I just wanted to share that you can disable google play store on stock Android and not lose that much functionality, if for any reason you use an app that require Google play store or you want to make a play store purchase, you can enable it again.

I personally disabled it and I get my apps from Aurora Store, ApkPure and Droidify.

It decreased my phone battery usage by a lot and I am less dependent on google overall.

  • Redjard@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    2·
    3 months ago

    Careful, Google is currently forcing apps to migrate from SafetyNet to PlayProtect!
    SafetyNet is used by tons of security theater apps like banking 2FA. It is an API of play services.
    PlayProtect is basically the same but you have to talk to it though google play. This is a blatant move by google to make exactly what OP is suggesting impossible, and means that if you do this, you may soon see many apps break that you are forced to use.

  • ordellrb@lemmy.world
    0·
    4 months ago

    Can you get close to lineageos usage/privacy if you remove most stuff, including play store from a preinstalled Android phone?

    • GolfNovemberUniform@lemmy.ml
      02·
      3 months ago

      Do you really think it says the truth? I think I saw such systems lying in the past so can’t believe them no more.

    • ModerateImprovement@sh.itjust.worksOP
      01·
      3 months ago

      Depending on the phone model you could wipe your phone and flash a custom ROM, or use universal android debloater. If you decided to use the debloater make sure to back up your important files(I don’t know how does Samsung boot loader deal with debloater and if it would make your phone stay in a booting loop forcing you to boot into recovery mode), what ever you decide to do don’t root your phone.

      I don’t know if there is a third way.