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Latest update [menu]
Bugfixes
- Fix issue with Android Pie (9) where screen rotates back and forth when going through settings (Issue #85)
- Fix platform is displayed as "Unknown" in bootloader page (Issue #87)
- Fix null checks and potential NPEs
Description [menu]
Control your Crazyflie quadcopter from your Android device.
Connect to Crazyflie 2.0 using Bluetooth low energy and both the original Crazyflie and Crazyflie 2.0 using the USB Crazyradio dongle connected with a USB OTG cable.
Features:
- Control Crazyflie and Crazyflie 2.0 using Crazyradio on a USB OTG compatible device
- Control Crazyflie 2.0 using Bluetooth LE 4.0
- Control mode configurable
- Control sensitivity configurable
- Axis and button mapping configurable (only for game pad)
- Control Crazyflie using touch controls
- Control Crazyflie using game pad (connected via USB or Bluetooth)
- Control Crazyflie using the device's gyroscope
- Control LED ring effects (requires Crazyflie 2.0 and optional LED ring deck)
- Play the Imperial March melody on the buzzer deck (requires Crazyflie 2.0 and optional buzzer deck)
- Update Crazyflie using Crazyradio (experimental feature, update via BLE coming soon)
Please note:
This app is designed to control Crazyflie and Crazyflie 2.0. It requires either a Crazyradio, Crazyradio PA or a Bluetooth LE 4.0 compatible device running Android 4.4+. Only Crazyflie 2.0 can be controlled with Bluetooth LE.
Do not pair the Crazyflie via Bluetooth settings!
Distributors for Crazyflie and Crazyradio can be found on our distributor list: http://www.bitcraze.se/distributors/
This app is using JoystickView Widget from mobile-anarchy-widgets
(https://code.google.com/p/mobile-anarchy-widgets/wiki/JoystickView).
This app is open source, licensed under GPLv3. Source code is available on GitHub:
https://github.com/bitcraze/crazyflie-android-client
Contributions are welcome!
Please report any errors in the issue tracker:
https://github.com/bitcraze/crazyflie-android-client/issues
How to use the bootloader:
1. The list of firmwares should automatically be filled
• make sure you have a network connection
2. Select a firmware
• make sure you select the right one depending on which Crazyflie you want to update (CF1 or CF2).
3. Flash firmware
• for Crazyflie 1, click on "Flash firmware" and switch on the Crazyflie during the next 10 seconds.
• for Crazyflie 2, press the ON/OFF switch of the Crazyflie longer than 1.5 second until one blue LED blinks. Then release the button and both blue LEDs should blink. Then click on "Flash firmware"
4. After a successful flash the Crazyflie will automatically restart in firmware mode and is ready to use.
It's nearly impossible to brick the Crazyflie. In case of any problems during flashing, you can always try again or use the PC client to re-flash.
Permissions:
• Photo/Media/Files: This is required to save the firmware files on the device.
• Bluetooth connection information: This is required for connecting to Crazyflie 2.0 over Bluetooth.
• Location: This is required for Bluetooth LE scanning since Android 6.0.
How to install Crazyflie Client APK for Android [menu]
Download Crazyflie Client APK file (se.bitcraze.crazyfliecontrol2_20_1391878.apk) from SameAPK.com, then follow these steps:
Update Phone Settings
- Go to your phone Settings page
- Tap Security or Applications (varies with device)
- Check the Unknown Sources box
- Confirm with OK
Go to Downloads
- Open Downloads on your device by going to My Files or Files
- Tap the APK file you downloaded (se.bitcraze.crazyfliecontrol2_20_1391878.apk)
- Tap Install when prompted, the APK file you downloaded will be installed on your device.
How to install Crazyflie Client APK on Windows 7/8/10 or MAC PC? [menu]
Download Crazyflie Client APK file(se.bitcraze.crazyfliecontrol2_20_1391878.apk) from SameAPK.com to your PC (ex: /Users/xxx/Downloads/(se.bitcraze.crazyfliecontrol2_20_1391878.apk)), then follow these steps:
Using Emulator:
- Download And Install one Emulator Softwares (Ex: Bluestacks, GenyMotion, NoxPlayer)
- Simple install APK on PC by drag and drop file se.bitcraze.crazyfliecontrol2_20_1391878.apk on Emulator screen
Crazyflie Client APK Pros & Cons [menu]
Pros
- This app is safe, it's not require high risk permissions
- Compatible with 32 bit device (most Emulator using 32bit arch CPU)
- Compatible with 64-bit device (some android device and current Bluestacks)
Cons
Everything is good.
