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You can still get play store apps, if you must, on a de-googled phone using Aurora Store. You can bypass the safetynet attestation as well with some methods (used by things like banking apps). I've been using a google-free phone for a month now and after switching I reinstalled the apps I used the most (mostly through F-Droid), and then I created a separate profile solely for installing apps from Google Play (still through Aurora Store). It works well for me, I haven't had a single issue. Maybe because I really only get 3-4 apps from Google Play, the rest is F-Droid.
that's awesome to hear, my library of play store apps is still quite large and includes a number of games, which likely rely on google services.
once it becomes possible without missing out on much, i'll switch for sure. i will do the same with linux btw.
for now, i'll have to wait for the EU to pass more privacy laws.
I understand the Android/Google Services part, but you wouldn't be losing much if anything with a just-works Linux distro. I switched to Linux from Windows way before de-googling. Before switching it seems like it'll be a very hard thing to do. Getting replacements for your Windows programs to run on Linux (you can run Windows programs on Linux with Wine by the way, I even got a Microsoft game running), get used to the whole operating system etc. But it hasn't been bad for me. I really really recommend just downloading Linux Mint (just a recommendation for coming from Windows. You can get any other just works distro. I started with Debian), putting it on a USB and just testing it out in the live environment. Then if you have a spare hard disk or ssd, you can dualboot it with Windows. That's how I got into it, I deleted Windows after a few months and used the now free hard disk as an encrypted volume. I haven't missed Windows at all, and I still do not. I'm glad that I'm not using some closed-source, data collector corporation owned software for my operating system, I hope you have success in this area.!
Same.
Even for gaming, switching all my desktops to Linux was a breeze.
It’s mobile im struggling with