New FW version 6.0.40 April 10 2020 spotted by bill13 :)

skydioconvert · Apr 13, 2020

Vib.ribbon said:
I wonder why my update was over the twice the size? View attachment 98

Interesting post.... is it stated anywhere what the two (2) numbers on the screenshot represent (i.e. one says 663K, the other says 911MB ) ... maybe one is for the app and other for the vehicle?

Lifeisfun · Apr 13, 2020

skydioconvert said:
Interesting post.... is it stated anywhere what the two (2) numbers on the screenshot represent (i.e. one says 663K, the other says 911MB ) ... maybe one is for the app and other for the vehicle?

The 663k is part of the vehicle ID

Mine is a9he
This is also part of the serial#

skydioconvert · Apr 13, 2020

Lifeisfun said:
The 663k is part of the vehicle ID
Mine is a9he
This is also part of the serial#

Thanx Lifeisfun ... appreciate the followup.

Nathan Hoover · Apr 13, 2020

Using my Android phone, I applied the 6.0.38 upgrade to drone, Beacon and controller on April 2. This was the 911MB (large) one. Today April 13 I applied the 6.0.40 upgrade, again to drone, Beacon and controller. This was 239MB. I would guess that if you had skipped 6.0.38 and went directly to 6.0.40 it would show as being 911MB - as the attached screenshot from an above post shows.

I wish they would say exactly what changed rather than just "bug fixes under the hood and flying improvements". It's confusing when they don't consistently announce or not announce updates.

skydioconvert · Apr 13, 2020

Nathan Hoover said:
Using my Android phone, I applied the 6.0.38 upgrade to drone, Beacon and controller on April 2. This was the 911MB (large) one. Today April 13 I applied the 6.0.40 upgrade, again to drone, Beacon and controller. This was 239MB. I would guess that if you had skipped 6.0.38 and went directly to 6.0.40 it would show as being 911MB - as the attached screenshot from an above post shows.

I wish they would say exactly what changed rather than just "bug fixes under the hood and flying improvements". It's confusing when they don't consistently announce or not announce updates.

Skydio is not the only company that is often vague about what an update does.

Both DJI and Autel also seem to dance around specifics when it comes to "whats fixed" with their upgrades.