How to turn off smart go home

bkushner · Jun 9, 2017

This was removed from the new phantom 4 pro firmware.

Loz · Jun 10, 2017

bkushner said:
This was removed from the new phantom 4 pro firmware.

Hi, how do you know that it was removed from firmware? (Firmware resides in the Phantom which I assume you know)

bkushner · Jun 10, 2017

Loz said:
Hi, how do you know that it was removed from firmware? (Firmware resides in the Phantom which I assume you know)

Well since it was there last firmware and gone with new firmware I'm assuming.

RonHarper · Jun 10, 2017

The ability to turn off Smart RTH has been removed on the P4Pro. This has been verified by DJI in other groups- RCGroups by BladeStrike, for instance.

This essentially prevents any waypoint missions from completion and also halves the flight time.

I suggest going onto DJI support's Facebook page and letting them have it. This is a total crippling of the flying experience, plain and simple. And it was sneaky and not right to do it without even announcing it.

msinger · Jun 10, 2017

RonHarper said:
This has been verified by DJI in other groups- RCGroups by BladeStrike, for instance.

He seems to be unaware of why it was changed per his post here.

bkushner · Jun 10, 2017

RonHarper said:
The ability to turn off Smart RTH has been removed on the P4Pro. This has been verified by DJI in other groups- RCGroups by BladeStrike, for instance.

This essentially prevents any waypoint missions from completion and also halves the flight time.

I suggest going onto DJI support's Facebook page and letting them have it. This is a total crippling of the flying experience, plain and simple. And it was sneaky and not right to do it without even announcing it.

Just went to the DJI Support FB page and they haven't responded to anyone in months?

RonHarper · Jun 10, 2017

msinger said:
He seems to be unaware of why it was changed per his post here.

It was supposed to be turned OFF not permanently left ON according to that post.

RonHarper · Jun 10, 2017

bkushner said:
Just went to the DJI Support FB page and they haven't responded to anyone in months?

They certainly make posts every few hours. I would comment on the issue on one of their posts. That's what I did. I think Tahoe-Ed is the moderator of it and he will read it.

Clearly I can see what the confusion is when people like msinger and Hallmark (on their forums) don't even understand what the problem is in the first place.

msinger · Jun 10, 2017

RonHarper said:
It was supposed to be turned OFF not permanently left ON according to that post.

See his previous post where he doesn't seem to know if the change was intentional.

The good news is that he'll be able to get the information and report back.

bkushner · Jun 10, 2017

Just received this back from DJI :

RonHarper · Jun 10, 2017

bkushner said:
Just received this back from DJI :

Great!! I'm crossing my fingers they fix this ASAP.

KingDad1985 · Jun 10, 2017

I still have the "Turn on Smart Return Home" option

Unless I am confused?

msinger · Jun 10, 2017

KingDad1985 said:
I still have the "Turn on Smart Return Home" option

That's a different option. The OP is referring to the "Smart Return-to-Home" option that makes the Phantom auto RTH when it detects it only has enough battery power left to make it back to the home point.

KingDad1985 · Jun 10, 2017

msinger said:
That's a different option. The OP is referring to the "Smart Return-to-Home" option that makes the Phantom auto RTH when it detects it only has enough battery power left to make it back to the home point.

Oh ok. I'm assuming this option was under the battery info, but is now gone?

msinger · Jun 10, 2017

Yes, it was moved to the battery section a few DJI GO versions ago.

KingDad1985 · Jun 10, 2017

msinger said:
Yes, it was moved to the battery section a few DJI GO versions ago.

Makes sense now

Thanks!

bkushner · Jun 11, 2017

Used to be called Smart Go Home..

Mad_angler1 · Jun 11, 2017

I suspect this is a mistake and the Go app is not choosing the option as it has a list of models and available options it uses at the start, could be as simple as a naming mistake, hopefully we will know more soon.

bkushner · Jun 11, 2017

Mad_angler1 said:
I suspect this is a mistake and the Go app is not choosing the option as it has a list of models and available options it uses at the start, could be as simple as a naming mistake, hopefully we will know more soon.

I definitively believe it was the app update that did it question is by accident or design. I went back three firmwares and it never showed.

SkyHog · Jun 11, 2017

I sure hope this Smart Return-To-Home feature has not been removed. I had it kick in on one flight when I had 63% battery left, but by the time it returned to home it only had 30% battery left. The bird was smart enough know that it needed to head back home, despite having 63% battery. But it was not smart enough to wait just a bit longer, so it could use another 10% or 20% battery before returning. All things considered, I was grateful that the system was watching out for me, even though the calculations were a little too conservative.

If there is a DJI policy/safety reason to change the way this feature works (to remove the cancel option, or to remove Smart Return-to-Home altogether), why would DJI choose to apply that policy to only the P4P, and not the other Phantoms? Doesn't make sense.