While this would be a perfect solution, there is one caveat:

Most apps (e.g Signal until today) rely on Google Cloud Messaging (GCM) service for push-notifications. Without GCM, many apps simply crash.

More people should know about Yalp! Awesome.

Just note that Yalp is storing the username and password you give it server side.

They have an experimental option to login without giving your credentials; I just tried it minutes ago.

I just looked through the source code real quick, and while I may have missed something it seems to be storing the credentials client side, not server side. Unless you mean on Google's servers, then yeah.

I just wish I had a device that was supported, having major issues with cyagenomod, had to flash stock and it's driving me crazy.

Cyagenomod with no google apps/services at all makes me feel much better though. I may have to get a new device just for lineage.

I'm a long-time F-Droid user, but I hadn't heard of Yalp Store that I can remember; thanks for the reference!

To be fair I don't think it has been available that long in f-droid.

My previous hack was two phones. One clean and one with Google Play. Both with f-droid as f-droid has this wonderful feature of copying one apk to another over WiFi.

Sorta like a private repo.

Yea, I didn't mention it, but I checked when it had been added; it was 2016-12-30.

> Just install lineageOS

Except many many phones are NOT supported by LineageOS.

That is the reason I do my due diligence regarding the personal requirements (quirks) that I have.

And then I buy a phone that _does_ support rooting and other ROMs.