@wesker@lemmy.sdf.org if it helps, the Symfonium dev is open to de-googled licensing via Ko-Fi donations. See the forum post here: https://support.symfonium.app/t/how-can-i-pay-for-symfonium-without-google-play
Per Tolriq’s responses there, you can get the APK safely from the Aurora Store.
Totally worth mentioning, some LG OLED TVs are able to be jailbroken and run homebrew software!
https://www.webosbrew.org/
It can block firmware updates and telemetry, so no spying and no surprise “feature” additions.