Issues with tablet

Howcroft22 · Dec 31, 2017

I should have said issues with android. I fly my mavic with my iPhone 7 and it’s seamless. When I try to use my galaxy tab s it freezes and the camera screen gets a green pixelation. This is obviously an expensive tablet. Wondering if it’s just this one or if all android tabs do this. I tried it with an old note 4 and it’s still slow choppy. I’d like to try and find a dedicated cheap tablet just for the drone that doesn’t freeze up. Any ideas? The iPhone screen is really small and I can’t afford an iPad right now.

msinger · Dec 31, 2017

Try setting up your tablet like this.

RazorKQ · Dec 31, 2017

Following this and going thru my Tab S as I type this.

MadValley · Dec 31, 2017

Which version of the Tab S and which version of Android are you running? @msinger's instructions are spot-on but in some cases the underlying Samsung implementation of Android is the culprit. I bought a Tab S2 when I got my MP and ran into all sorts of problems. I subsequently rooted the device, installed LineageOS version of Android 7.1 and the stripped down versions of Google Apps from the OpenGapps project (The Open GApps Project). The Tab has work flawlessly ever since.

Howcroft22 · Dec 31, 2017

MadValley said:
Which version of the Tab S and which version of Android are you running? @msinger's instructions are spot-on but in some cases the underlying Samsung implementation of Android is the culprit. I bought a Tab S2 when I got my MP and ran into all sorts of problems. I subsequently rooted the device, installed LineageOS version of Android 7.1 and the stripped down versions of Google Apps from the OpenGapps project (The Open GApps Project). The Tab has work flawlessly ever since.

Not sure. I did follow the instructions. It seems to help. But still has a lag on the camera. It says in “about device”. Android version 6.0.1. Its the original galaxy tab S. I bought it last December.

Rjrolyn · Dec 31, 2017

Howcroft22 said:
Not sure. I did follow the instructions. It seems to help. But still has a lag on the camera. It says in “about device”. Android version 6.0.1. Its the original galaxy tab S. I bought it last December.

What model is your Tab S ? Cause from i read in other forums the one that works good is the SM-T710 Been looking for one but price is hefty on a outdated Tab. So far i had good results on my K1

Howcroft22 · Dec 31, 2017

Rjrolyn said:
What model is your Tab S ? Cause from i read in other forums the one that works good is the SM-T710 Been looking for one but price is hefty on a outdated Tab. So far i had good results on my K1

Mine is the SM T800. Mine is only-year-old my wife has the original iPad. It still works 10 times better than this galaxy tab. This tab S does everything slow compared to the apple products. I was always an android person until I actually owned an iPhone. I bought my first one last year and I will never go back. Never.

charliesRig · Dec 31, 2017

msinger said:
Try setting up your tablet like this.

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Oystercatcher · Dec 31, 2017

My Galaxy Tab S2 (SM-T710) has always worked perfectly for me.

charliesRig · Dec 31, 2017

Oystercatcher said:
My Galaxy Tab S2 (SM-T710) has always worked perfectly for me.

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Howcroft22 · Dec 31, 2017

Howcroft22 said:
Mine is the SM T800

Oystercatcher said:
My Galaxy Tab S2 (SM-T710) has always worked perfectly for me.

I wish mine did. All I use it for now is to watch Netflix.

Howcroft22 · Dec 31, 2017

Seems like the note 4 has too much camera lag to Saftey fly. I’d be scared to hit something.

MadValley · Dec 31, 2017

If you're using it as a dedicated device and comfortable with the procedure go ahead and root it and lay down a new Android install. I'm using LineageOS (which is the offspring of Cyanogenmod) and which has some good reviews on the forum. There are others so do a search and see how they perform. There are so many people on this forum with experience in every aspect of the drone, controller, and device that can get you up and running.

Howcroft22 · Dec 31, 2017

MadValley said:
If you're using it as a dedicated device and comfortable with the procedure go ahead and root it and lay down a new Android install. I'm using LineageOS (which is the offspring of Cyanogenmod) and which has some good reviews on the forum. There are others so do a search and see how they perform. There are so many people on this forum with experience in every aspect of the drone, controller, and device that can get you up and running.

If I can buy a cheap tablet It will be a dedicated drone screen. But I’d rather not do it to this one.

Howcroft22 · Dec 31, 2017

I guess My real question is. Does anyone know of a cheap tab that works good for drone flying?

MadValley · Dec 31, 2017

Howcroft22 said:
I guess My real question is. Does anyone know of a cheap tab that works good for drone flying?

Do a search for "Wundertab"

Scobo · Jan 1, 2018

Howcroft22 said:
I guess My real question is. Does anyone know of a cheap tab that works good for drone flying?

7" Huawei T3 works great. Only £54 on Amazon.
At the moment, you have to use Go4 version 4.1.9 as newer versions result in pixelation and breakup of the video feed but still a bargain.

Howcroft22 · Jan 1, 2018

Scobo said:
7" Huawei T3 works great. Only £54 on Amazon.
At the moment, you have to use Go4 version 4.1.9 as newer versions result in pixelation and breakup of the video feed but still a bargain.

Maybe that’s what’s going on with my tab S?

Howcroft22 · Jan 1, 2018

MadValley said:
Do a search for "Wundertab"

This is what it’s showing me.
Wandertab by Hitlist

Edit. Never mind. I see this is the same tab that scobo was talking about. Thanks. I’m going to check it out!