Very very well, actually. Much easier than I thought. I got my hands on a phone that was suitable for LineageOS, installed it (smooth experience - so nice to be able to install your own OS, gives you the sensation to really own the phone, and not the other way around) and only installed degoogled apps. On the personal space there is no Google Play Services nor MicroG. Only apps that if I lose my phone and someone access it it wouldn’t be a problem. On the private space, the apps that have sensitive data or need Google Play Services (MicroG, actually)

So far, I hadn’t much problems. There is only one banking app that did not work (so I changed bank :D). There is an alternative for nearly anything you want. The one and only app that I miss is Maps, I’m using CoMaps, and although the navigation works fine and i like the feeling of it, it doesn’t have traffic info (which makes me lose so much time), takes you to a random number of the street you searched and you can’t find most stores and places only by the name. Anyway, I’m adapting, searching for the places somewhere else, leaving with spare time and trying to have a healthier life in which I’m not in a hurry.

My setup:

• Tuta Mail
• Proton Drive
• Signal
• Aurora Store
• F-Droid (included Izzy on Droid repo)
• FUTO Keyboard
• Vivaldi Browser
• CoMaps
• Kagi Search
• NewPipe (youtube)
• Tidal
• LibreOffice
• Summit (for Lemmy)

Hope it helps those who are considering taking the leap. Once you do it, it’s hard to imagine going back and being monitored 24/7 by the big tech companies

#degoogle