If you're concerned with privacy but still want a phone that mostly works, I recommend installing MicroG [0]. It's an open-source implementation of Google Play

If you're concerned with privacy but still want a phone that mostly works, I recommend installing MicroG [0]. It's an open-source implementation of Google Play Services that gives you support for things like location and push notifications without installing proprietary Google stuff on your device. The easiest way to install it is their LineageOS build. If one isn't available, NanoDroid [2] provides flashable ZIPs that work with Magisk. If you're not okay with either of those but you can spend a bit of time, you can add it to your own AOSP builds. If you really really care about security and don't care too much about all the apps in the world working, there's also GrapheneOS for Pixel devices [3]. The cool thing about Pixel devices is that they allow you to add your own verified boot key and re-lock your device with a third-party ROM installed. GrapeheneOS supports this and a variety of other security-focused features like reproducible builds [4]. And final honorable mention goes to RattlesnakeOS [5] which allows you to set up your very own AOSP build system complete with OTAs and ROM signing. It also allows you to add MicroG [6]. [0]: https://microg.org/ https://microg.org/ [1]: https://lineage.microg.org/ https://lineage.microg.org/ [2]: https://gitlab.com/Nanolx/NanoDroid https://gitlab.com/Nanolx/NanoDroid [3]: https://grapheneos.org/ https://grapheneos.org/ [4]: https://grapheneos.org/build#reproducible-builds https://grapheneos.org/build#reproducible-builds [5]: https://github.com/dan-v/rattlesnakeos-stack https://github.com/dan-v/rattlesnakeos-stack [6]: https://github.com/RattlesnakeOS/microg https://github.com/RattlesnakeOS/microg