For the past year, I’ve been immersed in the topic of Privacy. I switched to Linux, flashed my phone to LineageOS, changed all my software to one that respects privacy, switched my family and friends to Signal, asked a lot of questions on tiddeR and here. Everything makes sense to me now. I’m a privacy guru. How to move on? What’s the next step? 😁
Chance of phone brick is kinda zero so I think you should flash it. And it is very easy through web installer, just 5-6 button clicks. Good luck! 😃❤️