Low gps signal in follow me mode
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Pwfirst
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As a newbe I have been trying to get myP4 to follow me.  It says I have low Gps level.   I have  5 bars and ll reading. At the top of the screen.  My tablet is iPad mini 2.  
Any thoughts guys?
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Aardvark
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The GPS at the top of the DJI Go screen refers to the GPS receiver on the aircraft. For follow me to work your Display device needs a GPS receiver (It 'follows' you by knowing where the display device is). For an Apple device to have GPS receiver then it needs to be a cellular device, as cell receiver and GPS receiver are on same chip.

You could always work with 'Active Track'.
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The wording is confusing.
When it's telling you low signal, it really means no signal.
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Pwfirst
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Thanks guys. So if I use my note 4, follow me might work?
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Thanks guys. So if I use my note 4, follow me might work?
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Pwfirst Posted at 2016-11-5 12:27
Thanks guys. So if I use my note 4, follow me might work?

If your note 4 has cellular (i.e. a GPS receiver), then it should work.

It's on the supported list:-

Android Version  v3.0.1.
Requires Android 4.1.2 or later.Compatible with Samsung tabs 705c, Samsung S6, Samsung S5, Samsung NOTE4, Samsung NOTE3, Google Nexus 9, Google Nexus 7 II, Ascend Mate7, Huawei P8 Max, Huawei Mate 8, Nubia Z7 mini, Sony Xperia Z3, MI 3, MI PAD, Smartisan T1.

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I have used the note 4 before but not for the follow me function .
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Aardvark Posted at 2016-11-6 00:45
If your note 4 has cellular (i.e. a GPS receiver), then it should work.

It's on the supported list ...

It's nothing to do with cellular.
All that matters is: Does the device have GPS?

Apple confuse everyone by only fitting GPS to their cellular capable models but most Android devices have GPS regardless.
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fans4f94f959 Posted at 2016-11-5 21:50
It's nothing to do with cellular.
All that matters is: Does the device have GPS?

I was confusing the Note 4 with the iPad mini 4.
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