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1/3/2017 5:40 PM
 

Sigh, I hate nights where you just lay awake unable to sleep...

Mark: Do you use an external sd card for your data?, I have seen issues with external sd cards locking up the system. If you do, you could temporariy put some data on the internal memory, remove the card and try flying that way.

There are two more options to try, one is a wipe of the cache and the dalvik cache. These are both done deep down in the hardware of the device. Instructions to wipe the cache can be found here: https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-28382, there are several other ones on the net, but these I found to be the most concise.

Another option to try will be in the same hardware diagnostic / service menu as above. It involves resetting the device to factory. You could try this, fly and see if the problem exists. Then add your other applications back in. This is quite a sledge hammer step, but does give a fairly clean slate to start from.


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1/3/2017 6:28 PM
 

Some more info since last post - I'd forgotten how easy it is to send in bug reports, but after a gentle reminder from Cobra, I did just that - actually 5 reports, all from a recent cross country flight. The tab locked up while using iFly at least four times during the 7 hours of flight so hopefully the uber gurus here can dig something out of the reports.

I'd like to be able to say something about great minds thinking alike, but I know me pretty well and so that rules me out....but I had already considered the SD card as a suspect and it had been replaced with a new card before the recent rash of freeze ups.

I had also reset the tab to factory default which cleaned out a bunch of apps that I hadn't used in a while - no dice. The other tech tip that I've tried is to change from the default Samsung Touchwiz launcher - I'm now using the Nova Launcher, but the freeze up issue is still ongoing. I hadn' gotten around to deleting the partion cache, but did so earlier today. I'll research some more on resetting the dalvik cache tomorrow.

Thanks again for your input and suggestions.

 
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1/3/2017 7:17 PM
 

Jeff, no, I'm using the Stratux ADSB receiver as the Wi-Fi source. All three devices connect to it for the ADS-B info. The 740 and the Android phone always work. The iPad works sometimes, not others even though it claims to be connected and can view the Stratux status web page.

 
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1/3/2017 10:26 PM
 

Ah, ok. I've been told by iFly that devices acting as a hotspot are unable to communicate with the hotspot clients, even though the clients can communicate with the hotspot and each other. Thought that might be the issue, but obviously not. The plan sharing works via UDP, meaning that the "sending" device just broadcasts in the blind and has no way to know if the message(s) actually make it to the other devices. iFly has worked on the UDP broadcasts, but it's still a shot in the dark and maybe the apple is afraid of the dark. ;)


Jeff Nokomis Clark, Mooney M20G, iFly app on ASUS ZenPad Z8s, ASUS ZenFone AR, ASUS Windows 10 tablet, Stratux ADS-B w AHRS
 
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1/4/2017 1:00 AM
 

Flight plan sharing has been the only problem I have experienced with my iPad and iPhone. Sometimes, I can get it to work, sometimes not, and no idea why.

 
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