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There are many different custom ROMs, focusing on all kinds of enhancements, so it can be a bit hard to separate the wheat from the chaff, however, from the privacy perspective, these are good bets:
*[[File:GrapheneOS Logo.svg|alt=|thumb|GrapheneOS is what Android was meant to be.]][https://grapheneos.org/ GrapheneOS] - Google-free version of Android usually considered the gold standard when it comes to privacy on Android
* [https://lineageos.org/| LineageOS] - formerly known as CyanogenMod, while this project is not specifically focused on privacy, if you simply avoid installing Google Apps you'll have yourself a pretty decent phone privacy-wise
* [https://calyxos.org/ CalyxOS] - developed by not-for-profit Calyx Institute, which was founded by [[w:Nicholas Merrill|Nicholas Merrill]], this is another solid solution
 
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You might wonder how does one obtain or update apps on a device without Google services. Well, there are few ways.
* [https://f-droid.org/| F-Droid] - aforementioned open source-only app store should be the first stop for app needs on Google-free devices
* [https://auroraoss.com/| Auroroa Store] - despite the name, not really a store, but a way to download app off Google Play store without using the actual Google Play Store app. It will also update your apps.
* [https://www.apkmirror.com/| ApkMirror] - repository of apps (apk files) ran by folks from well respected Android-enthusiast site [[https://www.androidpolice.com/|androidpolice.com]]
:* you may use [https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/rumboalla/apkupdater/| APKUpdater] to check for updates from ApkMirror and automatically update the apps