Mini 4 non OEM battery is crippled, is the Mini 3 next?

[chong67]

In case you didn't know, the latest update cripple the non OEM battery for the Mini 4.

I wonder if the Mini 3 will be next.

I will be very sad. Keeping my finger cross, how about you?

 

[Cafguy]

Probably There are some poorly made Batteries being sold online DJI is doing its best to stop them TOO Bad because some of these Batteries are of good quality

 

[chong67]

Yes, I got a good quality OEM battery. Charge count at 13 now. Almost the same flight time as original. I'll keep an eye out for the next firmware update. Keeping my finger cross!

 

[chong67]

I make it a habit to use the non OEM battery as much as possible. Please no paper weight later!

 

[Wunderkat]

In case you didn't know, the latest update cripple the non OEM battery for the Mini 4.

I wonder if the Mini 3 will be next.

I will be very sad. Keeping my finger cross, how about you?

First post; thanks for the add. I searched here for OEM Battery and got to this thread. Is the reason my new Mini 3 won't prompt for activation because I'm not using an OEM battery? Thanks.

 

[LoudThunder]

Post in thread 'New member, Central CT Intro...'

Yesterday at 4:51 PM

Here is a link your other posting...

I'd like to start a separate thread about the battery issue, which was indeed about requiring an OEM battery to active my Mini 3, and DJI wouldn't simply tell me that.

The issue you have is that DJI OEM Batteries are "Smart Batteries" and are wired up so that the condition of the battery is sent to the Firmware… This information includes: Temperature, Voltage, Number of Charges, etc… Below is the information that shows up on my controller's Menus (Safety, Battery Information…) as reported by the Drone…



Then the Fly App Software...

• LoudThunder

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[Wunderkat]

Post in thread 'New member, Central CT Intro...'

Yesterday at 4:51 PM

Here is a link your other posting...

I'd like to start a separate thread about the battery issue, which was indeed about requiring an OEM battery to active my Mini 3, and DJI wouldn't simply tell me that.

The issue you have is that DJI OEM Batteries are "Smart Batteries" and are wired up so that the condition of the battery is sent to the Firmware… This information includes: Temperature, Voltage, Number of Charges, etc… Below is the information that shows up on my controller's Menus (Safety, Battery Information…) as reported by the Drone…



Then the Fly App Software...

• LoudThunder

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A correction: The requirement to use an OEM battery is not an"issue" that I have. I have no problem from now on understanding that it takes a DJI battery to initialize, as we would say, the activation process. The problem is that DJI deliberately wouldn't tell me what the problem was, even though they knew an OEM battery would solve it. For that simple reason, I have no use for DJI, Inc., period.

 

[LoudThunder]

A correction:

I can imagine that the DJI folks might have misunderstood your issues, as English is often their second language… English is my first language and I certainly did… I still do not know if you have activated your drone yet or if it is activated and will it fly or not with your Non-OEM battery…