Star Adventurer Console

You’d think for $400+ on a mount, you could actually use said supported app right? Wrong. I 100% can’t recommend this app, or even the purchase of a Sky Watcher mount until this is fixed. We as the consumers shouldn’t have to settle for an app that doesn’t work, or have to jump through hoops to get a connection to something that should be seamless from the get go. Do better guys. This is terrible. And Apple should pull this from the store until you guys can at the least make consumer compliance with an app that actually works.

The iOS version of this App worked really well using my iPhone to control the Star Adventurer 2i until the latest iOS version of the app was released a couple of weeks ago - however unfortunately since then the current iOS app cannot connect to the Star Adventurer 2i even though the iPhones WiFi is connected to the Star Adventurer 2i wifi. I do not see a way to go back to the older version of the app and I even tried uninstalling and reinstalling the App but no change. It might be possible that the updated firmware for the 2i would allow the iOS app to work under the latest version but the website with the firmware update only uses windows computers and I only have access to Mac computers. I am hoping support reads these reviews and addresses the issue for iOS users. I noticed a couple of other reviews mentioned the same issue after the latest app upgrade. I have attempted to contact support directly but no response yet.

Just got my 2i and connecting to the unit was a breeze. I switched to App mode to enable the WiFi and connected my phone to it. In the app I had to Tap on the bottom “not connected” for it to search for and find the tracker. After that it automatically connected. Controls are straight-forward in the app. Nice that it shows the input voltage as well. Might be a little better to add a “connect” button or an initialization setup on first run instead of having to infer you need to click “Not Connected” to initiate the scan for devices. There is also a random “Done” banner that shows up if you are already connected and click on the connection. It shows up where the “turn off wifi” selection is located on the screen.