To answer a few questions, the welcome screen shows current voltage and core temperature (in C/F). It also allows you set thermal throttle level.
If you have used and like the FastTech support app, you should like the Asgard app as itās designed with the same design language.
We will release it to the play store within a few days, before deliveries.
Hi,
That was why I was asking/suggesting about alpha/beta. I have the FT app on my Samsung Galaxy player, but it FCs intermittently. I think I reported via a ticket, but was suggested to just auto-report via the app itself.
Wow, thanks to Fasttech I'm thinking I should get an android...
Just wondering whether there is any fail-safe restore mechanisms in the case of corrupted memory or an error?
It would be horrible to get locked out from the light. 
remember when you asked me why android is better than ios? this
dont you have an android based mini pc?
True. :P Sadly the MK-802 doesn't support bluetooth (no hardware and doesn't support a bluetooth adapter). I still think Fasttech should release an iphone version (preferably one for jailbroken iphones with a quick access toggle).
Man FastTech keeps kicking tail. I'm curious about the development process and who was all involved. I don't need to drop another $60 on any light, but this looks quite impressive. Cool to see that it separately turns on 7135s as well.
No offense but adding a BT interface isnāt really that difficult in the large gist of things. It would require redesigning drivers from the traditional norm but it could easily be done by the right people. People have been putting BT programming units on things longer than you might have thought of ;).
Making the Appās to control it and the code to interface with it may very well be able to be controlled by the person/corp who made it, however others could just as well make their own.
It looks cool, however I would still like the full metal + AR coating. Is there a way to have it so that itās programmable, but not really useable outside of a few inches? The choice of host (Body thickness/Mounting, rings, etc) might make a difference too. Or an external antenna could be routed, or wrapped around in the body.
Unfortunately, Apple requires MFI and thus Apple tax to access Bluetooth data functionalities on iOS. We might be able to use it on Jailbroken phones but there may be potential legal hassles.
Looking at our internal work logs it seem that the problem was addressed a few days ago but not published on the Play Store. Itās published now so go ahead and update the app to see if itās gone.
The app is simple and to the point. If there are quirks weāll definitely work them out as soon as we can. I do understand your eagerness to see it but Iām not sure if there will be an alpha/beta since the actual release is only a few days away.
I only have a Mac. Can you tell what modes the light comes programmed with out of the box?
The default is Mid > Low > High. If really want to you can run the Windows app via your favourite Mac OS virtual machine.
At first, I LOL when you said āantennaā, but that might be a great idea! What they could do is make a lanyard with the antenna in the lanyard? That way itād be unobtrusive, but still provide the signal reception improvement? Iām not a radio engineer, but I wonder if thatād work?
Iāve been avoiding the app because of the FCs, but Iāll give it a try (I keep auto-update turned off, so Iāll have to it manually from Play).
And yes, I understand about the short timeframe.
Thanks,
Jim
Maybe be you could have a *nix version. That way the Mac folks wouldnāt have to buy a Windows license to have your app (not me, I donāt use Macs :laughing:?
I just want to let users here know since there's a lot of enthusiast but not having a $10 coupon.
If there's a way to transfer coupon, I'll give mine since I am likely not to use it for this light (just out of my budget this time). PM me if there's a way ;)
It's 4Sevens that came fist with the idea of a BT in a flashlight, not the same as FT though. $sevens said their flashlight is coming late this year because the patents needs to be aquired. And as I know this sort of patents are really slow to get in serious countries, I do not know about China.
Will the Windows App have the same functions as the android app? Sadly I have Android 2.3.7 on my phone - So the anrdoid app wont work, right?
Yes Windows app offers all the configuration functionalities except for cloud and team support. The Android app should theoretically work with Android 2.1+ but itās not guaranteed since the only device that we thoroughly tested it on are Android Honeycomb, ICS and JB.
Really nice idea, I can see it growing in the future. I think the main issue as shown above will be making enough software to keep everyone happy. There are some many formats, how will fasttech keep up?
I would assume that they have some kind of team/organization thatās focused on this area, vs. their ānormalā business, because I donāt think that they could have come out with a product or product family like Asgard (with all the surrounding infrastructure, including the website) āout of thin airā.
I would also guess that theyāre leveraging their existing relationships with manufacturers, e.g., using the Small Sun (or whoever is the real OEM for Small Sun) host, etc.
Just my opinionā¦