You can use Fire Toolbox to disable the crap on Fire and install Play Store.

https://xdaforums.com/t/windows-linux-tool-fire-toolbox-v39-0.3889604/

The Xiaomi tablets are pretty great and reliable - Xiaomi Pad 7. The Alldocube tablets are very decent too - iPlay 60.

There is also the Fire HD 10.

I’ve used all 3. Great tablets at different price points.

Freetube and Grayjay. Grayjay has a desktop app now.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/205155985/how-to-disable-access-for-internet-for-a-specific-apps?hl=en

https://www.guidingtech.com/top-ways-to-block-apps-from-accessing-internet-on-android/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.tuantv.android.netblocker&hl=en_US&gl=US

Certain Android versions… when you go into any app settings you can disable mobile data or WiFi if you don’t want the app to access.

Tap and hold on the app -> app info -> network access -> block whatever you want.

I use SwiftKey and switch off the app access to the Internet.

Also trying out FUTO keyboard. Seems pretty good.

https://keyboard.futo.org/

Can’t be explained. Has to be experienced.

A few anime to watch… Akira, Spirited Away, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, Princess Mononoke, and many more.

This was 5 years ago at a usd200mil multinational…

The email system was pop3. There were no document backups. There was no collaboration tools. There was no IT security. You could basically copy company data out and no one would ever find out. The MS Office license was bought singly. Ahem!

Wow! This is useful

You can use Red Reader too.

A Surface RT … Slow, barely any software support. Totally lost whatever trust I had for Microsoft.

I’d definitely play an updated Freespace game.

FreeSpace 1 and 2!

I liked both Interstellar and Inception. I hated Tenet - on how the story was told and the inaudible sound (eye roll).

Check out Simplewall. Simple enough and not complicated.

https://simplewall.en.lo4d.com/windows

The Redmi Note 10 Pro has all you are asking for and is supported by custom roms.

I’m using crdroid on it.

https://youtu.be/ABDYPZAmP04 https://youtu.be/HNwWQ9zGT-8

Check out Techlore. They had a video on this.

I highly recommend Chris Titus’ tool to debloat and switch off/remove unnecessary components.

You can also switch off Windows Updates and only allow security updates.

It is multiple tools in one place. Super useful and reliable.

https://christitus.com/one-tool-for-everything/

Nothing Technology Limited (stylised as NOTHING) is a British consumer electronics manufacturer based in London. It was founded by Carl Pei, the co-founder of the Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus. Investors in the company include iPod inventor Tony Fadell, Twitch co-founder Kevin Lin, Reddit CEO Steve Huffman, and YouTuber Casey Neistat.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nothing_(company)