RC not connected to mobile device

[G Randy Brown]

Ordinarily I start the drone and then the RC and then DJI Fly opens up by itself and is connected.
The last 3 times I've done this Fly doesn't open so I manually open and after clicking on connect aircraft I get "RC not connected to mobile device".
Any idea as to what I should try next?
Thanks,
Randy

 

[Phantomrain.org]

Ordinarily I start the drone and then the RC and then DJI Fly opens up by itself and is connected.
The last 3 times I've done this Fly doesn't open so I manually open and after clicking on connect aircraft I get "RC not connected to mobile device".
Any idea as to what I should try next?
Thanks,
Randy

Im using the Iphone 11 Pro Max Plus and I have to shut the phone down and all the previous apps to get a connection some times.

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your Mavic in the Rain.
Coal.

 

[Biggles846]

Ordinarily I start the drone and then the RC and then DJI Fly opens up by itself and is connected.
The last 3 times I've done this Fly doesn't open so I manually open and after clicking on connect aircraft I get "RC not connected to mobile device".
Any idea as to what I should try next?
Thanks,
Randy

What model of drone?

 

[Phantomrain.org]

What model of drone?

Were assuming the Air 2 as it under that title Mavic Air 2

 

[G Randy Brown]

Yes sorry ,MA2

 

[G Randy Brown]

Im using the Iphone 11 Pro Max Plus and I have to shut the phone down and all the previous apps to get a connection some times.

Phantomrain.org
Gear to fly your Mavic in the Rain.
Coal.

I'll reboot the phone and see if that makes a difference...thanks

 

[G Randy Brown]

I'll reboot the phone and see if that makes a difference...thanks

Well sure enough it works fine after rebooting but not sure why it would make a difference with no other apps running...anyway thanks!
So while I'm at it, is there a way to tell the RC to not charge my phone?

 

[InvisibleName]

Well sure enough it works fine after rebooting but not sure why it would make a difference with no other apps running...anyway thanks!
So while I'm at it, is there a way to tell the RC to not charge my phone?

What phone? if it’s not an iPhone, no.

 

[InvisibleName]

Well sure enough it works fine after rebooting but not sure why it would make a difference with no other apps running...anyway thanks!
So while I'm at it, is there a way to tell the RC to not charge my phone?

Just checking, have you tried the RC end of the cable both ways up? I’ve found that my cable only works one way round

 

[G Randy Brown]

Oh I see, no it's an android.

have you tried the RC end of the cable both ways up?

My phone uses the USBc cable...are you saying I should try to reverse the end that plugs into the RC?

 

[InvisibleName]

Oh I see, no it's an android.

My phone uses the USBc cable...are you saying I should try to reverse the end that plugs into the RC?

I mean try twisting the RC end of the cable by 180degrees

 

[G Randy Brown]

I mean try twisting the RC end of the cable by 180degrees

I'll try that, thanks.

 

[1471]

Is there a way to tell the RC to not charge my phone?

There’s an option in the Fly app settings to disable phone charging, certainly for iOS any way.

May be of interest, found I was always having to recall the same phone settings before flying and opening the Fly app, so looked in to how to automate. Can do some pretty cool things with Shortcuts on iOS, sure there’s an Android equivalent.

Info and download here: Apple Shortcuts for the iPhone

 

[portermann]

Well sure enough it works fine after rebooting but not sure why it would make a difference with no other apps running...anyway thanks!
So while I'm at it, is there a way to tell the RC to not charge my phone?

Currently on the Android platform, charging is automatic and you cannot disable it like you can on the iOS phones.

 

[HoosierFlyer]

There’s an option in the Fly app settings to disable phone charging, certainly for iOS any way.

May be of interest, found I was always having to recall the same phone settings before flying and opening the Fly app, so looked in to how to automate. Can do some pretty cool things with Shortcuts on iOS, sure there’s an Android equivalent.

Info and download here: Apple Shortcuts for the iPhone

Out of curiosity, what did you automate?

 

[1471]

Out of curiosity, what did you automate?

The shortcut gets the current brightness and volume level, then saves to a variable and stores in iCloud. Turns the display brightness to max, the volume to zero, turns off WiFi, turns of Bluetooth, sets do not disturb to on and launches the Fly app.

Once your done, run the shortcut again and it recalls the variable from iCloud, setting your brightness and volume to what it was before. Turns WiFi back on and turns off do not disturb.

Easy to change to whatever settings you feel work best for you though and kinda fun to mess around with Shortcuts ?

 

[jmw2207]

I had this to start with. I could still fly it even though I wasn't officially connected to mobile device. I'm on android and cleared cache and data...relogged in and made my apps setting were like in the attached picture. And lastly re-paired and linked to the aircraft. No problem since

 

[DavidDrone]

I had this problem with my MA2. It started after missing a day of flight after a long trip. Turns out I plugged the cable into the charging port on the bottom of the controller instead of the data port beneath the antenna.

 

[bluemicas]

There’s an option in the Fly app settings to disable phone charging, certainly for iOS any way.

May be of interest, found I was always having to recall the same phone settings before flying and opening the Fly app, so looked in to how to automate. Can do some pretty cool things with Shortcuts on iOS, sure there’s an Android equivalent.

Info and download here: Apple Shortcuts for the iPhone

How do you find the option to disable iPhone charging?

 

[dthreee]

The shortcut gets the current brightness and volume level, then saves to a variable and stores in iCloud. Turns the display brightness to max, the volume to zero, turns off WiFi, turns of Bluetooth, sets do not disturb to on and launches the Fly app.

Once your done, run the shortcut again and it recalls the variable from iCloud, setting your brightness and volume to what it was before. Turns WiFi back on and turns off do not disturb.

Easy to change to whatever settings you feel work best for you though and kinda fun to mess around with Shortcuts ?

You can do this kind of thing in Tasker for android.