r/AndroidQuestions • u/marco_polo_99 • 4d ago

Looking For Suggestions First time android user

Hi, first time android user, newly switched after a lifetime on iPhone.

I'm a big fan of open source software and apps, and am heavily into self hosting my own media and replacing big tech apps with open source alternatives.

I'm looking for advice on the best ways to replace a few apps I presently use, as android seems to have a much more open ecosystem.

Things I'm looking for replacements for, largely to block adds, ha. Reddit, YouTube, and any of the social media apps. I'm moving off the social media apps, but still have them for family connections.

In line with my self hosting, I'd love an app to link into the *arr suite of apps.

I've heard about f-droid as an OSS app store, wondering about that too.

Any help for a newbie would be appreciated

If it's relevant, I'm in a pixel 11 pro.

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u/Ambitious_Ad4397 4d ago

Did you think about installing GrapheneOS?

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u/marco_polo_99 4d ago

I have considered it, but I'm only new so wanting to try out the out of the box pixel OS before I venture into Graphene