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No.
But you may consider rooting/installing a custom ROM.
Doesn't rooting disable a bunch of apps?
Yes, and now with this Play Integrity thing is activated, it will comprise probably all of the apps from Google Play in time. Not for rooting but for ROMs, this is probably bypassable with more targeted ROMs, like GrapheneOS but I reckon that will cause a decrease in the ROM count.
rooting breaks saftey net checks. some services claw back a handful of apps that checks for it but not all.
most usually involve banking, one funny one notorious for breakinf under root is mcdonalds app. nintendo games usually break under it, but can often easily be bypassed.
I'm in the US so I can't. Unless I get a Pixel, made by stupid google.
Buy an unlocked phone. Why are you even locling yourself to a carrier anyways?
Or just buy a pixel, they're actually one of the most root-friendly phones.
From what I've read, the other Android OS's do not work with any US carriers. I think some folks got them to work with a Pixel/T-Mobile/Graphene combo, but that is not only literally buying a Google phone, it is also limiting me to one carrier. I would get a Pixel, but the whole point is to get away from google, not give them more money.
Then buy a oneplus phone.
If that does not work for you either, it's not the best choice but, the only other option is samsung. The rest is hit and miss.
Samsung is partnered with google and is filled with bloat. I might just try to offload all my data on a backup and then try to reset it to default to see what happens.
If I can get the OS on my Samsung then that will work.