> Then of course, just to install f-droid, I have to download it, allow installing apps from my file manager, which comes with some scary popups, then I have to again enable the setting for f-droid, again after some scary popups.

Not only that, but every now and then when trying to update an F-Droid installed app, Android pops up an unexpected dialog asking if I want to enable "Play Protect". Its unpredictable, breaks the flow of the update process, and seems to have no way of disabling it.