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i loathe the idea of giving google more money, so lineage via eos & murena is most likely the path i'll take. and also, none of my phones are compatible so i'll have to get a new phone.
i learned the hard way through buying chinese brands that international phones are hit-&-miss with wireless android auto (wired android auto works fine) and all of murena's offerings are international. plus some bands are also not supported w international phones so they sometimes get poor coverage in some places like underground parking garages in the united states.
that's only reason why i haven't pulled this trigger yet and i vacillate for a couple of reasons and i think that the second biggest is that i ultimately plan to stop using this car and wonder if it's best to wait until wireless android auto stops being a requirement.
but this is still the biggest reason. personal testimonials show me if the apps i want to use are supported
the price points w iode are much better murena but that nothing phone looks really nice.
If you don't mind used or open-box phones, you could pick up a used (and more critically, carrier unlocked) Pixel off ebay, if you want to deprive them of revenue.
Unfortunately some carriers like verizon will not automatically unlock the bootloader even after unlocking the carrier restriction, so buying a used one that wasn't factory unlocked from Google could be a slight gamble.