To add to all these great comments, get a Pixel and just flash CalyxOS on it. It's very easy to do and this way you'll have a completely degoogled phone (ironic)
CalyxOS is more user friendly than GrapheneOS.
Then you can rely on F-Droid with its libre apps and use Aurora Store to get the proprietary apps you can't ditch. Aurora Store is a libre app available on F-Droid and it lets you access Google Play without an account.
You should then look into using Linux if you haven't yet. Join the gang in !libre and let us know about any questions or concerns you might have :)
To add to all these great comments, get a Pixel and just flash CalyxOS on it. It's very easy to do and this way you'll have a completely degoogled phone (ironic)
CalyxOS is more user friendly than GrapheneOS.
Then you can rely on F-Droid with its libre apps and use Aurora Store to get the proprietary apps you can't ditch. Aurora Store is a libre app available on F-Droid and it lets you access Google Play without an account.
You should then look into using Linux if you haven't yet. Join the gang in !libre and let us know about any questions or concerns you might have :)
thanks I forgot about calyxOS, it definitely worth checking out