yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Rasinsahaji:
/*
* Your warranty is now void.
*
* I am not responsible for bricked devices, dead SD cards,
* thermonuclear war, or you getting fired because the alarm app failed. Please
* do some research if you have any concerns about features included in this ROM
* before flashing it! YOU are choosing to make these modifications, and if
* you point the finger at me for messing up your device, I will laugh at you.
*/

Read the whole OP! Be respectful to each other and don't ask for ETAs, it's considered as being rude!

Syberia Project (aka Syberia OS) is a custom ROM for Xiaomi Mi5 (Gemini) that implements various features. This project was designed by our "Syberia Team" from scratch based on AOSP source code. Also for HALs we use CodeAurora sources (i.e. CAF). Our team: @blinoff82, @DennySPB, @alexxxdev. Also many thanks to our designer @rlshukhov for logos, wallpapers and bootanimation.

If you like our work you can you can buy us a cup of coffee or a glass of beer :p

Here

Upstreamed ART
Latest SQlite
OTA Updates
Themes support
Real-time charging info on lockscreen
Custom switch tiles
Tiles Haptic Feedback
Torch gesture on power button
Screen off animations
Screen Record to the Power Menu
Statusbar brightness control
Navigation bar, Lockscreen shortcuts, StatusBar tuner
Features flash-call-on-waiting
Volume key music control
Volume Rocker Wake
Double tap to sleep on lockscreen and statusbar
HOME as wake key
Increasing ring feature
Reset battery stats
Hide the power menu on the lockscreen
Statusbar network traffic
incall vibration options
Force Expanded Notifications
Battery light customization
HeadsUp notifications
Smart Pulldown
Support for MicroG
Increasing ring feature
Reset battery stats
Hide the power menu on the lockscreen
Statusbar network traffic
incall vibration options
Volume Key Answer
Launch default music player on headset connect
Live Volume Steps
Quick Pulldown
Statusbar clock date customization
Custom system animations
Navigation gestures
Night Light brightness mode options
Configurable 0, 90, 180 and 270 degree rotation
Full screen photo for incoming and outgoing calls
And more and more...
Features are constantly being added and improved.

​

ROM Downloads

Gapps Downloads

Magisk Downloads​

-Backup each and every partition from TWRP Recovery
-If you're coming from another ROM, you should wipe
/system, /data, /cache, and dalvik/art cache.
-Flash the ROM.
-Flash any other mods/etc. you want (e.g. GApps, Magisk).
-And at last Reboot
-First boot will take few minutes! Have patience
Clean Flash is always recommended!

-You Tell ME

Official website

Syberia Project Github

Syberia Project Kernel Source

Official Telegram Group

​

ROM OS Version: 9.x Pie

ROM Kernel: Linux 4.4.x

ROM FIRMWARE REQUIRED : MIUI PIE STABLE

Version Information

Status: Stable

Created Unkown

Last Updated 2019-07-13
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] aydinbahadir88:
Wow nice job

Test and Report later
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] KRisXD:
Thx. What is the difference compare to WaveOS?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] chenzzzzzzzzzzz:
Can you update the security patch?

and No apns-conf.xml file
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] CHETAN9:
Well downloading n test it tonight only
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] deathgame:
Search bar not visible in the dock (home and multitask UI).
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] fed_xD:
i like this rom , is amazing in mido, i will test it
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] eulipereira:
[MENTION=7054056]Rasinsahaji[/MENTION]

Hello, my friend, the mobile data is not working

I wonder if you have any corrections?

thankful
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] kszthly_f:
You must manual add the APN!

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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Rasinsahaji:
Manually add apn setting please
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Rasinsahaji:
Change to different launcher
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Kaname-kun:
VOLTE works??
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Rasinsahaji:
Ofc
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Rasinsahaji:
New build is Up! 04/11/2018

Download: http://bit.ly/Syberiya-20181104

Mirror: http://bit.ly/Syberiya-20181104-Mirror

ChangeLog:

- NO APN SETTING BY DEFAULT FIXED

- Full screen gestures

- Fully Stable and daily Useable

- PUBG glitch fixed(from my side)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Donamix:
Thanks alot for the ROM.

Flashed it yesterday and really like it so far.

However i couldn't find any face-unlock option. Is it available?
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Moammad saddam:
Is mirror cast working? anyone can confirm this in latest build...!
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] kszthly_f:
No. :(

The encryption is perfect.

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[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] immy8796:
What about phone encryption...???
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] bayad:
Flash Nano Gapps or higher to enable face unlock ;)
[Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro ROMs, Kernels, Recoveries,] Lolwa:
dual volte works? and any other bug? pls reply i wanna instll this rom
[Honor Note 10 Questions & Answers] wastedagen:
Hi, wondering if anyone else has the same issue as me as in the custom notification sound is selected for individual contacts, but whatsapp keeps playing the default sound set in the phones settings for everyone and anything.

As far as I am aware I have selected all the necessary check boxes.

It does see all my notification sounds regardless of on sdcard or internal memory.

Custom notifications work fine on other apps like yahoo and Textra(sms/mms).

I've gone through all the settings but can't seems to get custom notifications to work on WhatsApp.

I have reinstalled WhatsApp but to no avail. This has been an issue ever since I have had the phone. Not just with the latest 151 update. Worked OK on mate 9. I get notifications as normal. No issues there.

Can anyone shed any light. Is this a WhatsApp issue or a phone issue?

Thanks in advance......
[Honor Note 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
What's the file name,mp3,ogg,...?For me works all custom Notifications Sounds from SD Card.
[Honor Note 10 Questions & Answers] wastedagen:
Thanks... I must be missing something as it has worked OK in all my previous huawei/honor phones... The files are all .mp3's.

I think I'm gonna do a factory reset and elimante that too..
[Honor Note 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
Ok,i use in the last 5-6 Years only Huawei/Honor Phones and had never a Problem with it.
[Honor Note 10 Questions & Answers] wastedagen:
I agree.. My honor 5x ,7 ,mate 8 and 9 never had this issue.. So it must be me.. [emoji849]
[Honor Note 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
you will manage it;)
[Honor Note 10 Questions & Answers] wastedagen:
Factory reset done... Now its working.... Phew.. Thanks....
[Honor Note 10 Questions & Answers] letschky:
Good to hear.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] mackentosh:
Has anyone gotten an unlock token yet? if so how long does it take to get it?
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] justibasa:
The unlock site says 7-14 days. Hopefully not that long though.
[OnePlus 6T  Questions & Answers] mackentosh:
Well that sucks
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] justibasa:
Haven't seen one posted yet, so here is a battery thread for our 6T.

Mines currently at 92% and 1hr 10 min sot. I'll edit this post at the end of the day with ending sot. Seems really remarkable so far.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] david72262:
Are you in Oregon? Go Ducks! Salem and Bend here.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Hdom93:
87% with 1hr 22 min SOT but I am still setting it up so lots of app installs.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] justibasa:
I live in Utah, but grew up in Burns, Oregon so I'm a huge ducks fan. ?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] david72262:
Huge Ducks and Broncos fan here. Spent part of high school in the Denver area.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] ozzmanj1:
Fellow Utahn here, layton area.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] justibasa:
I'm in Payson.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] justibasa:
Quick update on what I'm at before I head to work.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] david72262:
Since you have your phone already that must be the T-Mobile version?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] justibasa:
Yes, this is the T-Mobile version. Picked it up yesterday. This is the first time I've charged it to 100. I just let it drain from getting it out of the box yesterday before charging overnight.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] david72262:
Good to know With that kind of battery life I will do the same when I get mine Tuesday It won't be T-Mobile version.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] ozzmanj1:
I have had mine 2 days now. Took it off charger at 6am yesterday morning. Played with it a bunch at (i know, don't tell the bosses, lol) and by the time I got off work at 4:30pm, I was at 70%. I am extremely pleased with how good the battery is.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] wendellc:
I'm on about 6.5hr SOT with 34% left. I came from a LG G6, I'm normally at about 30% when my shift is over and was about 64% with the 6t.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Jayanyway:
I've been getting a good 6/7hrs of screen time by the time I get to maybe 5%
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Haz3:
Yesterday's stats
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] justibasa:
So ended the day with 12% and over 8 hours sot. Pretty sure I could have got 9. Night guys.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sanjeev7:
Happy with Battery ??

My current Battery stat with normal usage...with GPS nd maps on for sometime?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Dameon87:
Definitely a lot better than I am used to, coming from a GS9

Battery saver only on since 10% or so. But to reliably get around 1.5 days with well over 7 hours SOT is amazing.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] vhc:
Shouldn't 'screen' be top of the battery usage list?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] __NBH__:
Don't know if it's the same as Mate 20 pro but software and hardware battery is split so screen, device idle, cell standby etc are on another list for hardware.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Fizzy2k:
Not really, enable dark mode and use medium to low brightness. I'm getting this battery life out of the box. I've not done anything special.... It must be one of your apps.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] lew87ys:
It's mad how people are getting like 10 hours with no tweaks at all other than dark mode and others cant even get to six ( like me)
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Royal King:
It totally depends on everyone's usage scenario.

I, personally, am a heavy user with loads of apps installed. I play games (DBLegends, COC, CR ~2 hours in total) and end up getting MAX 6 hours 15 mins OST.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] lew87ys:
All I use is Instagram, Reddit app, chrome and Spotify. I do have metal for Facebook installed but I never really use it and no emails syncing. That's it so I'm not sure why I'm not getting good times.

Does Spotify use alot of battery listened to songs already downloaded?

I'm at 75% at the moment. Phone has been off charge for 6 hours and I have a screen on time of 1hr 50 mins. Been on 4g since I took it off of charge. It does actually seem pretty good today to be fair better than normal. Still not the 10 hours people are getting though.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] worldsoutro:
Thats pretty good SOT for 75%
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] zhenliang1102:
Hahaha. You're not alone. Despite how hard I tried, I can't even get past 6. I have been trying to slim down everything, uninstalled a lot of apps that I don't use frequently, replaced FB and Messenger with Frost. All these still don't get me as near as 10hrs.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] treetolber:
I continue to be amazed by this device. I normally call them "phones" but this is waaaaaay more than just a phone. The battery is simply astonishing. Here is a recent screen shot from the battery usage. In addition to the stats in the image, I'm sitting on just under 4 hours SOT.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] vhc:
I think that's really good. That's like 7hrs SOT in total.

It heavily depends on apps and cell signal.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] zhenliang1102:
I must say, I'm impressed. After uninstalling a bunch of apps that I don't frequently use, especially those that send you a lot of notifications, and lowering the brightness almost all the way down, I'm getting 3hrs 3mins of SOT at 72% battery. Haven't been using music player app in this discharge cycle, but I did notice that there's a battery drain if you're playing your music through an external DAC, which is more substantial that playing music through the supplied dongle. It's quite weird since from what I observed, the phone is not charging up the DAC but still the battery drains quite fast.

Edit: I also cleared cache for a lot of apps including Google Play Services.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] eshipp31:
Another battery life

Battery life
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] pro4ever:
Battery life for me started charging at 15%
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] kilasat:
Not normal because I was watching a movie. Usually I have 5-7 SOT. View attachment 4655989

Gesendet von meinem ONEPLUS A6013 mit Tapatalk
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] dwang:
Love the battery life
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] pro4ever:
Highest sot I've had on this phone since day 1. But also depends how you use it. I've had over 2 days 6hr sot. Everyone uses there device different :good:
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] krohme:
The battery life on this phone is by far the best I've experienced on any device to date.

First smartphone that I have achieved 10 hours sot with.

One observation I've made though, it appears that I am only able to get extraordinary battery life whilst on WiFi, when my phone is not connected to WiFi and connected to cellular data instead, battery life becomes less impressive - whilst still better then other phones I've had in the past.

Anyone else notice this?

It makes me wonder if it's an os issue that can be addressed by OnePlus, or is it normal behaviour for cellular data to drain battery noticeably faster then WiFi?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] robbieast:
Man my battery went from 9-10 hrs of sot to 6-7 since the update. What gives. Wasn't the update suppose to better the battery?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] buzzboy:
I was having awful drain after 9.0.6. (8-10% per hour whilst asleep!)

My battery stats showed Google play services as the possible culprit.

After clearing Google play services app data, and a reboot, all seems to be well again.

It may or may not be the same for you, but it's well worth a check.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] robbieast:
Thanks, trying this out. Hopefully it helps
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] ggrant3876:
I've got a question on the battery stats of the phone. I charged the phone full yesterday morning and this morning battery stats says last full charge 39 minutes ago. It's been almost 24 hours ago, I do have the phone set to go off at night and come back on in the morning, could that be it?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Royal King:
It's a bug. If the phone restarts, the timer will reset.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] reppi:
That's totally normal. Cellular drains more battery than WiFi, especially with two SIM cards in use.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] ggrant3876:
Just got the 9.0.7 update by switching to a Canadian server and I believe that bug has been fixed.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] vhc:
I do notice that on WiFi the battery is significantly better.

Not sure if that's normal. Didn't seem that way on other phones. Standby time, especially, is not so good on cellular.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Maymia:
I too feel the same in this update they have fixed a lot issues.

Have added the Audio Tuner for Bluetooth & Improved Slow Motion Performance

Hope issue is also fixed
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] combat goofwing:
Not sure why Google.play services is so high,but still great battery life

Checked the wife's essential phone Google play services also using a lot of battery on there
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
Do you have location permissions enabled for Facebook and Instagram? Once I denied those permissions my drain is far less with Google play services
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] efbill:
Substratum swift Black theme. View attachment 4658839View attachment 4658840View attachment 4658841
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
You should check out the app Swift Installer if that's the theme you use. Much better than using substratum for Swift
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Marine41991:
First time I've hit over 7 hours SOT.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] Niki Exodia007:
Nyc battery after9 .0.7 update
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] dl200010:
Time On Battery: 19h 40m

Screen On: 5h 16m

Estimated Time Left: 1d 9h

70%
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] kriko:
[MENTION=4207377]dl200010[/MENTION]:

What is this app that is the screenshot from?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] efbill:
EX Kernel manager
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
Wow. How? I don't understand some of the people's insane battery on here. I go over a day on a change but my screen in time is only 6ish hours...
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] dl200010:
Well, I do not have many apps installed that run in the background. I make sure none are excluded from battery optimizations, which exception of a couple used for backups on wifi. I manually control my back light, keeping it low. Mine is rooted and running the Elemental X kernel. Turning off ALL vibration. I hate the vibration.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
My phone is set up exactly like yours it's sounds. I have 37apps restricted. Rooted. GMD module. Manual brightness. No vibrations. I am on LTE full time but with great connection. Was on EX for a while. Just flashed the stock kernel last night. Gonna try it for a bit

Do you use social media? Do you leave location on full time?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] kriko:
6 hours is same with my usage, and I think it's great (compared to my previous 6p which would touch at max 3 hrs).

I did some driving with android auto and after 3+ hours screen on time I am left with 60% battery. On 9.0.6. Amazing.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] dl200010:
I do have social media on my phone. I turn off the location when I am not using it. I do leave WiFi and bluetooth on all the time. Bluetooth connected to my Moto 360 2nd Gen watch.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] vhc:
Would you say using such kernel significantly improves battery?
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] dl200010:
It is a possibility. I started using Elemental X back when I had the Nexus 4, I think. I loved how I could control more with it. Especially being able to turn off the vibration. The phone vibrating does weird things to my ears while using the phone. I stopped using the kernel, but don't remember why. I started again a few days ago with the OnePlus 6T, and I am not disappointed.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] jochem86:
9.0.7 with smurfkernel 22a default settings
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] _BГ@ckθut:
ElementalX kernel default settings!
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] krohme:
Bro what theme / mod did you use to modify the notification icons? I like the network signal icon :svetius:
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] _BГ@ckθut:
Valerie Substratum theme
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
Battery is insane. I could take it to a full two days at this rate.

Stock kernel. Rooted. PK Tuning script.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] kiran8631:
Wat is PK tunning script...

I have one plus 6t but my average sot is not more than 5hrs...I have to charge my mobile twice daily...
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
You probably have an app that's draining.

PK Tuning script is a script for performance and battery I used in pixel 2 xl. The developer made it universal so I have been using it with the 6t

https://xdaforums.com/pixel-2-xl/development/mod-pks-tuning-script-t3702834
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] lilicaull:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/AGqUYmoSLr8tTuqQ9Hi guys ! can you please give me some advice ? i can`t get anything past 4 h SOT on my device. I have a friend and we bought our devices in the same time and he constantly gets 8 h SOT. I have extremely low usage. Just social media for 30-40 minutes and other stuff. Not sure exactly why. Should i root it and flash a custom kernel ? i very worried that my unit might be broken and it`s only 10 days old.[IMG="1"]

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[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] kiran8631:
Still getting low battery life...I also done PK Tuning script
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] reppi:
If you get bad battery life then it's mostly not the system but one specific app that's always active in the background and draining the battery.

Snapchat, Facebook and Google for example are bad battery drainers. Don't install dozens of apps that you don't use anyway but restrict yourself.

What I've done is to restrict background usage for every app that doesn't need it or from which I don't want to receive any notification anyway so basically all apps except WhatsApp and telegram.

You can do it within the app settings. I currently have 65 restricted apps btw in smart battery or whatever the setting is called in English.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
[MENTION=6979852]kiran8631[/MENTION] seems like an app issue to me. Use gsam battery monitor with advanced features to find. Or boot in safe mode for a day and see how your drain is.

[MENTION=1096076]reppi[/MENTION] I do the same. Besides my messages and Gmail I restrict and disable background data on all apps.

---------- Post added at 05:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 05:22 PM ----------

[MENTION=6979852]kiran8631[/MENTION] seems like an app issue to me. Use gsam battery monitor with advanced features to find. Or boot in safe mode for a day and see how your drain is.

[MENTION=1096076]reppi[/MENTION] I do the same. Besides my messages and Gmail I restrict and disable background data on all apps.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] kiran8631:
I have already restricted most of the apps...
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
Safemode or factory reset
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] kiran8631:
Factory reset is not a option for me...as I have lots of data and cannot afford to lose it
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] sruel3216:
It won't wipe your internal storage so you won't lose anything
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] nikosrs4:
Battery issue for me is the screen on drain and not in stand by, as I mentioned in the other thread for 9.0.7 update. Screen brightness is the same as before.

With 9.0.5 I was getting 10%/hour of screen usage but now it's about 13%/hour.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] tech_head:
Factory reset on this phone doesn't wipe the user data unless you select that option.

You only erase Apps, but music and pictures remain untouched. The area called /sdcard does not get wiped unless you specify.

The default is not to wipe user data.
[OnePlus 6T  Guides, News, & Discussion] AarSyl:
Your device can also be defective. I experienced high battery drain from the screen with my first 6T, and NOTHING that I did would fix the problem (and I am not an Android novice.

After getting my replacement, all of those previous problems disappeared.