Alternative to preinstalled contacts?

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Google Apps keep reinstalling/ reactivating

Here’s my current take … I try to walk a line between de-Google-ing the phone while keeping the basic Google Mobile Services (GMS, for OTA updates of the OS and some Play Store Apps I still have as APKs for installing) and the Play Store itself (for updates of remaining Google components) from breaking, even if I try not to use my Google account for now. I’m not a big fan of installing downloaded APKs from some website without an automatic update possibility which stores like e.g. F-Droid prov…

Be careful with the “uninstall” part. If you uninstall apps for which you didn’t install a replacement, some features may be missing on your phone.