Hi all

When I plug my S8 into my Mavic Air RC, the RC starts charging the phone.
Is there a way to switch this off, as I don't want my ROC's battery to deplete

Hi Avian, it is unable to be switched off, but it is normal. Thanks!

Hi. This is mostly an inconvenience. Why is this so? So the RC battery is draining quicker to charge your phone...

Avian Posted at 2018-3-30 03:46
Hi. This is mostly an inconvenience. Why is this so? So the RC battery is draining quicker to charge your phone...

This is normal with Android phones. If you want to reduce the effect, charge your phone before flying. But anyway the charging effect will not reduce your flighttime unless you have really many batteries for your AC.

Android devices does that, unless you root it and install a certain app to kill the charging issue.

On my Android phone I get the option to change from charging to data transfer, I am using a otg cable.

It's never been a problem for me.  By the time I've exhausted my 3 Mavic batteries, there's still plenty (usually 70%) of  charge on the remote (and my phone).  

Is this using the MicroUSB port on the side or the full size USB port on the bottom?

Griffith Posted at 2018-3-30 04:40
It's never been a problem for me.  By the time I've exhausted my 3 Mavic batteries, there's still plenty (usually 70%) of  charge on the remote (and my phone).

Exactly. It's not an issue.

I'd like to have this feature with my iPhone!!! With my Phantom I could recharge my iPhone while I'm flying. With my MA, I need to remember to recharge my iPhone every time before to fly because DJI GO app drain my iPhone's battery.
So it's not a problem. It's a pro

Wachtberger Posted at 2018-3-30 03:53
This is normal with Android phones. If you want to reduce the effect, charge your phone before flying. But anyway the charging effect will not reduce your flighttime unless you have really many batteries for your AC.