The problem is relying on google, we need to either fork android reverse engineer the drivers and/or go full Linux mobile using mobian postmarketOS and etc
If You Use Custom ROMs on Pixels for Privacy (Things Just Got Worse)
With Android 16, Google cut off access to drivers/system files that custom ROM developers need, forcing them to reverse engineer everything through trial and error.
https://www.howtogeek.com/custom-rom-support-got-a-lot-worse-google-pixel
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I'd be very happy with a Linux phone if a decent one was made. It would be my first pick. For now I have GrapheneOS, which I like a lot. Anything is to be preferred over my Samsung.