I think that if we want to be free from google and apple duopoly on mobile we need to embrace linux phones. It is the only solution. Google is trying to close the golden cage slowly and we need to escape on other operating system also on mobile. We re only delay a problem. We need phone preinstalled with linux for mass adoption. We need more apps for linux phones and more userbase.
Meshcore is a step up from Meshtastic for people who actually want to use it for true communications and Reticulum is the next level above even that, but the user experience could definitely use some work first.