Sure you can go super private with more inconvenience with Graphene but there is a less drastic compromise. I turn off the advertiser id, block ads via DNS, use DDG and Brave for search, and browse via IronFox and Brave.

That way you keep the convenience of Google wallet and other services without the same degree of tracking and even if they get some info you won’t see the ads.

I’m really anxious about what they are doing to F-Droid though.

I use it but it is slow with notifications and I don’t like the way both sides have to agree to deleting or self destruct messages.

It is my default launcher too but it requires a different mindset if you’re used to arranging icons. You spend more time choosing wallpaper instead of arranging things. Just, tag your apps and search for them. It’s much better than it sounds. And any widgets you want just scroll up from the bottom.