i ran Graphene OS for a while. i liked it. i love the configurable tools and capabilities. i also like the ease of use and simplicity of having everything just work together with Google too. there are massive trade-offs here. 

 Bitcoin has taught me that everything has tradeoffs.

There are no perfect solutions & that's ok. It doesn't mean that we shouldn't try to get closer to perfect though. 

 Agree. Which is why I will always support Graphene OS and FOSS solutions. 

 You can get everything to work together on DeGooglec phones using Nextcloud and associated apps.