

Google Drive alternatives that actually work well?
This is a big pain point of the iPhone. You can use Proton or other providers, but you will be stuck with iCloud for your backups.
The issue with the iPhone is that you need to trust Apple. They have a decent reputation (obviously someone will immediately say “nooo, it’s baaad!!1”), and it has a good trade-off security/usability, but it’s just like a top quality over-the-counter medicine. If you want the real stuff, there will be side effects (on features).
Just the regular browser. It just works.