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You can use Fire Toolbox to disable the crap on Fire and install Play Store.

https://xdaforums.com/t/windows-linux-tool-fire-toolbox-v39-0.3889604/

The Xiaomi tablets are pretty great and reliable - Xiaomi Pad 7. The Alldocube tablets are very decent too - iPlay 60.

There is also the Fire HD 10.

I've used all 3. Great tablets at different price points.

Freetube and Grayjay. Grayjay has a desktop app now.

There is a standalone app, Microsoft Lens. Surprisingly good app.

Google is late to the party. Even Microsoft had such an app years ago.

You are welcome.

The Redmi Note 13 Pro. Ticks most your boxes.

It has great custom rom support. It does not have SD card tho.

Which country was it?

Zen browser. It is basically Arc on the Firefox engine. Still in alpha though I've been daily driving it.

https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/205155985/how-to-disable-access-for-internet-for-a-specific-apps?hl=en

https://www.guidingtech.com/top-ways-to-block-apps-from-accessing-internet-on-android/

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=dev.tuantv.android.netblocker&hl=en_US&gl=US

Certain Android versions... when you go into any app settings you can disable mobile data or WiFi if you don't want the app to access.

Tap and hold on the app -> app info -> network access -> block whatever you want.

I use SwiftKey and switch off the app access to the Internet.

Also trying out FUTO keyboard. Seems pretty good.

https://keyboard.futo.org/