I am a bit curious, as it stands, here in Finland a non-rooted device is pretty mandatory, most things require it and as I saw, some banking apps in the US are crying about root detection.
I bought a pixel 6a for this, though I do have my old Xiaomi (a major reason to buy a new phone...) that I wouldn't be completely screwed if I did install the OS? Ironic how that always screams to give my data away to china and is considered "safe"...
I'm fine staying on the stock OS, though hopping over to loosen the google grip on my ball bearings would be nice.
What have been your struggles, or have there even been that many?