I have not any prior experience with installing custom ROMs, but after trying it out (and getting stuck, and googling and finding answers) I successfully did it. Below is my home screen if anybody is curious:
I use OpenBoard for my keyboard. Unfortunately I am still dependent on Play Store since some of the apps I need can only be found there. Sometimes it feels meaningless committing to this whole thing because I'm not perfectly private; then I think this is better than using a regular iPhone or Android phone.
So far I'm liking it. I am naturally inclined to feel hesitant about using this as my main phone and plugging in a SIM since it's custom, but I'm slowly making the transition.
Feel free to share any beginners advice or your own experience using GOS for the first time. Cheers!
every small change matters
Exactly. I don't even think of myself as having escaped surveillance capitalism. I've made it less lucrative though. All that data they're mining? I've done a little bit of work to make sure the mines are tapped out. I'm gonna keep working to convince others that there's value in doing the same. Its all part of telling these greedy shitheads we won't accept their global destruction anymore