So manc54 I take it you are also using the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite to fly. I'd better get out there and put it through its paces. I want to put my S7 phone back in its case.
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I have the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite. No problems with it running DJI Fly. Download DJI Fly from the DJI Store online. I was very happy that after making sure I knew what I was doing, the app .apk file installed without a hitch. I even love watching the YouTube videos on the screen.
manc54, I too have had no problems like rob78 reported. No crashes. I have two problems, I have no idea where the video is going (although it shows up later so I'm sure it's being recorded), and the glare on the screen.
I looked online for sun hoods, but the best ones seem to come on a very slow boat from China. Probably need to make a model with construction paper, see if it works, and stitch one together from wire and black cloth.
Ken
I looked online for sun hoods, but the best ones seem to come on a very slow boat from China. Probably need to make a model with construction paper, see if it works, and stitch one together from wire and black cloth.
Ken
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I'm not sure if these are on the slow boat from China, but if you need a hood for your device, a four sided hood works best to block the glare from all sides.
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Especially when you need access to touch the screen.
I used a similar hood with my Mini 4 tablet and it worked well when flying the Spark.
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MA2 317" data-source="post: 1417258" class="bbCodeBlock bbCodeBlock--expandable bbCodeBlock--quote js-expandWatch">MA2 317, that looks like a great source. Looks like the HAV3 Kit is the one. It's listed for the A7. $39.99I'm not sure if these are on the slow boat from China, but if you need a hood for your device, a four sided hood works best to block the glare from all sides.
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Especially when you need access to touch the screen.
I used a similar hood with my Mini 4 tablet and it worked well when flying the Spark.
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Thank you. This will save me a LOT of work. I'll see how long it takes to get here.
Ken
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Actually it looks like they're right here in the good 'ol USofA.
Why am I the only one with an issue on the A7?
I'll take a video of it, maybe someone will have an idea. It seems to be more prominent when I open the map view and then back to camera view. Do you fly with WIFI enabled or do you two put it in Airplane mode?I bought this hood, and it seems to work alright with it. A 4 sided would would probably be better, but just seems more cumbersome.
I'd check out the Hoodman hoods to cut the glare. I have the Galaxy Tab A7 Lite tablet, and it is listed as using the Hoodman Hav 3.
My hood began it's trip from Torrance, CA, about 30 mile away. A lot shorter trip than on a slow boat from China. It's out for delivery right now.
Hoodman contacted me about the HAV3 hood I received. I'm returning that one, and they're sending me a HAV1, which they said should fit much better. I might even change to another type of mount to fit the tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite) better.
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The Samsung Galaxy Tab A7 Lite is definitely compatible with DJI Fly. I've been using it for a week with my Mini 2, and except for going to sleep often, it hasn't crashed yet. The CPU being 64bit is the key, but that's the one thing they don't tell you in the specs. A fellow member here gave me that info.
The crash problem is strange. Has never happened to me with the A7. DJI Fly does go to sleep a lot, and to bring the tablet back to life, I have to do that connect-the-dots thing. Must be the A7 trying to save the battery.I have the A7 also, same as you and @Toby 13 but the DJI FLY app crashes randomly. Sometimes it'll crash after just a couple minutes, sometimes it's after 20-30 minutes. I haven't figured out the cause, so I switched to Litchi and haven't had any issues. First time it happened I was a couple hundred yards away and it scared the crap out of me.Luckily, I was able to reopen the app and it reconnected with no issues.
I've been meaning to take a video of it, I can replicate it by switching between the map and back, but haven't done it yet. The last few times I've flown, I've used Litchi, which doesn't crash randomly on me. I may get to recording video of it this weekend.
Turns out the listing was a little abbreviated, and it was the Tab A7, not the Tab A7 Lite that the Hav 3 fits. They're sending me the HAV 1.
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Hmmm, maybe there's something different in the hardware between the A7 and A7 Lite. I have the regular A7, not the Lite.
Looks like the overall size is different. The Tab A7 is 9.75" x 6,20". The A7 Lite is 8.37" x 4.91". The non-Lite is a bigger tablet by over an inch all around. So the Hoodman HAV 3 would probably fit it.
I just changed my tablet holder to a VCUTECH RC TABLET HOLDER PRO. A little more ungainly than the last one. Gets the tablet well above the RC. At least I was able to keep the lanyard.
The screen is looking pretty bad. That's a screen cover film. I hope the tablet screen is still in good shate.
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