Vanced

I hope you mean ReVanced, otherwise… bBoy, I’ve got some news for you.

Built-in car navigation is an useless addition. Just know your city, for car’s sake!

There are some alternatives to the default apk installers

That’t the neat part, they don’t. They’re still very niche

Isn’t Waydroid shady?

Oracle, maybe

So basically remove Google integration from AOSP?

Buy used

AOSP is not closing, the device trees for all older pixels are still there

Or, as GOP says, “Fuck your feelings”

The malware argument falls like a house of cards when you just dig a bit nd see that Play Store is full of indiscutible malware like flashlight “apps”.

It is socialism, between them

Carrying a laptop like it was a Steam Deck is pretty hard, nevermind like it was a phone, unless it’s like a Vaio or something.

I hardly believe foss faithful people would ever carry a laptop, but there is a chance they will choose a foss-respecting phone (not that there are many options)