The only time I tried it they were definitely much better than the only alternative at the time which was prepackaged ones available in grocery stores.
I don't think I've ever not done #5 in all places I've worked. It's insane to even think otherwise. What happens is that if anything really urgent needs to bypass the process, then the team lead or someone in high power can merge or bypass the normal procedure, but that's rare.
On the first one there were limitations on the android emulation stack. Not sure how they managed afterwards on later OS releases or how it will go with newer ones.
I'm pretty sure I've clicked in like 3 ads in my life accidentally. But I saw people actively clicking in ads on purpose regularly and that shit shocked me completely. People don't look at it as malware and phishing links like I do and think it's a good thing. Internet was a mistake.
The only time I tried it they were definitely much better than the only alternative at the time which was prepackaged ones available in grocery stores.