I have been convinced to switch from apple, and i am soon purchasing a pixel 7 pro. I would then like to put a custom rom on it because i would:

  1. like to use foss more
  2. like to maintain better privacy than apple offers
  3. would enjoy the control over the system
  4. not like to ever touch google chrome

There are some limitations to what i can choose though, as i need the following to work:

  1. google apps like sheets/docs/classroom/youtube
  2. banking app (usaa specifically)
  3. play store (could be replaced)

Additionally i would like to keep the flashy camera stuff google talks about with the camera as i use the camera a fair bit. I have also heard that androids can have different UIs, so i would appreciate a nice looking one (i use gnome on my desktop for this reason alone). What ROMs would you guys recommend i choose?

      • Osiris@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        11 months ago

        I just installed Calyx and I love it, the biggest difference for me is.
        1 MicroG instead of sandboxed play services.
        2 You can relock the bootloader, which got some of my banking apps to work again.
        I don’t know if Graphene has these features but some other things I like:
        You can revoke fine network access (revoke all or jikust background/mobile/WiFi data per app).
        Seedvault can backup your phone over webdav. Unfortunately it uses abd backup so it doesn’t backup all apps.
        It adopts some Lineage features like snoozing notifications

    • massacre@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Been on Calyx 1.5 years myself. Been a solid experience thus far and highly recommended. We have 2 phones on it here now.