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Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

joakim1024 — Sun, 22 Aug 2021 15:25:25 GMT

I recently bought the new Xperia 1 III, which im very happy with, EXCEPT it does not connect to my DJI controller for my drone.

It works flawlessly with my old phone (Xiaomi Pocophone - when first plugging in the cable i got a pop-up etc), but when i plug in the USB cable in my Xperia nothing happens (except that the Xperia's amber notifications light goes on, and the phone seems to be charging).

I have tried messing with the USB settings, turning on USB debugging, changing default USB connection setting, etc, but with no luck!

If it works with an old budget phone i'm sure there is a way to get it to work with a brand new flagship phone....?

HELP!

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

Lord_viridis — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 08:51:56 GMT

I know my inspire 2, phantom 4 and Mavic air all connect to my Xperia 1ii with zero issues so I'm not sure what could possibly cause this.

I would suggest trying different cables and options in developer mode but as I don't have the 1iii I can't help with the testing myself.

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

joakim1024 — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:00:29 GMT

Thank you for your input!

I have tried 2 different cables with no luck.

Since the phone starts charging when plugged into the controller, and the cables work with a different phone, the cables seems to be working. But i will try additional cables just to make sure.

I have gone through dev mode and tried different USB settings (although they should not make any difference) with no luck.

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

Anonymous — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:07:00 GMT

Did you try to test the phone using USB connection with another device?

Like laptop for example

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

joakim1024 — Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:28:47 GMT

Yes, the phone works well both connected to my computer (file transfer) as well as connected to my car (android auto).

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

Lord_viridis — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 10:50:53 GMT

Ive just got my x1iii yesterday, so will test this tonight on my inspire 2.

Can you confirm which DJI app you're not able to connect to?

(I know some mavics use the new one)

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

Lord_viridis — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:40:55 GMT

I tested using DJI go4 last night and found no issue connecting my front controller to the 1iii.

upon powering on the controller I selected always allow, then ok

the splash screen then showed up and I could enter device control.

then the correct display popped up as expected.

I assume you may be having issues with the Mavic app.

Unfortunately I don't have a device that uses that app so I I can't test further.

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

joakim1024 — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:45:21 GMT

I'm not getting any pop up what so ever when i plug in the controller.

It just starts to charge.... 😑

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

Lord_viridis — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:49:36 GMT

What firmware on the phone are you running?

Is it also DJI go4?

Have you tried a usb 3 data (blue end) cable?

I'm sure we can get you flying on this phone 👍

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

joakim1024 — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 13:53:48 GMT

It's not the same app. Mine is called DJI Fly.

But i should probably still get a pop-up regarding the usb-connection right?

I'm running the latest firmware/software on both controller and phone (61.0.A.11.92 release-keys).

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

Lord_viridis — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:08:26 GMT

Have you tried the following:

1- Uninstall DJI Fly App

2 - Delete DJI Folder on your phone

3 - Reboot phone

4 - Install fresh download of DJI Fly App from DJI website vice Play Store

5 - Start DJI Fly App

6 - If the App opens properly then close App

7 - Start RC and connect phone

8 - Open DJI Fly App

9 - If the App opens properly it should connect to the RC

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

joakim1024 — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:20:11 GMT

Followed the steps above but no change.

App opens but it is not connecting to the remote. Only charging.

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

Lord_viridis — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 14:27:41 GMT

Ok, I'm gonna see if I can source an air 2 to test this.

Might take me few days.

But I gotta check with a device my end as the usb accessory service is active here, but apparently not on yours, which is why it defaults to charging status.

Let me get back to you on this.

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

joakim1024 — Fri, 10 Sep 2021 16:50:57 GMT

Thank you for your effort! 😀

Im using an Air 2S, although i believe several models are using the same remote (?)

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

Lord_viridis — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:54:20 GMT

Well, sorry for the delay.

Managed to get an air 2 for a few minutes to try the controller on, as with yours, the connection between the two seemed to do nothing except make the charging sound briefly, before doing nothing with the connection.

As it was a friend's Mavic he wasn't too keen on me borrowing it for extended periods to try different firmwares etc, so I will try to see if either next drone FW update, or phone FW update corrects the issue.

When he pops round again (this weekend) I might be able to get some more testing done.

Fwiw, I think the issue is the usb accessory service not correctly detecting the controller as an accessory, and instead seeing it as a computer connection

Re: Xperia 1 III and DJI remote (USB connection)?

joakim1024 — Tue, 21 Sep 2021 09:24:58 GMT

Thanks a million for your effort!

Keeping an eye out for updates!