Mavic Pro 2 phone compatibility.

[bomberuk]

Hi i need a cheap android phone to use on the Mavic Pro 2 as my galaxy s5 lags to much, any ideas, was looking at the s6 maybe.

 

[nachobcn]

I have Galaxy s7. With mavic1 the video is fluent. With mavic2, the video is choppy.

 

[Slot Tech]

I use the s5 for my drones. It's an ol
d cell I use to have that doesn't have service on it any longer. I have it all stripped down so the only thing on it is basically the dji app. It seems to work well with my mavic 2 pro

 

[SilverSurfer]

I have a Galaxy S7 and video is choppy/jerky with Mavic 2 Pro.

Video was perfectly smooth with the Mavic 1 Platinum I had before.

Could Galaxy S8 run smooth with the Mavic 2 Pro ???

 

[bomberuk]

i have just purchased an s7 and it works perfectly with my mavic 2 pro very happy with the phone in general, a massive upgrade from the s5

 

[CanadaDrone]

I have a Galaxy S7 and video is choppy/jerky with Mavic 2 Pro.

Video was perfectly smooth with the Mavic 1 Platinum I had before.

Could Galaxy S8 run smooth with the Mavic 2 Pro ???

Yes. Much weaker devices than an S8 will run it just fine. If you're having problems with that, something else is the culprit. People even use cheap $250 tablets and 5-generation old iPads with great success. Even an S7, if you are getting choppy video something else is going on.

 

[Mavic Ray]

Most likely you have too many apps installed and too many apps running in the background.

 

[CanadaDrone]

Most likely you have too many apps installed and too many apps running in the background.

Android is actually very good at managing background apps - it just shuts down background apps if you leave too many open. It shouldn't matter how much he has open because they aren't sitting in RAM anyway after a certain point. They will just re-draw themselves if he has to many apps open and then switches apps. If he has a rogue app that is constantly running though, that could be an issue.

 

[Hedonist222]

Most likely you have too many apps installed and too many apps running in the background.

Exactly

Software generally slows down the device.

I suggest getting a used android model phone that's dedicated to the drone.

Uninstall everything.

Disable everything.

I use an application called Package Disabler. It allows me to freeze system apps.
System apps like the built in weather app, calender, and so on.

 

[Kingram]

Did you try it with a cable plugged in the bottom of the controller ( also unplug the side cable ) , in airplane mode and turn off video caching to the mobile device ?