Interesting to hear. So are you saying that with your phone you just turned it on and instantly had the unread message counts and other basic features like listening to a voicemail without calling a number?
I knew the OnePlus 2 had a "wrapper" or whatever it's called, on the Android interface, I just didn't know how far it extended. I almost feel like Android should cut that shit out because it makes the system look bad. As someone like me(or my parents) or anyone else not tech savvy or otherwise coming from an iPhone, from the moment you turn on your phone(Android) it should be an Android.
Good news is that I finally have it all figured out and can now operate on a daily basis like I did before. So I'm happy(ish)