DJI Will Turn Off Your Spark Drone if You Don't Update Firmware by September 1st. Chinese manufacturer DJI has announced that owners of its Spark drone have until September 1st to update their firmware to the latest version or be totally locked out. Per Quartz, the decision to essentially hold users’ devices hostage came after reports of the drones randomly falling out of the sky, which users think was due to an issue with Spark’s battery firmware. In a press release, the company suggested it took the hardline approach due to safety concerns.“DJI decided on the option of a mandatory firmware update in order to maximize flight safety and product reliability which we consider as top priorities,” the company wrote. The update will improve stability, connectivity and the battery firmware. While locking users out of their software is questionable, it’s indisputable that nobody wants a blade- spinning drone to come crashing down on their heads. That goes double for a manufacturer which could, in theory, be held liable for a major safety issue. Locking users out is a dramatic measure. But the press release does not rule out the possibility of updating the software after the deadline to return their Sparks to flight- ready status. In the unlikely possibility there is no official ability to install the new update after the deadline, it’s nearly certain the drone community would come up with some kind of way to unofficially update it to the correct version and restore normal functionality. In May, DJI also announced users would be locked out of flight capabilities if they failed to register their devices in its database—ensuring software updates would allow users to comply with regional regulations. The good news: As Gizmodo noted in its review of the Spark, the drone itself is awesome, packing the feature set of a much larger drone into a small and capable package. So if the issues have been fixed, there’s not much to worry about.[Quartz]. Blue screen of death" on your i. Phone? You're not alone. Yesterday afternoon, Mac. Rumors reported on an issue supposedly plaguing a number of T- Mobile’s i. Phone users. Many customers are complaining of seeing “blue screens of death” and random, frequent restarts. It’s a little unusual to say the least, and seemingly no one knows what has caused the issue. Devices affected include the i. Phone 6 Plus, i. Phone 6 and i. Phone 5s. Katyovescoach on Reddit published the following: “Hey guys. So this morning my i. Phone 6 (4 months old) started just randomly restarting itself every 2. I wasn’t even using it most of the time, it was in my pocket at work (could tell because of lock screen that indicated I needed to enter my pin after a restart as opposed to finger ID). At one point I was texting my SO about it, the screen turned blue for maybe 2 seconds and it restarted. Weird thing is my SO’s 6 started doing it too (same network/phone plan, but purchased months before mine). Is this a problem that others have experienced? Should we just head to the Genius Bar later? Neither of us have had any problems or repairs on our phones ever. Also we’re on T- Mobile. Thanks for your help.”If you’ve experienced this issue, there are a few possible fixes. Some more drastic than others. If the first one doesn’t work, move on to the second and so on, until the problems have gone. Reboot/Hard Reset – Press and hold your lock key and home button until the phone restarts. Disable Voice over LTE (Vo. LTE) in your i. Phone’s settings menu. Switch off Wi- Fi Calling – wait a couple of minutes – then switch it back on again. Switch off LTE completely – Might not be ideal if you rely on your cellular connection, but it might just work. Factory Restore via i. Tunes – Obviously, the last thing you should try is completely restoring your phone and setting up as a new device. Hopefully you don’t need to resort to this, but it should work if nothing else has. Let us know if you’ve had the issue and if you manage to get it solved easily. Source: Reddit. Via: Mac. Rumors, Engadget.
The HTC One M9 isn’t the only T-Mobile phone that’s receiving a software update today. T-Mobile is now pushing updates to its Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 edge. Hurricane Harvey smashed into the Texas Gulf Coast on Friday night and Saturday morning after being elevated to Category 4 status, wiping out buildings with 130 miles.
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