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.
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.