Seestar V2.2.0 does not work on my tablet, a Samsung Galaxy

Darryl

I have been using V2.1.0 and it has been working very well. Updated to V2.2.0 this week and I no longer receive preview images on my tablet. I also have an S20 Samsung phone and it continues to work.

There has been rumor that the RAM requirements have changed with V2.2.0 from 2gb to 6gb. If so, please provide a method of downgrading back to V2.1.0, as I have no need to buy a tablet at this time. I use my existing tablet for outreach using the Seestar S50 and, while I would miss the latest features, Version 2.1.1 works well enough for me.

Tech@ZWO

Darryl Sorry for the trouble, could you take a picture of the problem?
And the requirement of RAM in android device has always been 6GB

Gulyas K

OK, let's get this RAM stuff straight.
It would be ridiculous to require 2-4 GB of RAM to control a device. No way. Seestar app uses a bit more than 500MB when controling your Seestar. In the case if you want to process your images on a mobile device, then you'll need a lof of RAM. 6-8 GB or more. Stacking, registering and other processes use a big amount of RAM. But the control funcions need less than 600MB. I've got an old Samsung Galaxy Tab A 10.1 with 2 GB of RAM. Works perfectly with the Seestar. A bit slow, but no issues at all, even with the new app/firmware.

Wighter

Gulyas K
Totally agree with you, my tablet worked very, very well until the last update and the first release mosaic version 2.1.1 was perfect so I would like to roll back to that also

Tech@ZWO

Wighter Could you please take a pic of the problem you have? thanks.

starnet59

Wighter This has been requested many times on this forum. ZWO is either unwilling or unable to provide a mechanism to roll back to previous versions, even when the newer ones are worse. There seems to be no way but forward, whether you like it or not.

Darryl

I was provided a link by ZWO Seestar tech support (using the bug report feature in the app) that let me install V2.2.0 Build 2.

This Build 2 of the latest app fixed the problem and my tablet (Samsung Galaxy Tab A with 3gb RAM) is working well again. I am able to see the preview images as they are taken.

Build 2 did not change the firmware on the Seestar device, so the issue, whatever it was, was fixed by a change in app software only.