

I’d suggest getting directly from google store and make sure it’s unlocked. I think direct from Verizon/Verizon varient can sometimes have locked bootloaders.
It’s really as simple as 4 mouse clicks with the Web GUI installer. Actually easier than re-flashing Vannila Android 16.
On my Linux install, I used Ungoogled Chromium since it supports USB passthrough and Firefox doesn’t.
Checkout Obtanium for getting Apps/Updates direct from source like Github.
Aurora Store for Google Play mirror for apps that perhaps are troublesome working from the Default included Mirror.
Accrescent Mirror is also installable, right from inside Graphene’s “App Store” app. And there’s also always F-Droid.
I still use the Google Phone/Messages app from the default Google Play Mirror since I can’t live without Spam Blocking.
The Graphene Mirror strips out all the Google Gemini/AICore/Personal Compute crud. Though Visual Voicemail/RCS doesn’t work on Mint Mobile for me, but I live without those.




I think you can setup Jellyfin for Kodi.