I didn't have issues installing on a fresh pixel. Followed Odell's video guide step by step. But quickly stopped using it when I could barely find apps or use the few I had. I'm pretty tech lazy, but I'm feeling a second wind building
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I totally understand the feelings there.
Zapstore has some, obtanium has some, I'm unsure if it's still okay but I got Tidal from Aurora store (should find out if I should use something else 🤷♀️). I think it depends on how super secret privacy spy phone you want to get. Cheese says the profiles are mich easier to navigate, so certain apps you just sandbox in that profile (look at me all techy and shit using the lingo 😂).
Yeah, not having music or a phone number was the killer issue I think. Plus how had I am with android, as a newb. I never know what to click
I finally started becoming an Audiophile about two months ago after having been a data hoarder for the past half decade.
There's plenty of music players so I'm not worried there.
I only music apps like using a radio to find new music.
I was trying to be a super spy at the time. Can't remember if Spotify was even available, but if it were I wouldn't have used it, cuz I was trying to not have any crossover identification between phones (like a paid for login). That limited what I could do so much I ended up not using it.
Lesson I learned was I'm no super spy, and should t try to be. Reading a bit from a post nostr:npub1klkk3vrzme455yh9rl2jshq7rc8dpegj3ndf82c3ks2sk40dxt7qulx3vt out out recently (can't find it rn) about graphene reminded me that it's not only about being a super spy, which I concede I can't do, but breaking some tracking of oneself. And that's good enough for me.
Btw, checkout Outer Tune, great music app for graphene.
I haven't broken it yet, so it's pretty durable I think. I completely switched phone number and all YOLO 😂. If it gets too screwed up, you just wipe it and reinstall or that's what I was told...just be sure you have a backup of your things you don't want to lose.