I have had more stress in the past few days trying to solve the problems of my android tablets not connecting.....than I had after my first mavic air dropped the signal and peaced out to parts unknown.
This past Sunday, I purchased the Samsung Tab A 8.0 (wifi only) after seeing all the rave reviews that people had given it using the GO 4 app. After loading everything onto the machine, I get to the part where I need to connect the remote to the tablet. What's this?!?! A brand new tablet that is still using a MICRO USB cable when everything else is clearly using USB-C. So for the next 7 hours, I make phone calls and drive around to nine different stores (not exaggerating) to try and find a Micro-USB (tablet) to USB-C (controller) cable.
I do not succeed. After spending 60 bucks on various cables, adapters, and chargers...the best I can do is male micro-USB to male USB connected to female USB to male USB-C. This actually DID work, but the transmission feed showed up laggy and choppy. Well, a half-second lag in transmission would mean that there would be no doubt I would crash the aircraft, because I've already been close a couple of times. That lag would have pushed it over the edge. I've got it insured, I like to live dangerously.
So I finally give up. Get all the packaging back together and get it ready to take back. I also call the store and have them check the charging port on the 10.1" version. After he replied that it was in fact a USB-C port, I jumped for joy, danced a little jig and out the door I went. I get to the store and exchange the 8" for the 10.1". I then reload all the apps. When it comes to downloading the Fly App, it downloads just fine. However, after multiple attempts, it has become clear that this app (for whatever reason) won't even install on the 10.
This type of hassle just seems like it should be completely unnecessary. THREE DAYS is far too much time to spend trying to get this app to work. So what's the play here? Try and find a used iPad somewhere? Even though I have never owned a single Apple device, or keep trying to find an android device that may or may not work.. Advice, please....
Apologize in advance if my response doesn't lend anything. Apologies also if I make typos as the ads keep moving around my typing each time they pop up.
I've been using a Motorola G5s with no sim card for over a year, successfully. It's a phone a bought a few years ago and never activated it.
Then I switched to Moto e5 play. It worked really well. I use iPad too, but not with my drone. So I use apple as well.
No preference here for drone use.
Then a week or two ago there was a geo fencing update package. Updated both devices.
Now the Motorola e5 play thinks it needs a USB cable to connect. This is whathe yours did. Won't connect without USB although it is connected to the controller.
The first time after the update it connected. Once.
During flight it lost connection. Each attempt to use it thereafter it won't connect.
It thinks it wants a cable. It has the little cable.
So I went back to the Moto G5s.
It still works. No problem. So it's not the cable.
Neither device has a sim card.
So it seems some devices that used to work well, even as recent as weeks ago, may no longer work - and I wonder if an individual''s geo location is an issue with the configuration of the device software?
Sounds far fetched I know.
Piggyback coding is anyone's guess.
Regardless, any device which is not a controller may work for a while, or for a long time. Newer IOS will work for sure.
So the tablet you had may have been excellent for a long time. Thus the good reviews. Newer android devices should work. I'm curious. Do you connect from a metropolitan area or near energy power plants. My own curiosity.
Best wishes.
