Google has lots of tricks for remotely changing how a phone works, like the ability to disable or enable code paths without pushing an update.
You may have possession of the hardware but Google is the real owner of it.
You may have possession of the hardware but Google is the real owner of it.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-force-...
Personally, I use e/OS/.
https://www.knowyourmobile.com/news/lineageos-20-finally-add...