The only think keeping me from wiping Windows from my machine is Ubisoft anthicheat lol

This is the answer. Same device and same software for about two months now. Loving it so far.

IMO Signal is about having private communications, not anonymity. Sure, apps like SimpleX Chat and Session are great, but they are useless without someone to chat with. Signal is, for the average user, the perfect balance of privacy and convenience. Your chances of getting people to switch to Signal are higher than to others because of its simplicity.

Just bought it today and testing out because of this. So far so good. Thanks!

Does it have any issues reconnecting when you walk away from your phone and then come back?

What Xiaomi device are you using with gadget bridge? What’s you’re experience with it? What can it and cannot do?