[eloeffler]

I've just recently switched to GrapheneOS and I must say it has been very convenient. That is, coming from the hassle of flashing LineageOS to Samsung devices.

Obviously, buying a device and using it as it is will always be the easiest path and I would have recommended Apple to anyone looking for this until this week, when Apple pulled the E2E feature from British phones.

So GrapheneOS is the only reasonable option left that I know of.

Installing sandboxed Google Play (no sideloading needed) from the Graphene App Store is a breeze by the way. It's right there after installing the OS.

And Pixel devices don't try to keep you from replacing the stock rom, you don't lose your warranty doing it. And there is a browser-based installer that gets rid of the need of using command lines.

Klickibunti, as German GUI-defiers would say.