By way of some simple background..
I've been running Go4 4.0.7 and old P4P and P4A firmware on an Android 5 tablet since the day Go 4.0.7 was released. I've flown blissfully issue-free while everyone else screamed, cried, and nashed their teeth at DJI's destruction of its own products.
However, using DroneDeploy is a significant part of my business and they seem to have done something to beginning killing or dropping support for their old app. Their newest app version doesn't like to connect to the drones with old firmware - neither does any alternative mapping software except Pix4D (which will only connect with my phone and not my tablets).
So now I have a dilemma. Do I upgrade firmware just to use the new DD app? How many new issues with this introduce?
My main concern is the stupid "need to be signed in to fly" garbage. I fly in many areas with no service. DD also already has enough connectivity issues as it is. Does this stupid new system mean I have to open the Go4 app and connect to the drone EVERY time the drone is freshly powered on and THEN switch to DD (or whatever other third party app)? I'd like some more information on how this new system actually works and what other issues people are experiencing with new firmware. I've obviously searched and here on Google, but it would take decades to wade through the endless threads full of complaints to find out what the actual solutions are (or are not).
I've been running Go4 4.0.7 and old P4P and P4A firmware on an Android 5 tablet since the day Go 4.0.7 was released. I've flown blissfully issue-free while everyone else screamed, cried, and nashed their teeth at DJI's destruction of its own products.
However, using DroneDeploy is a significant part of my business and they seem to have done something to beginning killing or dropping support for their old app. Their newest app version doesn't like to connect to the drones with old firmware - neither does any alternative mapping software except Pix4D (which will only connect with my phone and not my tablets).
So now I have a dilemma. Do I upgrade firmware just to use the new DD app? How many new issues with this introduce?
My main concern is the stupid "need to be signed in to fly" garbage. I fly in many areas with no service. DD also already has enough connectivity issues as it is. Does this stupid new system mean I have to open the Go4 app and connect to the drone EVERY time the drone is freshly powered on and THEN switch to DD (or whatever other third party app)? I'd like some more information on how this new system actually works and what other issues people are experiencing with new firmware. I've obviously searched and here on Google, but it would take decades to wade through the endless threads full of complaints to find out what the actual solutions are (or are not).