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I just noticed a new firmware VT-ECI261 for the front camera.
Vantrue makes it hard without showing the release date, or change log.
Has anyone tested it yet?
Did they fix the HDR?
I’ll test it later, but the Viofo A229 Pro & A229 Plus are taking priority.
The last time I heard from any of the 3 revolving Vantrue representatives was 25 days ago.
After Golden Week is over (October 8), does anyone have a good shirt to tug on?
A change log would be especially nice, more so for those who are testing/evaluating cameras.Vantrue makes it hard without showing the release date, or change log.
Viofo puts the date in the name of the update.A change log would be especially nice
This is normal with Viofo.I still find it annoying that it clears everything and makes you set up as new
I just tried to use the Android v1.0.32 Vantrue app to update my S1 Pro. It doesn't detect that there's a firmware version update available. The iOS app does detect that VT-ECI261 firmware update is available for the S1 Pro. I was hoping to download it the Android device so that I can copy the file to my firmware repository for the S1 Pro (still no download page on the Vantrue.net website). I can't seem to find a way to access the iOS directory where the Vantrue app places the downloaded firmware files. The Android app also didn't detect the VT-ECI141 firmware update. I used my iOS device to install that firmware. I wish the Android app would detect the firmware updates correctly.I just noticed a new firmware VT-ECI261 for the front camera.
Vantrue makes it hard without showing the release date, or change log.
Has anyone tested it yet?
Did they fix the HDR?
I’ll test it later, but the Viofo A229 Pro & A229 Plus are taking priority.
The last time I heard from any of the 3 revolving Vantrue representatives was 25 days ago.
After Golden Week is over (October 8), does anyone have a good shirt to tug on?
Don't know why they don't push it for Android testers too, I'm baffled, not sure what's going on or where their team is at the past few weeks :/I just tried to use the Android v1.0.32 Vantrue app to update my S1 Pro. It doesn't detect that there's a firmware version update available. The iOS app does detect that VT-ECI261 firmware update is available for the S1 Pro. I was hoping to download it the Android device so that I can copy the file to my firmware repository for the S1 Pro (still no download page on the Vantrue.net website). I can't seem to find a way to access the iOS directory where the Vantrue app places the downloaded firmware files. The Android app also didn't detect the VT-ECI141 firmware update. I used my iOS device to install that firmware. I wish the Android app would detect the firmware updates correctly.
Yours' is not a unique situation. I don't get notification of an update either.I just tried to use the Android v1.0.32 Vantrue app to update my S1 Pro. It doesn't detect that there's a firmware version update available.
Maybe this is one of the drawbacks of OTA updates.I just tried to use the Android v1.0.32 Vantrue app to update my S1 Pro. It doesn't detect that there's a firmware version update available. The iOS app does detect that VT-ECI261 firmware update is available for the S1 Pro. I was hoping to download it the Android device so that I can copy the file to my firmware repository for the S1 Pro (still no download page on the Vantrue.net website). I can't seem to find a way to access the iOS directory where the Vantrue app places the downloaded firmware files. The Android app also didn't detect the VT-ECI141 firmware update. I used my iOS device to install that firmware. I wish the Android app would detect the firmware updates correctly.
It's pre production isn't it, the S1 Pro so hasn't been launched officially if I'm not mistaken. But that being said, OTA updates I think work pretty well now in the smartphone world down to a tee.Maybe this is one of the drawbacks of OTA updates.
Worse case scenario, what if Vantrue never posts their firmware updates publicly, and only offers them OTA to make it difficult for users to keep a copy of the firmware for later use, or reference.
I wonder how Viofo would administer their OTA updates.
Yeah, but smartphones are "constantly" connected to the internet.But that being said, OTA updates I think work pretty well now in the smartphone
Not disagreeing, but perhaps then it should be forced on the user like what can be set on phones (to install updates automatically or outside of certain times). Education on these would be paramount too, but whether it's DSLR/mirrorless cameras, action cameras, dash cameras - it's all the same boat, at the moment it's a manually instigated update.Yeah, but smartphones are "constantly" connected to the internet.
Dash Cams are not.
Most consumers buy a dash cam, and never update the firmware from the version that came with it.
RCG530 uses an A129 Pro Duo that I think is still on the original firmware trouble free.
I'm still using a pair A129 Plus' on original firmware too.
Incorrect.perhaps then it should be forced on the user
No they shouldn't but the complexity of software and firmware development these days, just makes it impossible for it to be rock solid from day one. Otherwise everyone would be doing it in every industry and nailing it from day one. No time, no money, to wait around for it to be ready for prime time.Incorrect.
Vortex Radar, and I had a discussion about back in the day manufactures had one chance to get a product right before releasing it to the public.
Imagine a 1985 NES cartridge, lol
Nowadays paying consumers have unwittingly become R&D, Quality Control, and beta testers, because unscrupulous manufactures take advantage by releasing hardware with incomplete software because of firmware updates.
A consumer should never have to update their product, it should be complete from day one.
But those times are gone. lol
Ha, you are one of the 'younger generation'. I remember (NOT fondly) using an acoustic coupler in a corporate environment and thinking it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. At 300 baud data rate it wasn't feasible to transmit anything except text.And when you tell them that back in the day when you were a kid, that the internet loaded hell slow with 33.6k modems and web pages could take minutes to load, their eyes glaze over.
Haha I can wait trust me .I'm talking about my kidsHa, you are one of the 'younger generation'. I remember (NOT fondly) using an acoustic coupler in a corporate environment and thinking it was the greatest thing since sliced bread. At 300 baud data rate it wasn't feasible to transmit anything except text.
Acoustic coupler - Wikipedia
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Back in the day, when an improvement was made, the only option was to live with what you had, or buy the new version. It is virtually impossible for other than the most basic product to be perfect on day one. Firmware updates are not a negative; they are a positive. And I remember using a "lightning fast" 1200 baud rate modem that took 15 minutes to download a picture and over an hour to download a music album. Now, longer than 15 seconds pisses me off.No they shouldn't but the complexity of software and firmware development these days, just makes it impossible for it to be rock solid from day one. Otherwise everyone would be doing it in every industry and nailing it from day one. No time, no money, to wait around for it to be ready for prime time.
And the younger generations are getting more impatient by the day. Everything has to be faster, and flashier than before. And when you tell them that back in the day when you were a kid, that the internet loaded hell slow with 33.6k modems and web pages could take minutes to load, their eyes glaze over.