Parrot Bepop 1 + Parrot Skycontroller + TAB 7 Pro Tablet incl. Android 14 + Parrot Freeflight Pro... how do I get this constellation to run or fly???

[El Gigante]

I need help!

After my old Nexus tablet had to be replaced, I bought a TAB 7 Pro. Android 14 is installed on it. Of course, this tablet also needed software to fly my drone. I had great difficulty installing the Parrot Freeflight Pro software.

Now when I start my Parrot Skycontroller, my Parrot 1 and my tablet, I always get the message that "synchronization failed and that I should check my internet connection".

I have really spent hours trying to get my drone into the air. It also took me hours to find information on the internet about how to solve my problem... it's almost hopeless! Ultimately, I'm disappointed that Parrot has completely let me down - after all, I spent a lot of money on the equipment.

I don't understand English very well (I'm from Germany). Maybe someone here can help me to be able to fly my drone again.

Thank you!

 

[Alexxdal]

I need help!

After my old Nexus tablet had to be replaced, I bought a TAB 7 Pro. Android 14 is installed on it. Of course, this tablet also needed software to fly my drone. I had great difficulty installing the Parrot Freeflight Pro software.

Now when I start my Parrot Skycontroller, my Parrot 1 and my tablet, I always get the message that "synchronization failed and that I should check my internet connection".

I have really spent hours trying to get my drone into the air. It also took me hours to find information on the internet about how to solve my problem... it's almost hopeless! Ultimately, I'm disappointed that Parrot has completely let me down - after all, I spent a lot of money on the equipment.

I don't understand English very well (I'm from Germany). Maybe someone here can help me to be able to fly my drone again.

Thank you!

Read this

Thread 'How to install FreeFlight Pro 3 v5.2.7 on newer Android phones or tablets (tested on Android 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)'

Mar 31, 2024

You will be installing an .apk file and copying a folder named com.parrot.freeflight3 to the /Android/obb folder on your phone.
There are two ways to accomplish this.

Option #1 (easiest) is to copy the files from a Windows PC to your phone.
Option #2 is to use a 3rd party app to copy/move the files on your phone without a Windows PC

OPTION #1:

Download the .apk and obb folder to your computer from the site linked below.

221.31 MB file on MEGA

mega.nz

It will download a .zip file. Unzip/extract the file to your...

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[El Gigante]

Unfortunately, the APK and OBB folder on https://apksos.com/download-app/com.parrot.freeflight3?version=1924916 is no longer available since January 1, 2025

Could one of the versions in the picture perhaps work?

 

[Alexxdal]

Unfortunately, the APK and OBB folder on https://apksos.com/download-app/com.parrot.freeflight3?version=1924916 is no longer available since January 1, 2025

Could one of the versions in the picture perhaps work?

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Post in thread 'HELP - please post OBB for Flight Plan/Follow Me because Parrot no longer sells the function'

Jan 6, 2025

Legend. Folder updated, works like a charm! Thank god for people out there like you who keep these sort of things running.
Mega good karma to you!

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[El Gigante]

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Post in thread 'HELP - please post OBB for Flight Plan/Follow Me because Parrot no longer sells the function'

Jan 6, 2025

Legend. Folder updated, works like a charm! Thank god for people out there like you who keep these sort of things running.
Mega good karma to you!

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Thank you so far!

But I can't do anything with what you wrote to me last time. What should I do now? Where can I get the information on how to get my drone flying again?

I don't have a description of what I can do.

 

[Alexxdal]

Thank you so far!

But I can't do anything with what you wrote to me last time. What should I do now? Where can I get the information on how to get my drone flying again?

I don't have a description of what I can do.

Open the thread and read the messages i posted the apk and the obb links

 

[El Gigante]

Okay, I followed the link How to install FreeFlight Pro 5.2.7 on newer Android phones or tablets (tested on Android 10, 11, 12, 13, 14) and downloaded and extracted the freeflight-3-5-2-7_MOD.apk folder. Then I uploaded the extracted file to the obb folder on my tablet (see picture).

And now? What do I have to do now?





I can NOT launch this obb file on the tablet! When I look for the file in the obb folder on the tablet, I can't see any content.

 

[El Gigante]

Oh - I'm further! But:

The program starts... and then I get the message "Synchronization failed. Check your internet connection".
When I check the internet connection, I see that the tablet has a working internet connection.

Why doesn't the program open, why can't I work with it?

I can't see more than THIS:

 

[El Gigante]

Is there any other equivalent software that I can use to fly my Parrot Bebop with the Skycontroller? At the moment, the lack of Freeflight or its non-functioning prevents any flight. Without decent software, investing in hardware is completely pointless.

 

[El Gigante]

Unfortunately my Bebop 1 still doesn't fly!

 

[Giannis K]

Unfortunately my Bebop 1 still doesn't fly!

I just flew my bebop 1 a few min ago, want me to share my app version with you? I think I am running the latest app. I connected direct to drone

 

[bob the bastard]

I just flew my bebop 1 a few min ago, want me to share my app version with you? I think I am running the latest app. I connected direct to drone

i had similar problems google store wouldnt let me install current version of freeflight at all but I managed to get older software installed and working

First you need to download ADB (search it and download it) for windows, install it to c:\adb
then you need the older version of freeflight 3 or freeflight pro .. copy the APK file to c:\

Enable developer settings on your android phone, then enable usb debugging.
Connect your phone to computer/laptop, press trust this device or whatever windows asks...
open a command prompt...(in the file explorer or magnify glass on windows type "cmd". )

in the command line type

CD C:\ADB
ADB DEVICES

. It will start daemon and show your phone as connected. Then after the daemon shows a device (your phone) type

ADB INSTALL --BYPASS-LOW-TARGET-SDK-BLOCK C:\nameofapkfile.apk

This will bypass android 14 security and install almost any apk app on android.

ive got a few older versions of freeflight i managed to find on github if you want i can email to you??

 

[El Gigante]

I just flew my bebop 1 a few min ago, want me to share my app version with you? I think I am running the latest app. I connected direct to drone

Maybe your version of the app will help. I control my Bebop 1 with a Skycontroller and a tablet with Android 14.

 

[El Gigante]

i had similar problems google store wouldnt let me install current version of freeflight at all but I managed to get older software installed and working

First you need to download ADB (search it and download it) for windows, install it to c:\adb
then you need the older version of freeflight 3 or freeflight pro .. copy the APK file to c:\

Enable developer settings on your android phone, then enable usb debugging.
Connect your phone to computer/laptop, press trust this device or whatever windows asks...
open a command prompt...(in the file explorer or magnify glass on windows type "cmd". )

in the command line type

CD C:\ADB
ADB DEVICES

. It will start daemon and show your phone as connected. Then after the daemon shows a device (your phone) type

ADB INSTALL --BYPASS-LOW-TARGET-SDK-BLOCK C:\nameofapkfile.apk

This will bypass android 14 security and install almost any apk app on android.

ive got a few older versions of freeflight i managed to find on github if you want i can email to you??

An email would be nice! My email: [email protected]. I control my Bebop 1 with Skycontroller and tablet (not cell phone) with Android 14. Are the settings the same from cell phone to tablet? I've tried a lot - but unfortunately nothing has worked.

 

[El Gigante]

My drone still doesn't fly!

 

[El Gigante]

i had similar problems google store wouldnt let me install current version of freeflight at all but I managed to get older software installed and working

First you need to download ADB (search it and download it) for windows, install it to c:\adb
then you need the older version of freeflight 3 or freeflight pro .. copy the APK file to c:\

Enable developer settings on your android phone, then enable usb debugging.
Connect your phone to computer/laptop, press trust this device or whatever windows asks...
open a command prompt...(in the file explorer or magnify glass on windows type "cmd". )

in the command line type

CD C:\ADB
ADB DEVICES

. It will start daemon and show your phone as connected. Then after the daemon shows a device (your phone) type

ADB INSTALL --BYPASS-LOW-TARGET-SDK-BLOCK C:\nameofapkfile.apk

This will bypass android 14 security and install almost any apk app on android.

ive got a few older versions of freeflight i managed to find on github if you want i can email to you??

I have now followed your instructions as closely as possible... but it doesn't work because your information is far too vague. What exactly does it say, for example: "Enable developer settings on your Android phone and then enable USB debugging.
Connect your phone to the computer/laptop, press "Trust this device" or whatever Windows asks...
open a command prompt... (type "cmd" in File Explorer or Windows Magnifying Glass.)"

I'm not a developer... and my drone still won't fly!

 

[bob the bastard]

I have now followed your instructions as closely as possible... but it doesn't work because your information is far too vague. What exactly does it say, for example: "Enable developer settings on your Android phone and then enable USB debugging.
Connect your phone to the computer/laptop, press "Trust this device" or whatever Windows asks...
open a command prompt... (type "cmd" in File Explorer or Windows Magnifying Glass.)"

I'm not a developer... and my drone still won't fly!

Soz my mistake please allow me to make you a developer...
so first on your phone go into settings and scroll all way to bottom and choose the
'about phone'
find build number then just keep tapping it ... it will tell you when you've become a developer,,
then go back to settings menu and there is a new option called developer settings,, now take a look and enable USB debugging and maybe change default USB as file transfer for copying OBB folder later
now go back to my first post it should be a bit easier now

 

[roykaandorp]

I guess it's the same app as bebop 2, you can just download the apk on your phone and install it. Then download the zip file on your computer and extract it. Copy the extracted folder (com.parrot.freeflight3) to your phone in "Android/obb/" and you should be able to connect and fly. This method still works on my Android 15 phone.

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Post in thread 'Cannot find freeflight 3 app anymore on google store how can I start the drone'

May 26, 2023

To safe you the hassle I've uploaded the files to make version v5.2.7 to work.
Install the apk, then extract the zip file and copy the folder "com.parrot.freeflight3" to "Android/obb/"

File folder on MEGA

mega.nz

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