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Tried to restart my fairly new Pixel phone a couple days ago by holding down the power button, but instead of showing the Power menu it prompted me to ask the Digital Assistant something. Excuse me? I don't remember enabling that. Every other phone I've ever had, holding down the power button has always been the way to power down or restart. I had to search Settings to find how to configure the power button to control the power. Or course maybe I could have asked the Digital Assistant - but fuck that.
https://grapheneos.org/
https://calyxos.org/
https://e.foundation/e-os/
https://lineageos.org/
be free
i'm currently using redmi note 13 pro, can i install any of these OS?
Yes, with a heavy grain of salt.
First- it seems like a huge pain in the ass to get your bootloader unlocked (a locked bootloader can not have custom ROMs installed) Relavent XDA thread
Second- None of the ROMs I listed officially support your device it appears. However, there are other ROMs available for the device. I can not speak to their reputability or trustability. XDA thread of various ROMs available for the device.
The only ROM I listed which can be used on your device is an unofficial LineageOS port.
A great place to look, ask, and get help is at the XDAForums for your device. They usually have helpful and friendly people who can help you as long as you read their previous relavent threads first.
If at some point you are looking to replace your current phone, a good place to look for recommendations is CalyxOS' modern devices page. The reason I recommend using CalyxOS' device page over something like Graphene's is because in many parts of the world Google's Pixel is not available. Calyx includes devices that are easier to get such as some Motorola's, and other OEMs on a best-case basis.