galileopie

I did wonder if Aurora version might function better. I downloaded the standalone apk file in hopes that there would be a removal from such heavy dependancies compared to the Play Store version.

I know Services is available in a sandbox, I didn't think of that, presumably because I view it either with disdan or treat is not an option. There's also MicroG which I've never been interested in trying.

Thank you for the link, I was not understanding you correctly

For talking with people outside of North America where people still pay to send a text message, getting rid of Whatsapp means cutting off all communication.

Buy an Android phone that you can flash to change the OS to remove all Google dependancies and use F-Droid to get all of your apps.