Got all my Android devices working with the Zino

[peterkng]

OK after testing my Zino with all the Android devices in my house nothing would connect except my tablet running 6.0. This was a pain to fly with, too big for cradle on transmitter so I went back to the drawing board and tried to get it to work on my wifes phone 5.1.1 and up popped a message do you want to enable USB debugging so I enabled the debugging and her phone connected. Her phone is older and less speced than mine so?

So after playing with my daughters phone a newer 5.1 than the wifes and it connected I went back to my own phone an OPPO running Color OS 3.0 (Android 5.1) I have been able to connect every device in our household now even an old ZTE I use as a bike GPS and speedo.

The Secret.

Setup your phone up as per below;
Turn off WiFi (Do not connect to the Hubsan_Zino_XXXXXX network otherwise you just use the phone as a stand alone controller)
Enable OTG
Turn on USB debugging

Order to connect.

Turn on Zino
Turn on Transmitter
Start the X-Hubsan App on the phone
Lastly plug cable into transmitter from phone.

Answer any USB popup messages from phone e.g. use USB for charging etc..

After a few seconds to a minute the phone will connect to the transmitter and zino.

[Voyagerdoc]

But on the hubsan's android connection tutorial is said to be wifi as an option. The USB cable's purpose is only for battery charge for android connection. And the connection option says you should select wifi. I don't understand this point. If connection is made with wifi, the short distance will fly. But when we connect with cable how can we fly? Cause we selected "charge only" selection. I'm confused.

this is their suggestion: https://www.hubsan.com/support/files/products/ZINO/ct/connectTutorial.pdf?fbclid=IwAR2HwjhWw4ToJIvbKo6H9kN1ofsfTK0BGWS5HJknitfcLHMHLpwV7i_BZpo

[peterkng]

No the WiFI option is for how the transmitter connects to the quad not the phone see page 10 of the connection guide. If you connect the phone via WiFi you are flying phone alone no transmitter boost, range will be about 200m.

[MrDronenut]

No the WiFI option is for how the transmitter connects to the quad not the phone see page 10 of the connection guide. If you connect the phone via WiFi you are flying phone alone no transmitter boost, range will be about 200m.

Correct. The manual is so so vague. But,do not,I repeat,Do Not,connect to the WiFi. Turn off the WiFi on your phone

[me_3f362lPSzX]

OK after testing my Zino with all the Android devices in my house nothing would connect except my tablet running 6.0. This was a pain to fly with, too big for cradle on transmitter so I went back to the drawing board and tried to get it to work on my wifes phone 5.1.1 and up popped a message do you want to enable USB debugging so I enabled the debugging and her phone connected. Her phone is older and less speced than mine so?

So after playing with my daughters phone a newer 5.1 than the wifes and it connected I went back to my own phone an OPPO running Color OS 3.0 (Android 5.1) I have been able to connect every device in our household now even an old ZTE I use as a bike GPS and speedo.

The Secret.

Setup your phone up as per below;
Turn off WiFi (Do not connect to the Hubsan_Zino_XXXXXX network otherwise you just use the phone as a stand alone controller)
Enable OTG
Turn on USB debugging

Order to connect.

Turn on Zino
Turn on Transmitter
Start the X-Hubsan App on the phone
Lastly plug cable into transmitter from phone.

Answer any USB popup messages from phone e.g. use USB for charging etc..

After a few seconds to a minute the phone will connect to the transmitter and zino.

I found that the best way to turn it on is:
1)Controller
2)Plug in USB and wait for App to start
3)Turn on Zino
4)Wait for it to connect
5)Fly and discover more problems

[knet]

[me_3f362lPSzX]

Now I've found another way of starting up:
1) App
2) Connect USB to Phone (Android)
3) Controller
4) Drone, wait for it to pair.

[diet01109]

I also think that's the best way.
If the app is started automatically by the RC, an App ReStart is usually required for a successful connection.