Out of box Ok

[oaxacamatt]

Greetings Earthman,
I got my Pinephone today. 
My first actions:
1. Pulled it straight from box and it started up like a good soldier.
2. Battery out of box was 35%.
3. The phone immediaty recognized wifi and I was able to log in with password.
4. The phone immediately connected to internet and it showed Updates available.
5. Turned off phone and plugged in charger.
6. Turned on phone and accepted All updates to load and install, didnt take more than15 min to download all updates.
7. After updates i powered down and charged for >8 hrs, battery at 60%.
8. After 30 min use battery at 16% and case is warm
Damn nice so far.
Thanks guys

[barray]

> 7. After updates i powered down and charged for >8 hrs, battery at 60%.
> 8. After 30 min use battery at 16% and case is warm

As far as I'm concerned that hardware is still a work in progress. You could likely greatly increase battery by turning off any radio not in use (Bluetooth, WiFi, Cellular, etc).

[oaxacamatt]

> 7. After updates i powered down and charged for >8 hrs, battery at 60%.
> 8. After 30 min use battery at 16% and case is warm

As far as I'm concerned that hardware is still a work in progress. You could likely greatly increase battery by turning off any radio not in use (Bluetooth, WiFi, Cellular, etc).

Hi B,
I had quickly read on the forum that charging was/is a function of the software, so I expected it to be wonky. I'll try turning off wifi and bluetooth.
As I go thru the forum I'm sure I will come to realize other other tricks.

Q. Are there any tutorials? Or any good info that you know of for on getting started?  etc. etc. I have inserted my sims and my Mint network is not  immediately recognized. I need to hunt around to access/read/write the sims too. Any thoughts?

Should I create new posts as I go thru my own start up process or continue on this one? Any thoughts?
Thanks

[Luke]

Hi, thanks for sharing your initial impressions.
Just moved the thread to the correct subforum.
Have fun with your PinePhone

[mikehenson]

Getting Started: I keep going to these wiki pages
https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone
https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_S...e_Releases
https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_Carrier_Support

As for the network settings, look at this:
https://wiki.pine64.org/wiki/PinePhone_A..._.28USA.29