So when I flew the mini 4 pro without registering it with the normal battery, it flew just fine, no warnings. When I went to fly the first time with the battery+ I was grounded. It said something to the effect on the controller that I needed remote ID and to have therefore to have the drone registered. So I was forced to go home, get on FAA website and do the whole registration and all, then I could go out and fly it and see the remote ID properly working on the screen. Keep in mind this was adding NO additional hardware other than swapping normal battery for the battery+. I honestly haven't paid attention to what happens on the screen when you switch back to normal battery.Ok, maybe I don't understand what you mean by "built in." Obviously you've read the entire thread because it's only a bit more than a dozen posts so you know we all agree that the Mini 4 Pro activates RID to ON when you insert the extended battery. That's hardly what I would call "built in" but if that's what you are referring to....ok, fine. However, there is some [personal] doubt (from myself and a few others) as to whether RID is turned OFF when you remove the extended battery. Is that your thinking....when you switch back to the standard (sub-250g) battery? Is there some sort of indicator on the drone or the remote when RID is ON/OFF?
So I do stand corrected, the RID is not built into the battery itself, but is in the drone and automatically turned on when the battery+ is inserted. It is correspondingly turned off when a normal battery is inserted. My apologies for assuming it was part of the battery+, but for all intents and purposes it basically is. That is, if the battery+ is inserted it activate RID and when and normal battery is inserted it doesn't activate RID.
My apologies for adding to the confusion, it's good for everyone to have an understand of how this "edge" case RID functionality works!!
- Remote ID Activation:
The DJI Mini 4 Pro, after a firmware update, only activates Remote ID when using the Intelligent Flight Battery Plus. - Standard Battery:
When using the standard Intelligent Flight Battery, the Mini 4 Pro will not broadcast Remote ID.