Blueye Android App

The Blueye Android App can be downloaded from Google Play. This page contains version history information.

v1.12.620

Add a new Surface Unit setting to allowing some devices to be connected to the Surface Unit Wi-Fi and use 4G mobile data at the same time.
Fix a bug where an error would occur after synchronizing log files from the drone.

Add the option to include titles and dive information when downloading a still picture from a drone running v1.5 or newer.
Add setting to select water salinity, which will improve depth sensor accuracy when diving in fresh or brackish water.
Improve performance when listing media files in the file transfer screen.
Improve navigation flow for file transfer. After downloading or deleting files the screen does not close automatically.
Fix bug where the camera icon was tilted at a fixed -10° angle when connected to a Pioneer drone, a feature only relevant for Pro users.
Fix bug where the lights would not turn on when pressing the Y-button if they had been turned off using the light settings slider.

Add tilt control for Blueye Pro drones.
Add camera settings to change framerate and resolution.
Fix bug related to loading of 3D-model that in rare cases could cause the app to crash.
Fix bug where the message displayed when changing lights with the d-pad were missing.
Fix file transfer issue due to changes in file permissions in Android 10.

Performance improvements in dive view.
Add additional information to the debug information screen.
Add 3D model showing drone heading, roll pitch and yaw.
Add notification if device compass accuracy is degraded.
Add notification about auto functions if dive is started without them being used.
Corrected a bug where transferred media files didn't show up in various Android Gallery apps before some time had passed.
Grouping media files to be transferred from the drone by date.

Add support for capturing still images (requires v1.4 software on drone).
Add support for capturing screenshots from the app (requires v1.4 software on drone).
Display release notes for Blueye Pioneer software updates.
Update controller layout graphics in the dive menu.
Display date in addition to time in the status bar.
Ask for location permission to get Wi-Fi SSID and to track user location in the dive log.

Notify the user if a Blueye Pioneer software update is available.
Allow touch controller input even if the game controller is connected.
Improve button layout on connect screen for tablet devices.
Improve start-up time of the app.
Prevent unused buttons on the game controller from triggering unexpected actions in the app.
Set default video bitrate to 8 Mbit.
Minor bug fixes and improvements.

Add dive logs tab.
Adds detailed dive information in the dive log.
Fix bug where you could have both Status Menu and Dive Menu open at the same time.
Fix bug where record timer would start over after 1 hour.
Fix bug where touch joystick was detecting input even when hidden.
Add dead band for left and right buttons on certain controllers to prevent false light inputs.
Display on-screen joysticks as default if no controller is connected when starting a dive.
Hide Status Menu when tapping the screen when open.
Improve reconnection when the connection to the drone is lost.
Improve drone discovery time.
Add the option to turn off media file download under iOS settings.