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If only such a statement could be made about their horrible mobile apps needed to fly these drones.


This is because software development still doesn't and has never qualified as capital-E Engineering. If "software engineering" were held to any of the same kind of rigor and responsibility that applies to mechanical, civil, aerospace or nearly any other "Engineering" discipline, we might not be in the technological & sociopolitical hellscape we are in right now.


Speaking of that software I resurrected an old DJI drone for a family member and after takeoff the app prompted me with so many warnings/errors/updates/notifications that I crashed. Truly horrifying to see a drone drifting towards you (and others) while you're furiously tapping to close warnings.


Use DJI RC/RC Pro. Still based on Android, but standalone device. DJI Fly is fine there.




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