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I'm just gonna throw this idea out there because it's something I've also considered. I had a good look into custom ROMs for Android as I loved the idea of improving my privacy etc, however it dawned on me and whilst I don't exactly love it, my work requires me to have this stupid Microsoft company portal on my phone to prove it's patched up to "x" version, without it I can't access any work resources on my phone. This would be a blessing mostly but there are times it would truly be a curse.
If you ever need your phone for work related reasons then I strongly recommend sticking to stock Android or iOS.
Is getting a phone from work specifically for work an option? It's always a pretty bad idea imo to mix work and personal stuff on the same device
Having a work profile on the phone leaves you with no privacy. Your admin has near unrestricted access to all you store on the phone.
So I'd stick with a separate phone for work altogether. You can expense it in most companies.
Does that extend to samsung secure folder?
How does that even work if you don't give the app storage permission? Or is the work profile completely different? I've got teams and company portal just on my normal bit of the phone.