Another new phone

Don't you mean google?

 

what files are we talking about?

 

not sure i do not have an app called "Files". if it is a system app then you can't uninstall it. why do you want to uninstall it other then it is google? if it is because of google, why not just root it and put lineage os on it? lineage is pretty much pure android that does not come with google apps. they have a way to flash gapps(google apps) if you must have it.....or not.

just a thought

edit:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/guide-to-root-motorola-g-stylus.4122713/

 

Best thing to do, as well as the safest, is to simply go to settings > apps and "disable" files. Then it won't appear in your app drawer or be called by other apps as a default file manager.

 

Or if you really don't want Google on your phone, just buy a Pinephone https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/ It runs pure Linux (quite a few varieties too).

 

Just use Xplore and ignore "Files" app. If you can't uninstall it or disable it, just ignore it. You don't have to use it.

I use Solid Explorer on my phone and never use any stock file explorer app.

 

/root.

 

Not enough demand probably, amongst other reasons. like telecoms approvals, etc.

 

In a way it is. Because it is the FCC(in the US) and the carriers that dictate what you can and cannot use on phone networks. The phone itself is your property of course, unless it's carrier subsidized.

 

If ouy're that concerned, forget Android, get a Linux phone.
Pinephone: https://www.pine64.org/pinephone/
Librem-5: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/
Voila: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/volla-phone-specs/
fxtec: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/fxtec-pro1-x-specs/
Cosmo: https://linuxsmartphones.com/phones/cosmo-communicator-specs/

One of those will be my next phone.

 

I want a new phone. One that fits in my hand.
I want a new phone.

 

Technically that's not a mobile phone(a cellphone). There might be a market for such a device, Apple makes the iPod Touch, but of course that's not Android.

 

Just wanted to note that you probably shouldn't go with the fxtec one.
Their estimates on shipping duration are purely wishful thinking (heard of cases from people waiting for over a year, when the shipping was supposed to take 4-6weeks).
But aside from that, the entire company seems to be pretty shady. Lots of complaints and stuff.
See for yourself: 1, 2, 3 ...

 

in view of recent events I no longer want a phone that fits in my hand. An S21 Ultra-5G sounds about right.