Author Topic: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues  (Read 14906 times)

Gary Nelson

Re: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues
« Reply #75 on: October 04, 2020, 09:28:24 am »
Thanks SD. Both iPad and iPhone now running PAW through SD perfectly and no “Waiting for Device” messages any more. I am however keeping iPad on IOS13.7 and not upgrading just yet.

Gary

iPad mini 5        IOS13.7
iPhone 11          IOS14.0.1
PAW classic       20200909
SD - iPad           3.14.4.260
SD - iPhone       3.14.4.260
FLARM              7.01
« Last Edit: October 04, 2020, 09:37:11 am by Gary Nelson »

exfirepro

Re: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues
« Reply #76 on: October 04, 2020, 10:31:07 am »
Hi Gary,

Glad to hear things are working at last. Thanks for letting us all know.

It’s a real pain when the likes of Apple decide to ‘improve’ things without properly considering the effect their changes are likely to have on others. Not the first time either and I’m sure it won’t be the last.

Best Regards

Peter

PaulSS

Re: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues
« Reply #77 on: October 04, 2020, 03:52:49 pm »
I know I'm late to the parade (and only repeating what has been said before) but I've just been out to the hangar and had a 'play' with the latest iterations of everything I own to check they are all behaving themselves properly. I'm pleased to say they are.

I updated my iPad Mini 4 to 14.0.1
iPhone 8 is 14.0.1
SkyDemon is 3.14.4.260
PilotAware Firmware Updater (on iPhone and iPad Mini) is 1.7.5

My previous Pilot Aware version was a Beta of the latest so, to make sure all was oranges and oranges, I updated the PAW to 20200906 (using the Firmware Updater, which worked flawlessly and took but seconds to do  ;D ).

Using the existing UDP connection setting in my PAW,  i.e. WITHOUT selecting the SkyDemon connection (in third party equipment) to Flarm, I told SkyDemon to 'go flying'. It sent me a brief message along the lines of 'use third party equipment', to which I assented and the SkyDemon connected immediately. No hanging and deciding whatsoever. This happened when using both my iPad and iPhone, so I see no snags at all with using PAW 20200906, SkyDemon 3.14.4.260 and iPad/Phone 14.0.1. When trying again to connect I was not asked again for permission to use the third party device and SkyDemon just connected straight away to both devices.

Due to being lazy and not logging out of one of the i devices in order to log on another, I didn't try my old iPhone 5 on SkyDemon but it connected to PAW with no problems, so I don't think there will be any issues with that if I ever needed it.

Now to make some sloe gin as there's nothing of interest on my ATOM station  :-\

Edited to add: PS: Gary, is your PAW version (20200909) a slip of the typing finger as I can only get 20200906?
« Last Edit: October 04, 2020, 04:06:16 pm by PaulSS »

exfirepro

Re: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues
« Reply #78 on: October 04, 2020, 04:27:43 pm »
Hi Paul,

Thanks for the confirmation. Your SD 3.14.4.260 setup has worked exactly as expected, with the ‘first time connection’ requiring ‘agreement to use 3rd party devices’ before iOS / iPadOS 14 will allow SD to connect to PilotAware. That should reassure others that may be holding back from updating.

Thanks Again

Best Regards

Peter
p.s. 20200906 is the latest Public Release of PilotAware
« Last Edit: October 04, 2020, 04:29:19 pm by exfirepro »

Gary Nelson

Re: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues
« Reply #79 on: October 04, 2020, 05:51:22 pm »
Hi Paul (and Peter) Yes typo on my part and I confirm my version PAW is 20200906 with a 6 (not 9) at end

iPad mini 5        IOS13.7
iPhone 11          IOS14.0.1
PAW classic       20200906
SD - iPad           3.14.4.260
SD - iPhone       3.14.4.260
FLARM              7.01

exfirepro

Re: iOS14 / SkyDemon connection issues
« Reply #80 on: October 04, 2020, 06:13:39 pm »
Thanks Gary,

Looks like it should now be OK to update your iPad to 14.0.1 as well.

Best Regards

Peter

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