[Samsung Galaxy S10 Questions & Answers] Grimslade:
Oh come on, man you're picky Mr Fancy "I don't like curved phones"... I was just about to ask what the hell are you doing? And recommend the Oppo X rollable, but I guess "screw me" right? Pffft. Whatever. Fine... I don't care.

I'm messing around obviously. Lol. You do you.

Banking apps can be an issue if you root your phone (people can confuse this, but keep in mind that's not the same thing as a custom ROM). It completely depends on the bank, I've used three [Australian] banks on a rooted phone that I didn't bother hiding (this is known as passing the safety-net, means Google can't detect you've rooted the phone and as I said I wasn't bothering at that point).

And it's not that hard to pass the safety-net anyway.

Rooting a phone can be quite glamourous (haha) but it does require some technical literacy to maintain it at a level with no disadvantages.

You can install a custom ROM and not root it. For example, Pixel Experience is highly regarded and it will pass the safety-net by default, just as if you bought the phone with it installed by default. 👍

Honestly though if you are concerned I'd suggest just sticking with the default ONE UI rom.. at least for a couple of weeks and then decide if you want to use a custom ROM.

I can't in good faith recommend a recent Samsung phone if you're interested in modifications and it's your first time doing so.. they're arguably the most aggressive manufacturer with regard to all this.

HOWEVER, if you're simply worried about bloated system apps, you can get a boost with legitimate apps like CCleaner that help automate force stopping them. And that's with no modifications. You can use what's known as ADB commands which is essentially just hooking it up to your Mac and granting yourself slightly elevated user access. I'm pretty sure you can even uninstall some proprietary apps that you couldn't otherwise.

- Yes, Heimdall works on Mac.

- as for a workstation though, are you referring to using DEX? If so, I'd stick to ONE UI. DEX is proprietary and it currently isn't included in any non-ONE UI ROM.. I believe custom ONE UI ROMs have DEX, but you'd have to double check.. again at that point though I really seeing you having a bad time given your lack of experience... Jesus man, slow down you hectic maniac!! 😛 Ha, no, you can do whatever you like but it's just a friendly word of warning. I mean, that's why you posted this on the first place, right?

Yes, you can use desktop mode on other phones and ROMs but it's not a mainstream official process, you have to set it up and tinker yourself, in constrast to ONE UI in which it is literally propriety software that's covered in the cost of your Samsung phone.

... Let me put it in perspective, if you root your phone at times it's like using Linux PC, you'll even very likely have to come across having to use a command line (and this is especially the case with recent Samsung phones). Android does use the Linux kernel after all, and you're forcing your way into root (admin) access. Just a custom ROM without root is a bit easier, but you'll have to decide if something like Pixel Experience is a better fit for you than ONE UI. Which is going to a bit of effort that I personally see as unnecessary stress for someone who's just bought a new phone. You know my opinion anyway, I'd say chill for a few weeks first.

What else?... Oh! GCAM and Snapdragons.. I haven't looked into it, but I can at least tell you that if there is a SD fork it will not be the same .apk installer as the Exynos one.

I would recommend Exynos models... "Would"... I mean, I'm not going to because I don't want to argue with obsessed nerdy weirdos that spend way too much time writing gigantic messages on tech forums, ewww ...... Oh wait 👀

.. hope this is informative!! 😃 Now if you excuse me... I'm off to rethink my life and cry myself to sleep.... Again!

Cheers.