iPad will not connect

TJWilcox

I updated the firmware on my ASIAir using my iPad and it won’t connect to my iPad. I can still connect to my iPhone because I said I would update later.
Can I revert back to the previous firmware on my iPad?

w7ay

TJWilcox Can I revert back to the previous firmware on my iPad?

Unless you are talking about the v1.6.1 Beta that is downloaded using iOS TestFlight, there is no way for you to over-write the v1.6 that was released through the App Store by an older version.

However, try checking your iOS Settings.

Scroll the left hand panel of iOS "Settings" down all the way until you see the group of third party applications. Look for the ASIAIR app. Tap on ASIAIR and check the details on the right hand panel. Make sure that Network for ASIAIR and Location for ASIAIR are set at least to be on while running the app. You could have inadvertently answered No when prompted upon installing the new app.

Chen

TJWilcox

ASIAIR doesn’t show up in the group. It is visible as an app icon on the tablet. I loaded it to a very old iPad and it works fine. It also works on my iPhone. I tried it on my wife’s iPad and it failed. It works on her iPhone just fine. It appears that I have an iPad problem. I can’t get the app to appear in the group of apps that I have downloaded.
What is my next move please?

w7ay

TJWilcox

Check Under iOS Privacy Settings.

See if you can find the ASIAIR app under Location Services and Local Network in the iOS Privacy settings. You need to enable both.

I use three different ASIAIR (one version 1 ASIAIR as an All Sky Camera -- watching the rain pouring down in Portland at the moment) with three different iPad Pros and even an iPod Touch, and have yet to encounter a problem.

You can also try uninstalling ASIAIR (i.e., remove it completely from your iPad first, then reboot the iPad (General Settings > Shut Down), and after restarting the iPad and when installing again from the App Store, and prompted, be sure to give it permission to access navigation services, and give the app full network access.

I just tried turning off Local Network permission in iOS Privacy Settings -- the app will launch but will not find any ASIAIR hardware when Scanned.

There is a nuance in that an iPad since 2019 actually runs iPadOS, while the iPhone runs iOS. You might be seeing security differences.

Chen

TJWilcox

Thanks for the suggestions. I am still working on this. When I figure it out I will post what I discovered.