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There are alternatives, for example: https://m.androidcentral.com/f-droid-foss-application-store-your-android-phone

Same thing had happened to me, with a brand new device (fresh from the store); either when going from 8.x to Pie, or a minor update, can't even recall. Was able to start it with just a combo of buttons, maybe both volumes pressed down and power - something like that. :) Mi A2 "jasmine"...

Perhaps, Video Background Play Fix for Firefox Mobile @ https://www.ghacks.net/2018/02/14/video-background-play-fix-for-firefox-mobile/https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-background-play-fix/

Btw., some may label is as 'ugly' while others (like me, hah!) will find vanilla, or stock, Android a thing of beauty!..;) :) Screenshot @

Yup! Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out! There's also (noroot) NetGuard firewall @https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard

Re: No "check for updates" in settings? It's quite possible, unfortunately. A modified /custom version of Android, depending on your device. They do it, just to mess with the users. ;) :) Alright, so what's your phone info... Guess we could try and find you a flash tool and a ROM...

That's where it is, Over-The-Air (OTA) updates; screenshots from Lenovo Vibe C2 (K10a40) EDIT: This device is Android 6.0 and (unfortunately!) it's no longer updated... I had to use a flash-tool to get the only minor update available (found online, no help from manufacturer), they supplied *no*...

Yeah, it'll wipe it... Android 8.x+ is bringing "Project Treble" where we should be able to update the OS independently (of any third-party compiling it specifically for the device), but even that requires 'special' partitioning so somebody upgrading from 7.x can't have it. :f...

With Android 6.x when you connect for the first time, the option to ignore the connection dialog is automagically checked so if you don't remove it - it never comes up again (whose bright idea, I've no idea). For example, if you had selected to charge only - the device can -then- never be put...

My guess is that it's a (another!) great example of why and how custom-Android -just- doesn't work; & that's only the things that we can see. Who knows, what-option-where, setting, condition, it isn't finding and so it doesn't work... What's your phone info, perhaps somebody comes across the...

Yess!.. Cleared Data on some Google apps (Services) & got my Location prompt back, as well!! TYVM