I’m planning to get a Pixel 8 this month after using only iPhones since my first iPhone in ~2010. I used to be a big Apple fan, so I have a good understanding of iOS, good iOS apps, etc, from years of Apple blogs, podcasts, etc. I have nowhere near the same level of understanding of Android. For instance, I was just watching a video recommending a particular app and it mentioned ABD permissions, which I had to go look up. I’d love any recommendations y’all might have for good, ideally not boring resources that I can use to get a good understanding of the Android system, power user concepts, good apps, etc. Thanks!
Since you’re a Pixel user have a look at GrapheneOS if you care about privacy. Keep in mind though that it does not contain any google apps by default and I’ recommend it only for intermediate to advanced users. You should get the hang of it pretty quickly though if you’re not tech illiterate. You’ll probably need to learn many things btw, so if you just want to be done with it it might not be for you
Also there’s F-Droid for downloading FOSS apps