Beware when upgrading DJI Go on Android

[Chris Vedeler]

I made the mistake of upgrading to DJI Go 2.0.1 before heading out for my flight this morning. 45 minutes away from home I do one flight just fine. When I got the P3 back, I powered off the tablet, controller and the P3 to switch the battery. When I powered everything back up DJI Go crashed each time I launched it.

I had seen this before when I first upgraded to DJI Go from Pilot. What I failed to do was to uninstall the previous app AND hook the tablet to my PC to delete the DJI directory before upgrading.

I don't know why DJI can't create an upgrade that deletes the older app in a way that is usable. From my experience the only way to get a good upgrade is to completely wipe out all traces of the older version.

Has anyone else had this experience?

 

[phantom13flyer]

No need to delete it will update existing pilot app .

 

[Chris Vedeler]

No need to delete it will update existing pilot app .

Not in my case, at least not with DJI Go. Each upgrade has caused the app to crash when launching it. The only way I have found to make it work is to remove all traces of the older app.

 

[phantom13flyer]

Not in my case, at least not with DJI Go. Each upgrade has caused the app to crash when launching it. The only way I have found to make it work is to remove all traces of the older app.

That's weird , you shouldn't have to do that . Does work good now since you've done all that?

 

[Chris Vedeler]

That's weird , you shouldn't have to do that . Does work good now since you've done all that?

It appears to. It has survived two cycles of booting. I haven't had a chance to fly with it yet.

 

[phantom13flyer]

What device are you using

 

[Chris Vedeler]

Acer Iconia Tab 8.

 

[SouthernPhantom]

My first two experiences with the GO app (2.0.0 and 2.0.1) were fine. It loaded over the old Pilot app and worked well.

However, with yet-another brand-new 2.0.2 version (it's on the Play Store, still not on the DJI website), loading it normally caused the app crash each time I tried to use it. So I deleted it with the Android app manager (in Settings), shut down and re-started the phone, and then re-installed the app.

Now everything is fine. Perfect flights today. I did not have to delete any directories. I'm using a Samsung S5 phone.

 

[trigon]

Guys.... cmmmoooon theres nothing wrong with Android... The problem lies in between chair and your device OR you are trying to use a DJI Go (powerfull but eating alot of device hardware - thats the price for being powerfull of course) on a cheap ****. Thats it ;-)

 

[trigon]

I tried DJI on Modecom tablet worth like 100 bucks.... didnt even start of course... All good on my Xiaomi phone though.

 

[Chris Vedeler]

Guys.... cmmmoooon theres nothing wrong with Android... The problem lies in between chair and your device OR you are trying to use a DJI Go (powerfull but eating alot of device hardware - thats the price for being powerfull of course) on a cheap ****. Thats it ;-)

I never had a problem with upgrading the Pilot app. The Acer is a pretty decent little tablet for the money. DJI Go works just fine, except after I upgrade. So I don't think it is the tablet. It could be me, I'd be the first to admit it. But I don't know what I could be doing wrong. It seems pretty idiot proof to upgrade an app. It is also pretty clear that by doing a totally clean install it works as well.