Litchi App

Copepe · Sep 14, 2018

I recently purchased the Litchi app for Android so I can have an alternative those instances when I have video issues in DJI Go 4 (these are, usually, image pixelation issues on the mobile device). The first 2 times I flew with Litchi everything was flawless. However, last Sunday, I took off and when the drone was approximately 600 feet away the display said SIGNAL LOST. The image on the screen froze and the app didn't respond to any inputs. It never reconnected no matter what I tried, so I pressed the RTH button on the remote and brought the MPP back. I checked the micro SD card when I got home and found that the video recording never stopped while Litchi was disconnected. I switched to DJI Go 4 and flew through 3 batteries without issues.

Needless to say, I have lost confidence in Litchi and would like to know if anyone's had a similar problem and if it was diagnosed and corrected.

dvarapala · Sep 14, 2018

Copepe said:
Needless to say, I have lost confidence in Litchi and would like to know if anyone's had a similar problem and if it was diagnosed and corrected.

Trust me, Go 4 has the same exact issues. And Litchi is based on DJI's own SDK, so any bugs related to communication with the RC are most likely DJI's fault, not Litchi's.

Don't give up on Litchi, it really is a great program.

theDRONEranger · Nov 28, 2018

LITCHI IOS

theDRONEranger · Nov 28, 2018

theDRONEranger said:
LITCHI IOS

Just took advantage of Litchi's reduced cost for the IOS. Can anyone cite problems between Litchi and DJIGo4 on an iPad air 2? I do know I must force kill one or the other on my Android devices. I have never heard any complaints of LITCHI on the iPad (air 2). Anyone know of any incompatibility issues?

Iain · Nov 28, 2018

theDRONEranger said:
Just took advantage of Litchi's reduced cost for the IOS. Can anyone cite problems between Litchi and DJIGo4 on an iPad air 2? I do know I must force kill one or the other on my Android devices. I have never heard any complaints of LITCHI on the iPad (air 2). Anyone know of any incompatibility issues?

Interesting, I looked it up last week on the app store.
It was 21$
Now it is saying 31.99
Im in canada

theDRONEranger · Nov 28, 2018

Iain said:
Interesting, I looked it up last week on the app store.
It was 21$
Now it is saying 31.99
Im in canada

Iain · Nov 29, 2018

theDRONEranger said:
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theDRONEranger · Nov 29, 2018

Iain said:
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Ouch!

Krieger’s Drone · Nov 29, 2018

Iain said:
Interesting, I looked it up last week on the app store.
It was 21$
Now it is saying 31.99
Im in canada

Canadian pay always more

FoxhallGH · Nov 29, 2018

Copepe said:
I recently purchased the Litchi app for Android so I can have an alternative those instances when I have video issues in DJI Go 4 (these are, usually, image pixelation issues on the mobile device). The first 2 times I flew with Litchi everything was flawless. However, last Sunday, I took off and when the drone was approximately 600 feet away the display said SIGNAL LOST. The image on the screen froze and the app didn't respond to any inputs. It never reconnected no matter what I tried, so I pressed the RTH button on the remote and brought the MPP back. I checked the micro SD card when I got home and found that the video recording never stopped while Litchi was disconnected. I switched to DJI Go 4 and flew through 3 batteries without issues.

Needless to say, I have lost confidence in Litchi and would like to know if anyone's had a similar problem and if it was diagnosed and corrected.

This type of problem is often reported with DJI Go 4 as well, and is [very] often fixed by using a different USB connection cord from the RC controller to your mobile phone/tablet. There are some very good short cables that go from the USB 2.0 socket at the bottom of the controller (beneath the fold-out arms), to whatever connector you need for your device. I use this type to connect my Android phone ... https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B074QJW3SD/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 ...
Note however, that when you use the USB 2.0 connector, you should disconnect the mini-USB cable & connector from the side of the controller, and only use that mini-USB socket for charging.