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08-30-2018, 12:51 AM   #31
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I hope they will fix the device compatibility soon... I was waiting for this app. Now I am a bit disappointed as I cannot use it on my phone. But still good to see general progress.

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I tried image sync a while ago. If this 2.0 update is genuine improvement I might give it another go.
08-30-2018, 01:42 AM   #33
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I would like to ask RICOH about compatibility problem with my phone. But where should I write?
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Samsung Galaxy S3 (i9300) works fine.

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I've tried to install it on 2 phones i'm using and both are not compatibile.
Both are Xiaomi (android 5.0 and 7.1)
Seeing how many people have compatibility issues i wander who can use it?
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As I see it does not work on xiaomi phones. I wonder if it is real issue or just they did not put this models on a list of supported devices.
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Problem is , that software doesn't cope with disconnections. Whenever there are a number of Wifi networks from the neighborhood and the phone / camera disconnects, there is no mechanism to manage communication errors / automatic re-connection. When the K1 goes into LV mode and the phone is disconnected for whatever reason, it is impossible to reconnect to the camera again. I have to switch off the camera, switch it on again, enable wifi and enter an SSID password again. Image Sync does work (Samsung S9) but is very unreliable. Perhaps Image system works fine without radio disturbances from other networks.

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QuoteOriginally posted by biz-engineer Quote
Problem is , that software doesn't cope with disconnections. Whenever there are a number of Wifi networks from the neighborhood and the phone / camera disconnects, there is no mechanism to manage communication errors / automatic re-connection. When the K1 goes into LV mode and the phone is disconnected for whatever reason, it is impossible to reconnect to the camera again. I have to switch off the camera, switch it on again, enable wifi and enter an SSID password again. Image Sync does work (Samsung S9) but is very unreliable. Perhaps Image system works fine without radio disturbances from other networks.
Just try to add camera WiFi network through standard phone/tablet interface (like You would do with the normal WiFi). Do not Use Image Sync interface to connect to the network. Then whenever You want to use Image Sync eneble camera WiFi, go to Your WiFi connection in your phone and connect with camera network (the password is stored by your phone) Than start Image Sync. With old version of Image Sync it worked perfectly.
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QuoteOriginally posted by taktoon Quote
Just try to add camera WiFi network through standard phone/tablet interface (like You would do with the normal WiFi). Do not Use Image Sync interface to connect to the network. Then whenever You want to use Image Sync eneble camera WiFi, go to Your WiFi connection in your phone and connect with camera network (the password is stored by your phone) Than start Image Sync. With old version of Image Sync it worked perfectly.

Good idea, and many thanks for trying to help. I've just tried your suggestion, and what happened is the phone effectively connects to the K1 via Wifi, when I start Image sync it automatically disconnects the already established and stable Wifi connection from the phone to the K1, and then prompt user for an SSID password again and then is enable to connect again to the camera. If I don't use the Wifi pre-connection, eventually, it'll works 1 time out of 10 trials, go into LV and then disconnect again and so it is very very annoying to use. I've uninstalled that app. For me, Pentax Wifi = useless. Image Sync is free but the value = 0. Wifi is just one more of those marketing must have things that never make it into daily use of cameras.
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It worked without any problems on my phone and k-70. No problems with loosing connection (never). Now I cannot check Image Sync 2.0 because my phone with android 7.0 is not supported witch is really annoying.
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QuoteOriginally posted by taktoon Quote
As I see it does not work on xiaomi phones. I wonder if it is real issue or just they did not put this models on a list of supported devices.
You can try to install the apk directly:
Dropbox - Image Sync_com.ricohimaging.imagesync_20000000_2.0.0_.apk
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QuoteOriginally posted by biz-engineer Quote
Good idea, and many thanks for trying to help. I've just tried your suggestion, and what happened is the phone effectively connects to the K1 via Wifi, when I start Image sync it automatically disconnects the already established and stable Wifi connection from the phone to the K1, and then prompt user for an SSID password again and then is enable to connect again to the camera. If I don't use the Wifi pre-connection, eventually, it'll works 1 time out of 10 trials, go into LV and then disconnect again and so it is very very annoying to use. I've uninstalled that app. For me, Pentax Wifi = useless. Image Sync is free but the value = 0. Wifi is just one more of those marketing must have things that never make it into daily use of cameras.
I have similar experiences with the KP. My alternative is PentaxPhotoSync which works fine for my needs, but I don't do much remote control but only occasional download of images to my phone.
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QuoteOriginally posted by angerdan Quote
Just tried this...
Works perfectly!
Thx for this "obious" solution!

So the IMAGE SYNC works on Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 without problems.
Also zero problems with connection.

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QuoteOriginally posted by biz-engineer Quote
Good idea, and many thanks for trying to help. I've just tried your suggestion, and what happened is the phone effectively connects to the K1 via Wifi, when I start Image sync it automatically disconnects the already established and stable Wifi connection from the phone to the K1, and then prompt user for an SSID password again and then is enable to connect again to the camera. If I don't use the Wifi pre-connection, eventually, it'll works 1 time out of 10 trials, go into LV and then disconnect again and so it is very very annoying to use. I've uninstalled that app. For me, Pentax Wifi = useless. Image Sync is free but the value = 0. Wifi is just one more of those marketing must have things that never make it into daily use of cameras.
I just installed Image Sync 2.0. Did not have any problems with connection. I already had the camer network configured in my phone. New Image sync doesn't ask me about wifi, just starts and work as it should. Can You try this with other android device?
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Thank you. Unfortunately cann't connect to my K1II

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I´m still using 1.1.5 version on my Samsung S7 with Android 8.0. The app works fine but I´d like to update to 2.0.. that horizontal view would be great . Can someone confirm it will work on my phone? Thanks .
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