I used my phone without Google services for a week and it was (almost) fine

If you’ve got an Android smartphone, you will see Google everywhere—Maps, Gmail, Google Photos, Chrome, YouTube, and more. I never thought I was so dependent on Google services until I tried to live without them. Well, you can’t really go Google-free on an Android phone because it still runs a Google OS. I didn’t want to go that extra mile of installing a custom ROM. My idea was to only ditch Google apps for some time, reduce my dependency, and find some good alternatives.