Fly no longer supported on any iPad Minis!

cheddar-man · Aug 18, 2022

Meta4 said:
There are plenty of good ones, but the ones I use are Huawei's M3 and M5

Thanks Meta4, too BIG for me, makes the RC very top heavy (for my 83yo hands).

Meta4 · Aug 18, 2022

cheddar-man said:
Thanks Meta4, too BIG for me, makes the RC very top heavy (for my 83yo hands).

They are 8 inch tablets ... the same size as your mini.

Meta4 · Aug 18, 2022

cheddar-man said:
Also "the box" says it all!

The box doesn't say what many people think it does.
It means that DJI paid Apple to be part of the MFi program and use that logo.
All that indicates is that Apple have confirmed that whatever has that label works with Apple.

MFi Program - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

cheddar-man · Aug 18, 2022

Meta4 said:
They are 8 inch tablets ... the same size as your mini.

Not when I look them up??? All the M3/5 Media and Meta pads are 10"?????
Am I misunderstanding what you're saying?

Meta4 · Aug 18, 2022

cheddar-man said:
Not when I look them up??? All the M3/5 Media and Meta pads are 10"?????
Am I misunderstanding what you're saying?

Like iPads and many other tablets, they come in large and smaller sizes.

andrew reeves · Aug 20, 2022

My Apple mini 4, 128GB unit is having problems with not enough proc power, which is being reported by the Fly app for my Mini 2. Thanks for informing me of this.
P.S. Come to think about it, I was getting a weird red screen flashing ever so often and jerky live screen photo/video when flying with the Mini 4. I replaced it with my s22ultra and had no issues. So, now what do with that mini 4?

drdikky · Aug 20, 2022

I fly my mavic mini 1 with an iPad Air 1, no problems. If they don't support it I don't really care. I have just updated FLY and no issues.
I flew without issues on an earlier versions so if it gets to the point where I can't update FLY any more, then I will just use what I have got. I sure as hell won't be bothered enough to get a new device just to use FLY.
You could always use a third party app like LITCHI

Rojan · Aug 20, 2022

Macinfo said:
That Error message of course is pretty self-explanatory, Recent versions of Fly have been becoming more CPU Intensive by probably doing more things that they can't process on the drone, all the flight modes, etc.

Chances are while the iPad Mini 5 was an A12 Bionic and is 3 years old, and was replaced by the Mini 6 which has a A15 Bionic, the Mini 5 probably won't cut it any more, but an Gen 6 will probably work fine, even if DJI does not say so, that processor should have more than enough power for now.

I bought a gen 6 iPad mini for the Mm and my M2Pro. Both fly and g4 work perfectly, no issues so far!

Rojan · Aug 20, 2022

cheddar-man said:
Having tried several iPad Minis and talking to DJI Support because of their failures, they have finally come back and said that they do not support any of the iPad Minis, only those in the list below copied from their email!
Very annoying as I find the full sized iPads far too big, make the controller very top heavy!
I do not want to go over to Android.

View attachment 153389

I bought a gen 6 iPad mini for the Mm and my M2Pro. Both fly and g4 work perfectly, no issues so far!

marcosvc · Aug 20, 2022

I had the Ipad Mini4. About the end of last year it was supporting the DJIFly App. The processor did not support the funcions of the APP. I bought the Ipad Min 6 and it works well so far.
I don't know how far it will support the APP since they are increasing functions and drone models supported by this APP.

SethB · Aug 20, 2022

iPad Mini 5 running a DJI Mini 2 with DJI Fly works fine for me. I do keep up with all updates.

I started out with a borrowed iPad Mini 4, and still occasionally use an iPhone 6s. Turning off Cache seems to help a lot with avoiding proc overload messages. Cache is that function that records a lower res video on your phone/tablet. Useful for some, I’ve never missed it!

andrew reeves · Aug 20, 2022

SethB said:
iPad Mini 5 running a DJI Mini 2 with DJI Fly works fine for me. I do keep up with all updates.

I started out with a borrowed iPad Mini 4, and still occasionally use an iPhone 6s. Turning off Cache seems to help a lot with avoiding proc overload messages. Cache is that function that records a lower res video on your phone/tablet. Useful for some, I’ve never missed it!

Great idea. I'm going to try that before retiring it, too.

BbqJoe · Aug 20, 2022

I have never seen a company work so hard and diligently to suck as bad as DJI does.

koonley · Aug 20, 2022

I fly with an LG V40 which isn't on the approved list and have had 0 (zero) issues so far

Dougcjohn · Aug 20, 2022

Android - check the Tripltek 8 Pro. Will provide a much brighter screen, ample power and rarely upgraded maintaining the known stability. Only negative is hefty weight and often works best with a new tablet mount.

IPad's... I use the Mini 5 & Mini 6 with both Fly app & Go4 App... zero issues! The only iPad I've experienced issues is the 11" iPadPro having a connection issue, not a Fly App, I think the new M1 11" doesn't have the same connection issues. The 11" had been my favorite & preferred Tablet, to me ideal size & weight... may try a M1 11" in future.

The Mini 6 is a beautiful size, light weight, nice performer. Little low on Nit Brightness, but normally workable. I wouldn't be shy of the Mini6... I'd suggest the cellular to obtain GPS on tablet.

Brojon · Aug 20, 2022

Doesn't make sense when their RCs device holder won't open that far.

ANT0407 · Aug 20, 2022

I use the mini 6 with no issues

SethB · Aug 20, 2022

Brojon said:
Doesn't make sense when their RCs device holder won't open that far.

An iPad Mini is a really nice size for the controller!
I’m using this simple clip to make it work, it’s great!

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B088NWT5V6

ANT0407 · Aug 20, 2022

Brojon said:
Doesn't make sense when their RCs device holder won't open that far.

I got this tmount for my mini 6

Arzroic Tablet Holder Mount for DJI Mini 2/Mini 3 Pro/Air 2S/Mavic 3/Mavic Air 2 Remote Controller Accessories iPad Mount Holder https://a.co/d/8itjIux

Wanbli · Aug 20, 2022

Meta4 said:
The iPad mini came out in 2015 ... it was great for the time, but that time is back in the past when the DJI apps keep getting more demanding.
Even the Mini 6 still only has 3GB of RAM.

I'm always amused to hear people saying they wouldn't consider an Android device, or that (they believe) DJI software runs better on Apple.
I've used two Android tablets since April 2015 (7 years now) and the DJI apps have performed flawlessly, without a single glitch over a couple of thousand flights.
The older one still works as well now as when it was new.
And no dark screen or shutting down because of cold or heat.

I agree! Personally, I hate apple products, but I had to get one when I started repairing drones so I could be sure the drones worked properly before I sold them. I bought a Mini 2, which works fine on the Go4 app, but as soon as I tried to fly the Air2s, I got the cpu overload message. So I purchased a 8" android tablet from eBay with a octacore processor for $35 which works great on the Air2s/Fly app & the Go4 app and the actual screen size is larger & brighter than the iPad. Here's one that I just found on eBay: Ellipsis QTAQZ3 8" 16GB Wi-Fi Android 5.1.1 Tablet - Black | eBay