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Firmware Update · DJI Osmo Pocket

DJI Mimo Update Finally Syncs Your Footage While You Pack

DJI's Mimo v2.11.2 gives the Osmo Pocket 4P automatic file transfer, silently sending photos and videos to your phone the moment you power the camera off — plus 4K Live Photos and shareable editing presets.

DJI Avata 360 shown in earlier leak imagery
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DJI Avata 360 firmware update fixes black-screen FPV bug

DJI has released Avata 360 firmware v01.00.0500 after reports that the earlier v01.00.0300 update caused black-screen video loss in FPV goggles, a failure that hit the one system FPV pilots cannot afford to lose.

University of Houston Builds a Provable Drone Safety Net
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University of Houston Builds a Provable Drone Safety Net

A University of Houston engineer says she has built a real-time monitor that keeps a quadrotor from crashing when a gust shoves it off course. Marzia Cescon calls it a “safety supervisor,” a software module that rides onboard the drone and watches its tilt and position while it flies. When the math predicts the aircraft…

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SkyRover X1 Crashes to $449, a $309 Cut on the Sub-249g 4K Foldable

The SkyRover X1 just dropped to its lowest price ever, $449 at B&H, down from a $758 list. That is a $309 cut on a sub-250g foldable drone that flies 4K60 HDR, ships with 360-degree obstacle sensing, and walks into the FAA-registration-free zone by weighing exactly what a small bag of coffee weighs. The deal…

DJI Seeks Court Intervention to Overturn U.S. DoD’s Chinese Military Company Label - Lawmakers Target DJI's Alleged US Drone Loophole Through Anzu Robotics
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FCC Extends Foreign Drone Firmware Waiver To January 2029, Concedes Cutting Off Patches Would Be Worse Than The Ban

The Federal Communications Commission‘s Office of Engineering and Technology released Public Notice DA 26-454 on Friday, May 8, 2026, extending its waiver for software and firmware updates to previously authorized foreign-made drones, UAS critical components, and consumer routers until at least January 1, 2029. The earlier deadlines were January 1, 2027 for drones and March…

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