Seestar guestmode - special apk

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Hey,

Quick question, and maybe even feature request.
Do all the phones needs seestar application if they want to connect as a guest?
If so I find it really inconvenient. Guest mode is useful when you go out with friend into the wild and you want them to see the same what you have and share photo with him/her. Problem is that in the 'wild' internet connection is usually really bad. Seestar apk is over 700mb... Sometimes is just unreachable. Guest usually don't need all that options and all those mb.
If there would be like a separate apk 'Seestar guest' with really low size, and the only features like - viewing / receiving photos. Is it even possible or am I asking too much?
Or maybe if not separate application, then something like scan QR to connect to seestar via browser or something like that?

Regards
Jacob

starnet59

Brilliant idea, Jacob! The S50 already has its own WiFi, just run a web server on it and broadcast a read-only view of the screen of the phone actually in control. Just have people connect to that WiFi, scan a QR code from the controlling phone and bam! Instant screen sharing.

The chances ZWO woud implement anything like this are virtually zero, because it is not on their planned list of features.

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starnet59
Have faith! Maybe the idea will be interesting enough to implement it.

If not maybe there is another external solution, some kind of apk on Android/iPhone that will share screen via WiFi for devices connected?
But it would only allowed for seeing not sharing pictures, unless guests would screenshot it

marvindj

Another executable binary that requires support, testing, fixes, scheduling, resources to support it. Just use the existing app. If you're having issues with storage on a device, delete things or get a new device......

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marvindj
I don't see a lot of maintenance need for apk without any features than just displaying and saving photos.
Also as I explained it is not a case of storage on device. Also if main apk will get new features it will be bigger and bigger just exaggerate the problem I presented.

Imagine a case when you have use seestar as a device to promoting not only astronomy, but also the zwo company itself. A group of 12 people come to you and everyone wants to see what you have on the screen. Asking them to download an application weighing almost 1gb (sometimes in hard conditions) is quite problematic in my opinion. In fact, in such a case I would even say it may be anti-promotion among potential customers.