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rlanza1054

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Joined: 11/16/2011

Hi all,

I just got my Beacon for Android and have discovered plenty of bug with the Digit Software for Android.

Never mind that we don't yet have all of the features (mainly Activities) that the Apple version has.

I was told that they will bring all these features to the Android version.

However, there are some bugs that are just making this device almost unuseable, and I will name a few to get this thread going:

1) Digit and Beacon can't seem to stay connected via Bluetooth.

2) Almost impossible to get the Dijit Software and the Beacon to learn remote commands for devices that they don't have in the database (and that database is very limited compared to the Harmony Remotes, which I have a few of those).

3) If you edit a device, when you scroll through the device's commands at the bottom of the screen and accidentally (and it's very easy to do) end up selecting a command and have it go below the device command selection screen (that black colored bar that contains the commands and devices icons when in edit mode) you cannot delete that device from that screen.

So you end up with all these buttons on the very bottom of the screen that are impossible to delete because the black edit bar is covering the screen and there is no way (impossible) to get to those buttons to delete them.

Ok, I listed a few of what I discovered that are making using this software and hardware combo impossible to use regularly.

I also have reported all of these bugs to support, so I have not just posted those bugs and issues here with the message.  I reported them to support.  You need to report all bugs to support or I doubt they will be address from these forums (unless the moderator takes the time to do that for use.)

Bear in mind, I am new to this website and community.

Thank you!

Rob

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November 30, 2011 12:04 PM

Thanks for the feedback Rob and for trying out the Android app. We definitely do participate in the forums here and love hearing from users.

First of all, I hear you loud and clear on the Beacon connection. We've already worked with Griffin to bring some improvements in this regard (make sure you're using the latest version of the Dijit app and that your Beacon firmware has been updated, Dijit will prompt you if there's a firmware update available). We're continuing to work with them and are planning more Bluetooth performance improvements too. A concern here is battery life, so we're doing our best to make things more speedy without wasting too much power.

We're actually adding activities to the Android app as we speak. As we said on the blog, we're targeting mid-December, so stay tuned for more news on that.

Sneaky, albeit awkward, trick to get rid of buttons stuck below the black command palette at the bottom of the remote editor: first, start to move another button with one finger. This will make the black palette bar disappear. Without letting go of the first button, use another finger to tap the deletion "X" of the stuck button. I actually just adjusted the scrolling of the command palette last night to help prevent these accidents (this will be in the next release), and will try to improve this more in the future.

-- Zach Lipton, Dijit Software Engineer

December 5, 2011 4:33 PM

I note that, each time I try to select channels for inclusion in the guide, the application forgets the channels I had selected/un-selected previously. This means that I have to get everything right the very first time, as this precludes my being able to tune the list.

Is there some way around this?

Also, it would have been nice to have a grid display come up that lists a few hours at a time for each channel. Especially useful on tablets with their larger display area. The center section could be dumped, and relegated to a pop-up.

I just got my Bluetooth->IR hardware, so I expect to test more of this soon.

Thanks for the app!

Pat

January 9, 2012 8:41 AM

I have an XYBoard and set up Dijit with our TV and DirecTV box. It worked great. Then I hooked up my portfolio bluetooth keyboard. Now when I open Dijit, it says it can't find the device to control. I'm assuming it's looking for a bluetooth device now instead of the onboard IR control?

January 9, 2012 1:05 PM

Patrick: The bug you mention in the channel editor is a known issue that we hope to address soon. I don't know of any workarounds at this time.

I'll pass your feedback about a grid display along to the product team.

Thanks for the comments and enjoy the app. Let us know what else you think!

-- Zach Lipton, Dijit Software Engineer

February 28, 2012 7:37 PM

My son has the Beacon for iPad and can back up his settings, while setting up my Samsung Galaxy S2, the Dijit app crashed toward the end of a long setup, and ALL settings were lost, with no backup!

May 11, 2012 1:47 PM

Been using android ap for several months with no problem - today started it up and all devices were gone - nothing. Any thoughts? Any way to back this up?

June 9, 2012 5:09 AM updated: June 9, 2012 5:10 AM

What is the status on updating the Dijit software??

Will you fix the problems with cable box Cisco RNG200(http://www.dijitcommunity.com/forum/thread/87347/Cisco-RNG200/?r=1339236357773)?

How about the Channel Editor problem?

Using my Toshiba Thrive as the remote control.

June 18, 2012 3:01 AM

Hello,
I have a big problem to connect to my beacon with different devices.
With a Samsung GT-S5830, under Gingerbread, I can't see the beacon so I can't pair my device with it.
With a Samsung GT-I9100 under Ice Cream Sandwich and a Samsung GT-I9300 (stock roms), I can pair but I have to unpair each time I want to connect my devices with the Beacon. To pair the Beacon I have to do this from the dijit app, if I pair from the settings panel, the beacon refuses to connect when I launch the app.I must do that each time I launch the dijit app, it is very annoying and it takes a lot of time before the beacon works.
With a Samsung GT-P7310 under honeycomb, it seems to work fine, I can connect without any problem from the app even when the beacon is paired.
Other thing, under honeycomb, the app is in french (the language of my devices is french) but under gingerbread or Ice Cream Sandwich the app is in english...

October 20, 2012 8:21 AM

Looks like my problem has been around for awhile. Can ANYONE please help!

October 24, 2012 4:02 AM

Do Dijit still monitor these forums?

Last update of the Android app, according to Google Play, was on January 5, 2012 - version 0.9.59. So, is that it now feature complete?

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