Tufargon
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Again. No, because you didn't ask if there were any. You asked why the app was not on the Google Play Store anymore and that's what I answered. Carry on.
Why isn't anybody questioning having to install an app from an unknown source?
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Erm ok then... you're wrong. Android phones by default don't allow apps to be installed from unknown sources, "unknown" meaning any source that isn't the Google Play Store. The reason for this is that Play Store apps go through a vetting process before they are published. Presumably people are going to tell me that I should be just as untrusting of this vetting procedure. This may be, but at least there is one, that isn't from the people making the app.
And also, enabling installation of apps from unknown sources isn't specific to the installation, it's specific to the app used to launch the installer. If I downloaded the .apk file via Firefox, for example, I would need to "tell" the phone that Firefox is allowed to install apps from unknown sources. In any case, that still doesn't negate the fact that you have installed an unvetted app.
Why would I ask if there is an alternative? Apps that accompany hardware are usually proprietary to the manufacturer, it is unusual to have a closed-source system such as DJI's that allows for third party apps to control it, especially where hardware is concerned.
Tufargon
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DJI used to always release the SDK's for third party developers (like Litchi, Dronelink, Maven, Rainbow etc.....) since they started. Only recently are they not going to do it anymore for consumer drones.
I can't read your mind.
Well I didn't know that, and is good to know. It's just a shame we apparently had to have an argument before you decided to furnish me with this information.
It's got nothing to do with security, it's political game-playing.
What's DJI going to do when the US Government forces Google to drop their apps?
There aren't security vulnerabilities or user data being collected.
Where do you tap into this paranoia nonsense?
I mean, I literally put a link to it...
And if this is a US Government vs DJI issue, how is it still available on the iOS App Store?
mobilehomer
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It has to do with the way the Play store now packages their apps. DJI did not modify their apps to comply. It has ZERO to do with government or politics. It is Google's way of optimizing the download to the device. Here read this - Google is moving away from APKs on the Play Store
That story was paranoid bunk that was around a few years ago, but debunked.
Here's some background.
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The government blacklisted DJI drones, but some drone companies are more confused than worried
DJI has promised Americans can still buy its drones.
www.theverge.com
I saw that post as dry humor, not sarcasm... did you not see the 'wink' emoji?
Try Litchi, it's been duly vetted by the Great Googly. You'll like it, after you get over paying ~25usd for it.Well, if you are selling it because you think it's not secure I'd be willing to give you a very low offer for it. Only because it's not secure (your words) I'll offer $50 and I'll pay the shipping.
Good luck to you either way.
Tufargon
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I have bought it already and used it and love it. I bought a M2P after realizing that DJI backed out of putting waypoints on my MA2. On the MA2 (and all other models using the Fly app) it's only virtual sticks because the SDK was released by DJI with those limitations and developed by third party developers that could only actually make waypoints work through virtual sticks and is garbage so the MA2 is for sale. As long as they have batteries for the M2P I'll probably own it for a long time.
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But I think you'd never be happy with it, so just avoid it and stay on the ground.
Yes'm... I already knew you have it and like it, me too. ( I've seen plenty of your past posts
) Sorry I didn't make it more clear that I was still talking to the OP... I quoted your post so the OP could see your 'wink' without having to scroll back up.
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I am having the same trouble trying to down load the DJI go fly app for my Mavic air 2 WTF is going on ??
Nothing is "going on".
There are download links on DJI's website:
The Fly app is not unvetted. It was vetted by DJI. And hundreds of thousands of users. Google's vetting is about the source of the software and whether it has embedded malware. It has nothing to do with whether the software works properly.
DJI makes the drone and writes the software to control the drone. Why would you not trust DJI to provide a copy of the software directly from their website? Why would you trust another firm to provide you with software?
I'm frequently surprised by the strong trust many people put in what appears on their cellphones. As an example, what I've read here indicates that many on this forum put more faith in a winds aloft forecast for a site 20 miles away than in their own observations and conclusions regarding winds at the takeoff site.
Octavio
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I would think that it would be better if we have a trustful App verification for all types of software and equipment. In South Africa, I ordered a Car Tracker Mobilizer from China, where I intended to make business. I tested the tracker myself and found it to be quite interesting. The Tracker had a Chinese website to track the Vehicles, parameters could be set for a number of things, such as Speed, Boundary, and Alarm and we could also switch off the engine if needed remotely. But I needed to get a SABS certificate for the Tracker and I was not able to get one because it was not a South African website. Thus, Security was compromised.
spsphotos
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Simplest solution? Get rid of that Android phone and get an iPhone. None of these issues exist on the IOS platform.
Exactly right, iOS is a closed platform... you can't sideload any app - even if you wanted to.
IMO, the issue the OP has with side-loading Go4 is a non-issue. Seems to me if Android Go4 was sending clandestine information from millions of users to China, somebody would have figured that out by now - there are a great many very intelligent Go4 users out there.
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