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Android launchers are like Linux desktop environments. There's plenty of options, and everyone can pick the one that works best for them.
/e/'s Bliss Launcher is going to feel more familiar for people who are coming from iOS. For a more traditional Android experience, Lawnchair* would be a better fit. It's just like how GNOME and KDE are closer in design to the desktop environments of macOS and Windows, respectively.
Every Android distribution has to pick a default launcher. /e/ choosing an iOS-like launcher by default is their way of attracting users who want a more simple user experience.
* Lawnchair: https://lawnchair.app
Uber and WhatsApp work well on /e/ and other Android distributions with microG.
For microG compatibility, Plexus rates Uber 3 out of 4 (good), and WhatsApp 4 out of 4 (perfect).
- Plexus: https://plexus.techlore.tech/
It depends on how the developer chooses to implement the notifications and on how the app is distributed. The Play Store distribution of Signal uses Firebase Cloud Messaging (via Google Play Services or microG) and falls back to WebSockets if FCM is unavailable. The website distribution[1] of Signal only uses WebSockets. I don't think Signal tries to detect whether the phone is Chinese, only whether FCM is available.
Since Google services (including FCM) are blocked in China, apps that serve both Chinese and non-Chinese users usually find some way to support both FCM and the Chinese equivalents. For example, Airbnb serves users both inside and outside of China, so they distribute two builds of their app. The Play Store distribution of Airbnb relies solely on FCM for push notifications. The Chinese distribution of Airbnb,[2] according to an App Manager[3] tracker scan, bundles push notification libraries from JPush,[4] Xiaomi, Huawei, and Vivo.
Developers can choose to have one app distribution that support all of these services, or they can release separate builds that each handle some of these services. This will vary from app to app.
[1] https://signal.org/android/apk/
[2] Visit https://www.airbnb.cn on a phone and the download banner appears at the bottom.
[3] https://github.com/MuntashirAkon/AppManager
[4] https://www.jiguang.cn/en/push