I save a copy on my PC regularly (because I use keepassdx primarily, an android-only client), and I upload it to signal. Yes, I use signal as cloud storage, and it works really well! I have peace of mind that the file is encrypted using top-notch encryption, and only accessible by my linked devices.

Yes you can. Enable USB debugging and do this adb command: adb shell pm uninstall --user 0 com.google.android.tts

And if you want to restore it: adb shell cmd package install-existing --user 0 com.google.android.tts

sorry for the very late response (it’s better late than never, isn’t it?), but Xiaomi has its bootloader unlocking service active. I used it last year to unlock my phone.

Here you can get the official mi unlock program (it works on hyperos): https://en.miui.com/unlock/index.html

And here is a guide to unlock the bootloader: https://miuirom.org/updates/xiaomi-bootloader

(don’t do the usb debugging part, I don’t know if it is necessary on older devices but on every xiaomi device that I had you don’t need to enable usb debugging so mi unlock can communicate with fastboot)

edit: spacing.

edit 2: please don’t do the bootloader lock via direct fastboot command as stated in the guide, I strongly recommend that you do a clean flash of stock rom with mi flash tool, if you plan to lock the bootloader later.

If you don’t like the bloatware… unlock the bootloader and install a custom rom! Luckily Xiaomi allows you to unlock the bootloader if you have a global variant.

Oh jeez, enshittification is so fast with today’s companies…