From iOS to GrapheneOS and back again

The article seems ill-informed. The restrictions that Google plans for “Android” are not relevant for forks such as Graphene. They will only apply to apps distributed through the Play Store. The AOSP is unaffected as it is open source and any restrictions there don’t make any sense as they can be trivially patched. Apple privacy claims are just marketing, and even assuming everything is implemented correctly without backdoors, the UK experience clearly shows how fast things can change. As for photo storage, you should really look into self-hosted options if you want the best performance and security. No “cloud” can compete with local storage backed up by good hardware under your control.