Traxxas Link

My Xmaxx receiver won’t update; it forces you to update and doesn’t allow you to tap anything in the app until you do. Since then it refuses to update for the past year even after trying all the methods traxxas support has given me. I update, it finishes, it immediately tells me I need the same update… for a year. I pressed “disable” on the update screen after having no telemetry for a year and now the receiver is impossible to update… you can’t force it by manually going to the update screen and refreshing as it doesn’t pop up after pressing disable and now the in app dashboard doesn’t populate. Everything stays as 0 and it’s impossible to fix (apparently). TLDR; this app has a built in button that makes it impossible to update in the future. (which is for some reason required even if everything works fine without it). Updating is broken. It worked fine and didn’t NEED an update but now it’s broken.

So I got the Link module a few days ago, for a few reasons. First, so I could set the steaming endpoints on my models (because when I try to use the TQi programming system on the transmitter, it makes the servo go haywire. Second, so I could run my models from the same transmitter without having to deal with the aforementioned TQi programming system. And lastly, so I could put telemetry on my Hoss to keep track of the motor temperature on hot days, since I don’t have the spare money to burn up a motor. I haven’t gotten the telemetry yet, so I can’t attest to how well it works, but so far the experience has been pretty good. The steering endpoints set without much problem, and it’s cool that I can now fiddle with different settings that were unavailable before (like throttle trim). My one issue I have with the app is the fact that there is no picture for the Bigfoot. I have two models: A 2 1/2 year old Traxxas Bigfoot, and a practically brand new Traxxas Hoss. Every other vehicle (including the discontinued E-Maxx) have their own picture, but for the Bigfoot there is nothing. It’s really weird and something I hope Traxxas will fix.

Not a bad app. Would be cool to have some more skins or design customizations but I connected to my X-Maxx no problem. Seems like different menus let you change the same things (going into garage, drive effects) and I think it could all be integrated into something way more simple. Theres like 3 places where I can adjust the TSM. We should be able to go into a profile and edit all the settings for that specific profile (Instead of making changes and then going into profiles and choosing which specific profile to save those changes to).