Also works using an account from another instance, thought it might have been cross-linking incompatibility, but nope.

Device information

Sync version: v23.08.03-16:15    
Sync flavor: googlePlay    

Ultra user: true    
View type: Cards    
Push enabled: false    

Device: OP516FL1    
Model: OnePlus NE2211    
Android: 12

It would just sit there and be dormant.

It doesn’t remove them, it uninstalls the app from the current user profile, but they persist on system level. That’s what I meant with the comment in brackets.

It’s the best you can do if rooting is not an option, but I prefer a full removal.

Plenty of reasons.

• System wide adblock
• Advanced permission management
• Backups and exports of system apps
• Full uninstall of bloatware (instead of mere hiding them with adb)
• Enabling screenshots system-wide

And a bunch of other stuff I need in order to have a fully functioning device.

Nah they identify the protocol handshake and block it altogether, so you need to find a VPN with a proprietary protocol that keeps updating.

It’s probably a modified openvpn with some package obfuscation, but works surprisingly well.

Astrill, only VPN with a good track record in China where I happen to live.

Most others crap out after a few weeks or months, and never bother to fix their protocols.

Yep it’s still a beta, that will be coming soon.