> All in all I think the current situation with de-Googled Android is quite useable.
It is, mostly. So far, I've still been able to reject having a Google account on new phones. Then I delete the "first time" app Google sticks on there, disable Google services, install F-Droid, and use only F-Droid apps.
Does that still work? It's been three years since I started a new phone?
Yes, that seems to work still, I recently configured my wife's new Galaxy S21 FE and had no problems telling Google and Samsung to take their accounts to where the sun don't shine.
It is, mostly. So far, I've still been able to reject having a Google account on new phones. Then I delete the "first time" app Google sticks on there, disable Google services, install F-Droid, and use only F-Droid apps.
Does that still work? It's been three years since I started a new phone?