[Moto G Stylus 5G] bronkish:
Wait ...whut? Also, did you say 'chrome'?

OK - let's take this from setup, as you have. If you block connection to google's servers while you are setting your phone up, it will strenuously object, especially if you've already set it up before. Example - I use nextdns, I block accounts.google.com and mtalk.google.com and my phone balks upon setup. If I set up without a connection, more balking; it's a pain in the ass.

You don't mention a firewall, updates, etc. Update a google app and watch things change...When I give myself the false impression of de-google without root (just sounds funny) I also do not trust my phone or google apps in any way, so, I also clear the cache of the app, block background connections (or, any connection) and remove any permissions. Additionally it's important to add these apps to a blacklist, like if you're using Aurora, so they do not update. But, there is no de-googling without root.

UNinstall all the bs apps google installs after setup, Whether you sign into a google accounbt or not, you still give them info, constantly. All the seemingly unconnected data is easily ascribed to your: serial, ip address, web activity -- hell, man, every bit is correlated - credit card purchases from an address (ip), email activity. SO many things you may think are in no way connected are so connected. Your phone has so many ways to sell you out. If you don't create or sign into an account - do you think that stops them? Your address is public with your name on it,. Your birthday is likely the only one in your area, with your age, etc. When you give your birthday and zip code out - you're found and all the data, web and business wide info out there related is attached.

You must root. You must block connections - you must also have the sort of lifestyle that mitigates or prevents much of the data suck and profile on you. Lol, your wifi connection at home: ip assigned to address/name - activity web wide. Google has your name and it has already attached so much data to it - you want to mitigate that - block or turn wifi on at a different address. Security/privacy are not a box-check - your friends already gave google everything it needs.

DNS connectiopns, email, omfg - there are so many ways your 'profile' is added to behind your back.

There is no de-googleing without root. Unless, you know, you don't use a smartphone anywhere near where you actually live, ever, or without feeding fake data...etc. There are many steps to take, and keep taking, to keep your data from those that trade on you: google, and everyone else; who report to google.

You wanna de-google without root, use a custom rom and change your dns servers (1st step)- leave your phone at work, or, in your friend's car (2 states away). YOur custom rom is 1/2 a gb - the firmware for your phone is 4gb.

Do the math..

You must actively disassociate yourself from public records (good luck) because all the things about you being alive are actively selling you out and none of it is in your control to stop. Prevention is the only way and it's work that never ends. You concede or you step it up (but, you must learn, you must know how these devices, computing, networking, etc. work because 14 things in the background that you never knew were there are selling you out).

Additionally - those apps you are replacing google apps with, Google is their master. Google dns, firebase, stats, etc....

Oh, did you prevent google speech synthesis from updating? Also, for most of your apps to work you need to allow google play services. You can block the connection, though. There are things that you can do, but, it only goes so far, and you will need to stay on it.

Set up your phone - disable, uninstall - go through every setting and app - then, root it. Then install something like afwall+ and appmanager (this is the easy way out, the beginning). Appmanager will let you have some actual control and is your friend in these matters (there may be better, I dunno). 1-click block trackers (system, too), 1-click block components (0 and 1 for location) - then, go through the apps again because it will not block all trackers - you will see in some of the apps in 'activities' that there are components of the app still 'on' that are selling you out. Which is to reiterate that there is no actual click or check-box option to protect you or your data - there is no de-googleing an android without root.