Hi Gene. I've had the same exact model since last September. Overall it's a good phone except my older Motorola could get data and service in places this one won't. Getting used to Android in 2013 had me befuddled for a bit but a bit with a tutorial got me going. My A10e is running Android 9, a.k.a. Pie. One thing I have noticed is that in some settings screens at the bottom (might have to scroll by dragging your finger along the screen) there are links to related options. Your finger(s) is the mouse. There are a number of gestures that will soon become second nature. A lot is down by tapping one finger on an icon/item or dragging it around the screen. Zooming out and in is usually a thumb and forefinger squeeze together or apart, respectively. On some things an additional function is performed by pressing and holding on the item (if you have an Elecraft K3 you'll be familiar with the concept). Android doesn't use the left/right swipe gesture as much as Apple iOS, but it does for some crucial things like changing from your home screen to another screen by swiping on your wall paper. Also, there is a quick menu to various settings and features by dragging down from the top of the screen. Finally, one of the things I was used to on the older versions of Android and what I had to enable was leaving the "Home bar" on the screen all the time and since I was used to the position, setting the back (left) arrow on that bar to the left end of it. Much like Debian there is much to explore and learn. Typing on the screen is the very slowest thing I do as I want type a lot like on a real keyboard. I have not adapted to thumbs only for typing after seven years and I doubt that I ever will. At the time I considered a Google Pixel but the lack of being able to insert a microSD card kept me away. I don't know if their RF capability is better than this Sammy or not. - Nate -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Web: https://www.n0nb.us Projects: https://github.com/N0NB GPG fingerprint: 82D6 4F6B 0E67 CD41 F689 BBA6 FB2C 5130 D55A 8819
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