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As pointed out, there is a work around. Neither @EskeRahn nor I have insight into this (we don't have any more communication with FxTec than anyone else here). It might have been a response to some rather aggressive spamming that was occurring, though I don't know, don't know how exactly it would improve that, nor do I even know if it was FxTec's doing. This is (and I only know this from researching the forum software site) a turnkey solution forum. The forum is hosted on the forum software maker's servers and they do all the back-end security while FxTec is responsible for the user-facing

According to a reddit thread all LOS21 builds are currently on hold until they get Google's new QPR2 features implemented.

There is a long thread about this: https://community.fxtec.com/topic/3427-sound-problems-with-no-response-from-fxtec-support-for-45-days-pre-christmas-device/?tab=comments#comment-59239 Unfortunately with no satisfactory solution. The Pro1 applies some aggressive filtering on the built-in mics that seemingly cannot be disabled. You get best results by using a USB microphone or by recording from the 3.5 mm jack. In the latter case, make sure to disable NFC during recording. It will otherwise introduce a low-amplitude, but clearly audible, "clicking" background.

The status changed to "arrived". I paid shipping charges of $105.34. I'm a little disappointed that I won't be getting a stuffed animal.