I switched to PurelyMail and haven’t had any problems. Just mail with no marketing or other bullshit

Everyone younger than me is a zoomer ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I even turn off the “frequently used apps” features on android launchers. If I frequently use it, I’ve already put it in a prominent spot so I can access it easily. I don’t need some frecency algorithm or ai to tell me I use something frequently, I already know!

Knowing exactly where something is every time is far better than that thing I’m looking for being buried because I want to use it during a time of day that I don’t normally

Try futo keyboard. You don’t even have to download a proprietary blob to enable gesture typing.

Or a self-hosted server…