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Has its shortcomings unfortunately...
E.g. even though most of my important contacts don't exclusively rely on Whatsapp any more, the alternative that has established itself as a kind of consensus is Signal, which is only available via Playstore, if I'm not mistaken.
Same is true for my banking app that is needed for my day-to-day bank account.
Same is also true for governmental service apps or the ID app to authenticate once before e.g. being able to use a new SIM card.
List goes probably on, these are just the things that have come spontaneously to my mind.
This complete reliance on OS's from a private companies (Apple not being better) with their own agenda sucks.
And LineageOS isn't the solution it has been a few years back any more, I am afraid... :-(
You are, in fact, mistaken
Also @Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de, there's Molly, an alternative signal client.
Thanks, didn't know that existed.
Although their website is inaccurate, as it seems not to be available on f-droid.
It is. Follow these instructions. It adds an F-Droid repository with the applications