How to AVOID the FAKE DJI Fly App! Android Users BEWARE!

Hey Everyone! We have been contacted several times recently by viewers who have either downloaded or even worse, provided payment details to an app they found on the Google Play Store. In this video we look at the issue and explain why the confusion is understandable and what to look for to see if you have the fake app.

Download the only official version of the DJI Fly app for Android users directly from DJI here:

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[lindsayheyes]

It's a good job that we have a journalist on our side! Thanks to Sean @Geeksvana Hickey once again! ❤

[SteveGYTK]

Wow glad I did not pay for that fake app. I have had my mini 3 pro for 3-4 weeks. I did download the app from google play but never paid or used it because I have the control with the built in software and display. When I did looked at the app kept asking for £39.00. I have now deleted the fake app and have download the app from DJI and its the same as my control. Comes up with all my flights I have made and all my settings. Thanks you so much for this very useful video. What a con.

[SCAerialsSteveCarpenter]

Hello Sean, thank you for your news update. WOW, everyone is out trying to rob us blind. I always update from the DJI website since they are the drone & firmware manufacture. Take Care!

[SteveGYTK]

Hi Sean, so pleased I have found your channel. Going back maybe 8 years or more I brought a DJI Phantom 2. Well that soon broke down that's another story . Those rules and what I understood from early days have changed a lot.
Well a few weeks ago my wife insisted I had a new drone lol.
I now own a dji mini 3 pro what I use for recreational use. I did all the correct things registering the drone with the CAA and even passing the simple test. Downloading Drone Assist and Airdata UVA. I even added the NT map to my web browser last night after watching your video on NT new guidelines.
Now it would be a real pain for you bu, t is there any chance of an upto data video with links we may need to watch as new drone owner with some handy printouts, ie acronyms what they mean.
I know you are a very busy man and I really appreciate the knowledge you share on this channel.

[y_i_fly]

Thanks Sean, will pass this information and pass onto social media.

[phillipwilliams]

I think this happened to me earlier this year. I fly my Mini 2 quite infrequently, being a casual hobbyist, but decided to get some aerial footage of a lake on the resort where I was holidaying.. Of course DJI informed me the app needed to be updated, so I attempted to do this outdoors through my phone. This however failed, so I went back to my chalet and connected to WIFI, and went to the Google store to get the latest version. This installed but failed to connect to my drone when I started the app, and I seem to recall it wanted me to navigate to another site to download a patch. Out of frustration I uninstalled anything to do with DJI on my phone, then used the QI code from the handbook to re-install the software, which I presume would have been from the DJI site.
This worked OK, but I then had to re-charge my phone, so I was delayed by over an hour before finally getting the footage I wanted.
I was totally unaware that DJI do not post their software on the Google store, and I think this should be pointed out on the box, and in the instructions.
Thank you Sean for pointing this out.
Fortunately I didn't get scammed, or my drone held to ransom, but this was more by luck than anything else.

[dh]

The app link you provide in the description takes me to dji but nothing works

[dedrendr]

Thanks for letting us know. Appreciated.

[Slinginskint-.]

Hi there I haven’t flown my DJI mini 2 for awhile I s there any restrictions in uk that have changed Thanks

[paulmoore]

Quite frankly, I am bloody well fed up with the Chinese and their slimy "marketing" techniques. Had I known that DJI would pull out of the software for the drone I have, I would never have purchased the Mini 2, or, more recently, the Pocket 3. This company should be CUT OFF completely. I found it surprising that the U.S. and Canada were so free and open about drones from China, considering that country's reputation. It makes one wonder if the electronics in these expensive "toys" for adults are not linked somehow to receiving stations that are providing information that Red CHINA can use militarily.

[davidwebb]

Does litchi have restricted height, restricted CE, locked out restricted zones? Or is it open?

[lambo_drives]

I borrowed a friend's RCN1 and tried to download the App in the Play Store thinking i was getting the DJI Fly App but something felt wrong. The App has VERY poor appearance looking amateur. I only hope there's not something... Now that I'm typing this I'm going off to reformat that tablet... later Sean

[RCShutterstock]

Think I ended up with the fake app the first time. Have correct one now

[jediknight]

Would the dji warranty be void if you use the fake or a 3rd party app?

[FlyTimeRC]

But when you try to download the app from DJI it won't download or work.

[mikehawk]

Doesn't everyone just get APK from DJI ?