Safe for Me? Yes

I think the answer is not so simple. For example, some might think it would be a bad idea for their provider to know that you regularly exchange traffic with many users in adversarial countries (even if they don’t know what that traffic is)… could that be used against you somehow? It’s entirely possible.

Start sending them faked messages.

only three android versions behind for $500? sign me up /s