Because the core reason is about control. They don’t want users to have the option or freedom to install an OS of their choice because it could hurt their “precious” revenue

I am more than aware that not everyone can afford buying high priced phones right out. I should have clarified that in my post

Ublock origin + Firefox works and if you’re on android there’s YouTube Revanced

I was talking to a friend the other about about this. He said he loves the Android OS. He said imagining putting Linux on it and I couldn’t help but laugh. His eyes widened when I told him what Android really was