De-Googled phones & honest privacy help
Take backyour phone.
The best privacy tools are free and open-source — and we'll show you how to use them yourself, for nothing. Or, if you'd rather not risk it, we'll set it all up for you at a fair price. No four-figure markups. No scare stories.
- GrapheneOS, properly set up
- UK-based, real humans
- We never resell your data
We'll show you our working
Most “privacy phones” are free software, sold to you with a fear story.
Here's the bit they don't put on the box — the actual breakdown of what you're paying for. We think you deserve to see it.
What the fear-merchants charge
Roughly what comparable de-Googled phones sell for elsewhere — a Pixel with free software flashed onto it, wrapped in talk of going “dark” and “off-grid”.
What you're actually paying for
Yes, that includes our profit. We'd rather tell you than hide it.
The software is free and open-source. We'll never pretend otherwise — and we'll always tell you the trade-offs.
The phones
A de-Googled Pixel, ready to use.
Sourced, flashed with GrapheneOS, set up and explained — it arrives working, with a walkthrough video. Priced honestly against what the fear-merchants charge.
Google Pixel 7a (renewed)
The honest entry point. The honest entry point. A renewed Pixel, de-Googled and ready to go.
- RAM
- 8GB
- Storage
- 128GB
- Grade
- Grade A renewed
Google Pixel 8a (renewed)
More phone for the long haul. More phone, same honesty. A newer Pixel for the long haul.
- RAM
- 8GB
- Storage
- 128GB
- Grade
- Grade A renewed
Google Pixel 9
Our most capable, no compromise. Our most capable de-Googled phone. No compromise, no markup nonsense.
- RAM
- 12GB
- Storage
- 128GB
- Grade
- Refurbished / new
Already own a Pixel? Send us yours and we'll set it up for £89.
Three ways in
However hands-on you want to be.
From doing it yourself for free, to having a finished phone land on your doormat ready to go.
The Guide
A plain-English, step-by-step walkthrough to de-Google your own phone. No catch — the software costs nothing, and neither does the guide.
Send us your phone
Post us your Pixel. We flash GrapheneOS, set up your apps, and send it back ready to use — with a walkthrough video, so you never need to ring us.
We send you the phone
No Pixel? We'll source one, set it all up, and ship it to your door ready to go — configured, explained, and yours.
What goes on the phone
Swap Google out, app by app.
This is exactly what we set up on the phones we ship — and you can do every bit of it yourself, for free. Most of these cost nothing and we earn nothing from them; we'll always tell you which is which.
★ we may earn a commission◇ free / open-source — we earn nothing, we just rate it
Everyday kit
Honest prices on the basics.
The fear-merchants charge silly money for commodity pouches. We don't. Same gear, sane prices.
Faraday Car-Key Pouch
Keyless-car theft is everywhere — thieves relay your key's signal from your hallway to the driveway. Drop your keys in this, and there's nothing to relay. Blocks the relay-theft signal. Drop your keys in, go.
Faraday Phone Pouch
Kills GPS, cell, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Fully dark when you want it.
RFID Wallet
Cards go dark the moment they're in. No app, no setup.
Silicone Case
Slim, plain, no logos. Fits the Pixel range.
Tools we actually rate
The software side of taking back.
A phone is half the job. Here's what we use and recommend — and we're upfront about where we earn a commission and where we don't. The ones we earn nothing from are here because they're genuinely the best.
Proton VPN
we may earnVPN + the wider Proton privacy suite (Mail, Pass, Drive)
Swiss-built, audited, and they relocate rather than weaken encryption. Our main recommendation.
NordVPN
we may earnFast, mainstream VPN with a big server network
A solid, well-known option if you want maximum speed and coverage.
Mullvad
we earn £0No-account, flat-rate VPN (pay with cash if you like)
We rate it and earn nothing from saying so — they refuse affiliate schemes on principle. That should tell you something.
Incogni
we may earnGets your details deleted from data-broker lists
Does the tedious removal work for you, on repeat. On-brand and genuinely useful.
Proton Pass
we may earnPassword manager from the Proton suite
Keeps your logins in one encrypted place. Free tier is fine to start.
Bitwarden
we earn £0Open-source password manager
Free, open-source, and excellent. We earn nothing here — we just rate it.
YubiKey
we may earnPhysical security key for your most important accounts
A login someone can't phish out of you. Belt-and-braces for email and banking.
●No fear-selling
We'll tell you exactly what de-Googling protects you from — and what it doesn't. A privacy phone won't dodge digital ID or hide you from your network. Anyone who says otherwise is selling you something.
●No hidden secrets
The software is free and open-source, and we say so. You get the full do-it-yourself guide whether you buy from us or not.
●Fair, not fearful
You pay us for time and convenience — never for a manufactured panic. Honest prices, honest answers.
Get the free guide.
We'll send you the full de-Google walkthrough, plus a plain-English heads-up whenever the law changes — digital ID, age checks, all of it.
We hate spam — and we'd never sell your data. That would be a bit rich, wouldn't it?