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Hi I would like to know if you got a custom ROM, and why. I think itll be fun. Thx :3

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[–] marx@piefed.social 1 points 12 hours ago

Doing exactly the same. Graphene without play services or play store. Use f-droid, acressent, or obtanium for as much as possible and aurora as a supplement for stuff I can't get FOSS.

Got lucky that I happened to have a pixel already before deciding to degoogle.

Don't miss it at all. The only mild inconvenience is there's no substitute for google pay, but that's far from a dealbreaker.

Otherwise my experience is frankly better. Less bloat, more control, my battery life has gotten better somehow (not sure why, fewer services running in the background maybe?), and feels good to use and support FOSS projects. Definitely wouldn't go back to stock.