I would love to give Nemo a try on my Surface running GNOME, but it unusable for touchscreen users

https://github.com/linuxmint/nemo/issues/3056

Dolphin sometimes takes 2-5 seconds to open on my gaming PC, whereas Nautilus (Gnome Files) is usually done before I’ve even let go of the click.

You might need to look into this more.

It opens instantly on my gaming desktop, Microsoft Surface 7 Pro, and ASUS ROG Strix

Are you looking at system apps? It’s installed as a system app on my phone using GrapheneOS

com.android.devicelockcontroller

Looks like it’s an AOSP app

I believe these types of cameras are used often by the average person. I don’t believe the average person would know how to set up a VPN