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Google isn't gonna build a ROM for waydroid so someone's going to have to make a build of Android, whom you'll have to trust. Google doesn't build ROMs for anything but their own phones.

LineageOS is popular in this field because in essence it's a derivative of AOSP (the Android project as shipped by Google) with modest modifications to support a crapload of devices, instead of the handful that AOSP supports. This makes it easier to build and easier to support new platforms.

The bulk of the security in AOSP (and thus, LineageOS) comes from all the mitigations that are already built into the system by Google, and the bulk of the core system that goes unmodified. The biggest issue is usually the kernel, which may go unpatched when the manufacturer abandons it (just like the rest of the manufacturer's ROM), and porting all the kernel modifications to newer versions is often incredibly tricky.

>>mid-ki+(OP)
> Google doesn't build ROMs for anything but their own phones.

Are you suggesting that ROMs provided through Android Studio's emulator are somehow not built by Google?