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If we're talking about standard LineageOS, without gapps, it will lack basic tools that some apps need to function. If you want Lineage without gapps, your best bet is LineageOS for MicroG which replaces various Google backend components with free alternatives.
/e/OS does this by default, and what also mainly sets e apart is that it also includes various Nextcloud-based cloud services as alternatives to Google's cloud services. If you don't want e, these tools can still all be setup yourself, though with less convenience.
Personally I did not have a good experience on /e/OS. But I'm not so sure that was a fault of the system itself. At the time I was using a Teracube 2e, which didn't have a good user experience to begin with.
If you have a compatible device, I've found Iode to also be nice. Any of these options would be much better than stock Google malware.
Hey thanks for the info. Are you saying that just standard LineageOS without gapps or MicroG will be unable to have a functioning OsmAnd (for example)? I remember a few years ago you had to install Mozilla location services seperately from F-Droid to get OsmAnd to work without Google stuff, but I've personally been out of the loop for a while.
Anything you get from f-droid or Izzy will work fine. OsmAnd is on F-droid. Anything from play store will expect google push notifications, etc., so you need microg or equivalent.
I found that google voice is working with LineageOS with MicroG. The last time i checked a year or so ago, it didn't.