tbh it sounds like you do want grapheneos :p
it's very minimal ootb and has a better update schedule than 95% of oems (alas)
you can install google play store & services from the app store, and pretty much everything will just work as you might imagine
it's very minimal ootb and has a better update schedule than 95% of oems (alas)
Any OEM right? Google is the fastest OEM with Pixel and GrapheneOS often rolls out patches earlier than Google (not bound by a monthly schedule + they do embargoed patches when you use the right branch).