I mostly use apps installed from F-Droid, so I’m not sure how I’ll use the phone, except that it’s sometimes required as a contact method.
I mostly use apps installed from F-Droid, so I’m not sure how I’ll use the phone, except that it’s sometimes required as a contact method.
Custom ROM
Will they be able to circumvent Google’s restriction?
Google’s restrictions would act through its Play Store. Custom ROMs don’t need to use GPS. So they could circumvent it.
This is not an answer, as custom ROMs will be locked down as well if you use Google services.
And as I recall, with the only exception of LineageOs and Graphene all custom ROMs come with Google services preinstalled because, well, living without those is pretty harsh for most people, tinkerers included.