RE: New phone acquired: So far I am really happy with it

Oh really? That kind of isn't okay, but it might be part of the way they get the price so low. I know my wife's Kindle does the same thing. It was optional for us though. I know you don't really care about this, but I also think Xiaomi is a Chinese company so there was some concern about their electronics being shipped with spyware. I think some US government agencies don't allow any of their equipment to be used. I could be wrong though.