Dear all,
Just replaced F750 to F800. Found the app is very annoying in the hotspot connection (iOS 10.3.2). Anyone have similar issue?
Regards,
Nick from Hong Kong
I just installed mine and got the hotspot working on an iPhone 6. The trick is, when you get to the iPhones hotspot setting screen. if is already on. turn it off and turn it back on. the camera takes like 30 seconds to connect. you will see the wifi light blink blue. once is solid you can leave the settings page on the phone and go back to the app. the phone might not show the blue bar right away but it should be connected if the light stopped blinking on the camera.
I just installed mine and got the hotspot working on an iPhone 6. The trick is, when you get to the iPhones hotspot setting screen. if is already on. turn it off and turn it back on. the camera takes like 30 seconds to connect. you will see the wifi light blink blue. once is solid you can leave the settings page on the phone and go back to the app. the phone might not show the blue bar right away but it should be connected if the light stopped blinking on the camera.
The 'Air' should be added Free of charge to the existing models later in the year. That's what they are telling us in the UK anyway!
I like mine. If they give the air update as I've been reading.
The 'Air' should be added Free of charge to the existing models later in the year. That's what they are telling us in the UK anyway!
View attachment 32631 View attachment 32632 Just purchased the F800 to replace my F750. Some observations:
- As others have noted, Thinkware has moved to an even more complicated mode of connectivity between your phone and the camera for initial setup, configuration, live video monitoring, and downloading of recordings.
- It now requires that the user's phone be put into personal hotspot mode (wireless tethering) such that the camera connects as a wifi client to the phone, which also gives the camera Internet connectivity if the phone has a mobile data connection.
- I believe this is a HUGE mistake on the part of Thinkware. Not all service providers and/or plans allow the personal hotspot/tethering feature to be activated. For those that do, typically this connection is limited to a small amount of Internet data or an additional service charge. It is unclear at this point what Thinkware intends to use this connectivity for, but it is obvious that they are at least sending/receiving some data to their servers because it announces a successful Internet connection.
- This means that just to configure the F800 you MUST have a mobile phone AND active personal hotspot data sharing (tethering) turned on. You also need these to take advantage of wireless downloading of recordings and live viewing for camera positioning. This is not smart on Thinkware's part.
- The walkthrough to establish this hotspot connection is poorly executed, confusing, prone to user error, and seemingly unstable.
- After making any configuration changes, I had to physically power off the camera to get the changes to "stick" even though they were stated as saved in the mobile app. If I did't power off the camera and instead just continued to other app functions or disconnected the mobile app, the changes reverted to previous.
- The unit is slightly smaller than the F750, but essentially the same form factor.
- Pictures attached. F800 mounted, F750 held for comparison.
- The unit is about 10% thinner.
- The mount is changed and more flush to the windshield.
- The hardwired power cable can be re-used from a F750 installation.
- The 3M tape is (finally) black rather than white, making for a more stealth appearance from the outside.
- It appears that the lower "WiFi" LED, which faces into the interior of the car, continuously flashes bright blue when not connected to the phone's hotspot (normal daily operation) and cannot be turned off.
- The rear-facing camera for the F800 is not yet available, and the previous version from the F750 is not compatible (although the cable is).
- I will report back after some recording time with comparisons of video quality both during the day and at night.
From what I quickly read above, F800 does not have an SD card and relies on internet connectivity
Do you have any idea what the Green wifi indicates?
View attachment 32631 View attachment 32632 Just purchased the F800 to replace my F750. Some observations:
- As others have noted, Thinkware has moved to an even more complicated mode of connectivity between your phone and the camera for initial setup, configuration, live video monitoring, and downloading of recordings.
- It now requires that the user's phone be put into personal hotspot mode (wireless tethering) such that the camera connects as a wifi client to the phone, which also gives the camera Internet connectivity if the phone has a mobile data connection.
- I believe this is a HUGE mistake on the part of Thinkware. Not all service providers and/or plans allow the personal hotspot/tethering feature to be activated. For those that do, typically this connection is limited to a small amount of Internet data or an additional service charge. It is unclear at this point what Thinkware intends to use this connectivity for, but it is obvious that they are at least sending/receiving some data to their servers because it announces a successful Internet connection.
- This means that just to configure the F800 you MUST have a mobile phone AND active personal hotspot data sharing (tethering) turned on. You also need these to take advantage of wireless downloading of recordings and live viewing for camera positioning. This is not smart on Thinkware's part.
- The walkthrough to establish this hotspot connection is poorly executed, confusing, prone to user error, and seemingly unstable.
- After making any configuration changes, I had to physically power off the camera to get the changes to "stick" even though they were stated as saved in the mobile app. If I did't power off the camera and instead just continued to other app functions or disconnected the mobile app, the changes reverted to previous.
- The unit is slightly smaller than the F750, but essentially the same form factor.
- Pictures attached. F800 mounted, F750 held for comparison.
- The unit is about 10% thinner.
- The mount is changed and more flush to the windshield.
- The hardwired power cable can be re-used from a F750 installation.
- The 3M tape is (finally) black rather than white, making for a more stealth appearance from the outside.
- It appears that the lower "WiFi" LED, which faces into the interior of the car, continuously flashes bright blue when not connected to the phone's hotspot (normal daily operation) and cannot be turned off.
- The rear-facing camera for the F800 is not yet available, and the previous version from the F750 is not compatible (although the cable is).
- I will report back after some recording time with comparisons of video quality both during the day and at night.
Make the adjustment, then tap the ‘back’ arrow to produce the “setup changes have been saved” message. Then hold down the power button on the camera for 2 seconds and release. Close the app and restart. When you reconnect the settings will have been saved.I'm having same problem as 1(5) above...When do you need to turn power off? Before leaving the adjustment page?