If you already own a DJI drone that will be affected by all this latest update crap and privacy intrusion, a simple workaround is to not allow your device to connect to the Internet. So you will have to do without maps which isn't that much of a big deal. Alternatively you can download a non-DJI flight app.
DJI's 2nd last update is what really infuriated me, I had 3 drones that all worked flawlessly with the Android devices I had. Never missed a beat. Then I wanted to fly a spot where I thought maps would be useful and I allowed the software to connect to the net. That then bricked all 3 drones till I could load the updates. Trouble was I only had a weak signal as I was in a rural area. Didn't have the bandwidth to upgrade the app and the old app was disabled. I did the rural trip specially to get some footage that I had wanted for ages and I had to cancel the trip, go home and update. Then I found out the hard way my $1000 S7 was no longer compatible nor was the high end Samsung tablet that was specially purchased for the drones!
I ended up losing a drone into the ocean as a direct result of those updates and the lack of information regarding compatibility from DJI when they FORCE updates on their hapless customers.
Ended up having to purchase a replacement drone since no logs were written to the device and therefore couldn't claim under the crappy warranty and furthermore I had to purchase another compatible tablet(ipad mini4) so that damned update ended up costing me approx $2000.
Once you purchase something you should have a choice if you want the manufacturer screwing with it or not!
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If you already own a DJI drone that will be affected by all this latest update crap and privacy intrusion, a simple workaround is to not allow your device to connect to the Internet. So you will have to do without maps which isn't that much of a big deal. Alternatively you can download a non-DJI flight app.
DJI's 2nd last update is what really infuriated me, I had 3 drones that all worked flawlessly with the Android devices I had. Never missed a beat. Then I wanted to fly a spot where I thought maps would be useful and I allowed the software to connect to the net. That then bricked all 3 drones till I could load the updates. Trouble was I only had a weak signal as I was in a rural area. Didn't have the bandwidth to upgrade the app and the old app was disabled. I did the rural trip specially to get some footage that I had wanted for ages and I had to cancel the trip, go home and update. Then I found out the hard way my $1000 S7 was no longer compatible nor was the high end Samsung tablet that was specially purchased for the drones!
I ended up losing a drone into the ocean as a direct result of those updates and the lack of information regarding compatibility from DJI when they FORCE updates on their hapless customers. Ended up having to purchase a replacement drone since no logs were written to the device and therefore couldn't claim under the crappy warranty and furthermore I had to purchase another compatible tablet(ipad mini4) so that damned update ended up costing me approx $2000.
Once you purchase something you should have a choice if you want the manufacturer screwing with it or not!