Hi What is going on with the Android App, I canot connect to s bricks, at all even with the basic app. they work perfectly on IOS. The App seams slow and will sometimes show the sbrick but do nothing, message is "please turn sbrick on". I hadn't used it for a few weeks and previously the app was working great. Phone is HTC M9, thanks
[blockquote]Balint Mezei said:
Hello!
We absolutely understand your concern. We do our best. We testing the appliaction these days, it is nearly finished.
In the new version,
¤ We redesigned port assignments,
¤ The main screen has changed (there will be two types of view),
¤ We improved the SEQ function,
¤ There will be a big step with the control and chanel panels (Soon you will see what does it mean, we're sure you will like it.)
¤ Clinometer has been developed,
¤ We fixed some bugs about output values, and zero/start points,
¤ and a lot of other issues has been fixed.
Tests are very promising, but we ask you to be patient, just for a couple of days.
In 24 hours we're going to share some other information with you.
Balint Mezei - SBrick Team
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Thank you for this answer.
What about the auto reset and output value for buttons?
Hello!
We absolutely understand your concern. We do our best. We testing the appliaction these days, it is nearly finished.
In the new version,
¤ We redesigned port assignments,
¤ The main screen has changed (there will be two types of view),
¤ We improved the SEQ function,
¤ There will be a big step with the control and chanel panels (Soon you will see what does it mean, we're sure you will like it.)
¤ Clinometer has been developed,
¤ We fixed some bugs about output values, and zero/start points,
¤ and a lot of other issues has been fixed.
Tests are very promising, but we ask you to be patient, just for a couple of days.
In 24 hours we're going to share some other information with you.
Balint Mezei - SBrick Team
May be it is better to release app as open-source, somewhere on GitHub or similar, where SBrick team will be prime maintainer, and will make Google Play releases?
Of cource app itself will not work without Profile Designer API access and server(s), and SBrick firmware is still in hands of developers. But I am sure there are a lot of people among SBrick owners who will contribute to app development, especially in case of fixing small bugs.
[blockquote]Stephen Wilson said:
I've been hoping to use the sbrick during an up and coming Brickworld event, but I can't re-asign the channels to control functions.
I have a very limited space to locate the sbrick and I need to change the assingments from what is provided on the "Yellow Car Profile", this profile is exactly what I need, but I have to change the channel funtions.
No matter what I do , the channel selections don't change. Any help here?
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Hi Stephen, you should post in the Profile Designer section. Anyway : if you start from a standard profile, make a copy of it first (I think it's possible now), and this copy should be customisable. The best approach in my opinion is to create directly your own profile.
I've been hoping to use the sbrick during an up and coming Brickworld event, but I can't re-asign the channels to control functions.
I have a very limited space to locate the sbrick and I need to change the assingments from what is provided on the "Yellow Car Profile", this profile is exactly what I need, but I have to change the channel funtions.
No matter what I do , the channel selections don't change. Any help here?
[blockquote]Balint Mezei said:
Hi,
The new version will be available early next week.
A lot of issue have been fixed, for example the sony z1 compact connenction error and so on.
More information coming soon.
Thank you for your patience!
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Still no news! 1 year, 2 monthes and counting...
If anyone have a Bluetooth controller you should definitely be using the SbrickController instead of the official sbrick app.
I'm using with the Moga Pro Controller and the SbrickController 0.5 version and works perfect.....even this app have less lag/delay, and the feeling to control a Car (Buggy, Crawler, supercar) is better with a stick.
Thanks to the SbrickController app now i considering to buy another sbrick to play with my son ( i have another Moga Pro controller)
Dear Jurgen,
Thanks for your feedback about the new port settings menu. This isn't the final version yet. This part will be imporved in the future. Don't worry, the "port tester" will be available again. The port assignment will be really simple and fast. ;)
About your 2nd and 3rd point: We didn't get any similar feedbacks from other users. Can you tell us more details about this: "The profile market has lots of trouble fetching the profiles."
Our developers will look after what can be the problem.
The iOS and the Windows version will be the same like the Android app soon. The new app can be unusual for first try, but it is more ergonomic, easier to use and it has much more potential than the old version.
If you have any other suggetstions about our new app, feel free to contact us. Your feedbacks are really useful for us.
I have made some test after month of non use, using the new app on my nexus 4.
And, all functions works ! Connecting to the sbrick, led tester, port tester, profile and motor.
A little bit more latency with the wifi on, but I assume that this is due to my phone wich priorise the wifi traffic instead of bluettooth. With wifi off, everything work. After 1 year, it is not too late !
I prefere the new version regarding the ergonomy.
So good guy.
N.B. This isn't a complaint as such, but a heads up for anyone else experiencing similar issues.
My SBrick would only respond to LED checks, even port checking wouldn't work. Hardware was 4.0, firmware 4.2b2 (that shows you how long it's been since I used it last!), so I tried an update. But no matter what I did - un/reinstalling SBrick/SBrick Simple, clearing data/cache, rolling back apps, troubleshooting with the nRF Control app, the updae stopped at ~5%. However, after pairing the SBrick with my phone directly it updated first time (Sbrick app 2.0.1) and on firmware 4.8 there is no need to pair first.
HTC One M7, Android 5.0.2 if anyone is interested.
As for the app, Jurgen has said it for me. Assigning ports is a particular frustration.
Got back to my SBricks after a couple of months. And I see the app has completely changed, and I'm sorry but I really don't like the new App:
1. Assigning the ports to the functions has become very difficult. In the iOS version you can tap the SBrick-picture, the motor will run briefly and you can easily assing the correct funvtion to the port directly. Now, you have to 1. SBricks -> Select 1 of the SWBricks -> 3. Select Port Tester -> 4. test one port -> 5. go back to MOC's -> 6. go to Settings -> 7. Select profile settings again -> 8. and then you can assign a port to a function.
As you see, something which took 2 ticks, now takes 8 !! Imaging you have a model with 2 SBricks and 8 functions ...
2. The profile market has lots of trouble fetching the profiles.
3. When trying to open the Excavator-profile, the app shows a black screen once it has connected to the Sbricks.
4. The App can show only 1 1/2 moc on 1 screen, previously you could see more than 4 Mocs at once.
Guys, this is very frustrating. Last October during Lego World the system finally worked almost perfectly, and now there are lots of bugs .... again.
My bricks are up to date, using Sony Z3 Compact Android 5.1.1
Please Please Please don't change the iOS-app into this new version.
[blockquote]Tamas Misik said:
The 2.0.1. the latest version. We sent the e-mail to those people who don't know our latest app yet.
The new app will available soon. Thanks for your patience.
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Sorry for my misunderstanding. I read " - new featuers".
I though I will finally be able to use the auto reset and output values for buttons ;-(
I receveid an email about the new version but I can only acess the 2.0.1 version on the google play
Do you have any download link?
Thank you
Frederic
[blockquote]Anthony of Minas said:
Nexus 4, CyanogenMod 13, Android 6.0.1
SBrick Simple app: v2.10
SBrick app: 2.0.1
Sbrick FF v4.4
Simple app
I can sometimes control my SBrick with the simple app and when I can, the bar stays in green and with 35ms lag. I cannot update the SBrick with the simple app, even if I was just connected to the SBrick and controling it for the last 3 minutes without a problem. The procedure fails at completely random % each time. I cannot see a noticeable pattern of when the update procedure fails.
There are times that the the bar stays in this dirty yellow color, there are not stats displayed (voltage, FF version, etc) and I cannot control the SBrick. I was not able to find a pattern as to when this happens. I had it happen with the SBrick pair and unpaired, after having the app installed for some time and after a clean installation (clear data before uninstall and then reinstall).
SBrick app
I cannot control the SBrick. It detects the SBrick, but when I tap on it to connect, it says "Please make sure that the SBrick is turned on" and stays there until I tap back, or connects to the SBrick, displays the FF version but cannot control the SBrick or upgrade it. The upgrade fails immediately.
I have tried all compinations between having the SBrick paired and unpaired along with clean reinstalls for both apps. I don't know what else I can do..
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Hello!
Thank you for your report.
The new Android application will be available this week. A lot of issue has been fixed, we hope that you won't have any problems with that.
If the problem is still consist, after the update, please contact us on, info@sbrick.com, and we will try to help you as soon as possible.
Best regards,
Nexus 4, CyanogenMod 13, Android 6.0.1
SBrick Simple app: v2.10
SBrick app: 2.0.1
Sbrick FF v4.4
Simple app
I can sometimes control my SBrick with the simple app and when I can, the bar stays in green and with 35ms lag. I cannot update the SBrick with the simple app, even if I was just connected to the SBrick and controling it for the last 3 minutes without a problem. The procedure fails at completely random % each time. I cannot see a noticeable pattern of when the update procedure fails.
There are times that the the bar stays in this dirty yellow color, there are not stats displayed (voltage, FF version, etc) and I cannot control the SBrick. I was not able to find a pattern as to when this happens. I had it happen with the SBrick pair and unpaired, after having the app installed for some time and after a clean installation (clear data before uninstall and then reinstall).
SBrick app
I cannot control the SBrick. It detects the SBrick, but when I tap on it to connect, it says "Please make sure that the SBrick is turned on" and stays there until I tap back, or connects to the SBrick, displays the FF version but cannot control the SBrick or upgrade it. The upgrade fails immediately.
I have tried all compinations between having the SBrick paired and unpaired along with clean reinstalls for both apps. I don't know what else I can do..
