Wherever you are in the world, mandatory RID is going to be default sooner rather than later. In the UK: we're looking at January 2026. If you want to keep flying: you'll just have to grit your teeth and take it.
I just hope that in all the...
Additional related suggestion to "...buy replacement batteries..."
Keep the best of the old ones, label them 'TEST ONLY - NO FLIGHT' and use them whenever you need to bench test, check and alter settings, or update firmware.
There are two ways to take off.
1) the yellow 'launch' button on the screen.
2) pull both control sticks down and inwards at the same time. This spins up the motors. With the motors running at idle speed: you then push the throttle stick gently...
I always head straight here:
https://www.caa.co.uk/drones/getting-started-with-drones-and-model-aircraft/drone-code/updates/#
Any major, minor or planned changes clearly stated.