Tablet V phone

[Peter mavic air]

G'day, Just wondering what experience people have had with tablets over phones, I use an I phone 7 plus, with no problems, I recently was given a Samsung, Galaxy Tab 4 and after one successful session (three Batteries) I went home and charged all batteries and charger, The next evening went out to try again and could not connect to the drone, and suddenly the charger was almost dead, I eventually uninstalled the app and recharged the Charger, now am using the phone again without issue.
Could the problem have been that the tablet was charging from the controller?
1, Would a different cable help?
2, Does the same thing happen with I-pads?
Should I just stick with my phone?
Peter

 

[AusDeano]

G’day champ
Can’t say.. the iPad does pretty much the same as my iPhone, but bigger-er

 

[msinger]

Could the problem have been that the tablet was charging from the controller?

You noted the charger was dead. I'm assuming you meant the tablet and/or remote controller was dead.

Did you remember to charge both the tablet and remote controller before heading out to fly again (or at least check the charge level on both)?

Does the same thing happen with I-pads?

Apple devices do not charge from the remote controller battery.

 

[Peter mavic air]

You noted the charger was dead. I'm assuming you meant the tablet and/or remote controller was dead.

Did you remember to charge both the tablet and remote controller before heading out to fly again (or at least check the charge level on both)?


Apple devices do not charge from the remote controller battery.

I charged the controller, but the tablet was on about 75%, I have often gone out with the phone and or charger half but had no problem, but the Tablet seemed to be the problem.
Peter

 

[msinger]

the Tablet seemed to be the problem

What exactly was the problem?

 

[Peter mavic air]

What exactly was the problem?

I could not connect the drone, the app seemed to work and it said it was connected but no matter what I could not start the drone or connect the remote to it. As soon as I stopped using the tablet all was well

 

[msinger]

I could not connect the drone, the app seemed to work and it said it was connected but no matter what I could not start the drone or connect the remote to it. As soon as I stopped using the tablet all was well

What does that all have to do with charging and/or the battery level on your devices (as you were describing in your first post above)?

 

[Johnmcl7]

There's a comprehensive list of phones and tablets with user ratings on how well they work with DJI GO 3 and 4:

Best Tablets and Phones for DJI GO (Updated Daily) | Phantom Help

Assuming your tablet is this one, it's not a great choice for DJI Go 4:

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4 10.1 - Full tablet specifications

I've used a couple of different Android phones which have been fine, I've just changed to a 10in Galaxy Tab S3 to get a bigger screen and so far it's been without issue as well.

 

[Peter mavic air]

Thank you John I will check out that list

 

[AusDeano]

I could not connect the drone, the app seemed to work and it said it was connected but no matter what I could not start the drone or connect the remote to it. As soon as I stopped using the tablet all was well

I’m just checking... you know if you’re using the lower USB port you must have the micro USB cable on the side unplugged?

 

[Peter mavic air]

yes, I was using the proper cords, I have used an Ipad today with no problem