Recipients should be notified this week. They are confidential usually but idk how many people actually follow that. Cant really help you with your phone issue but any smartphone should be ok I'd assume. The merit is pretty much just who the ETLs and SD feel should get the bonus. Is it fair, who knows guess it depends on your store but i can think of several tms id give bonuses too if i had the ability as they have continuously gone above and beyond this past year to keep my store running smoothly.