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Definitely avoid using Google products as much as possible. Use Aurora and F-Droid to install apps.
F-Droid at least will have basic open source apps that replace things like your SMS messenger and phone launcher as examples
What VPN should i use for this phone?
Doesn't matter, as VPN proxies don't significantly contribute to privacy protection when you're running frigging Google Play Services and whatnot.
From my experience Mullvad is the way to go for privacy. They're only about $5 USD a month and have a great app available from F-Droid.