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Maven EVO Beta Preview: Exciting Updates for DJI Mini 3 and Mini 3 Pro Pilots

Welcome to the Beta Preview of Maven EVO, our latest and most ambitious app designed for drone enthusiasts. If you’re flying a DJI Mini 3 or Mini 3 Pro, this update is tailored to unlock new possibilities and elevate your piloting experience. 🚁

Why Maven EVO?

When DJI released the SDK 5.x for the Mini 3 and Mini 3 Pro, it marked a major technological leap. However, this also came with a significant limitation: the 5.x SDK is not compatible with the older 4.x SDK used in our previous app. This incompatibility meant that simply updating the existing app was not an option.

To support these new drones, we had to start from scratch and build an entirely new app. While this was a challenging process, it also gave us the opportunity to rethink and improve many features, ensuring that Maven EVO is tailored to meet the needs of modern drone pilots.

Maven EVO is the result of months of hard work, learning, and innovation, and we’re excited to finally share a glimpse of what’s to come.

Key Features to Look Out For

Maven EVO introduces a suite of powerful tools, including:

  • Waypoint Navigation: Plan and execute precise flight paths with customizable waypoints. Perfect for capturing cinematic shots or automating survey missions.
  • Advanced Mission Planner: Take full control of your flight missions with an intuitive interface to configure complex routes effortlessly.
  • VR Mode: Immerse yourself in a first-person view experience, bringing a whole new level of excitement to your flights.
  • Virtual Copilot: Enable collaborative piloting or let the app assist you in controlling your drone for smoother, more efficient flights.

These features are crafted to maximize the potential of your DJI Mini 3 and Mini 3 Pro, ensuring seamless integration with your drone’s capabilities.

Release Timeline

We’re excited to bring Maven EVO to life, but we’ve encountered some delays in development. While we’re a few months behind our original schedule, the new ETA for the full release is before 2025. Thank you for your patience and continued support—it means the world to us.

Requirements

To use Maven EVO with your DJI Mini 3 or Mini 3 Pro, you will need:

  • DJI RC-N1 Remote Controller
  • Android 8.0 or higher

Note: Performance may depend on your device’s processing power and current system load. For the best experience, ensure your device has adequate resources available and limit background apps during use

Beta Preview Disclaimer

This is an early release, and some functionalities are still being fine-tuned. We’re committed to delivering a polished and user-friendly product

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Maven Lite 1.2 – VR mode

added VR mode!

Now you can fly aboard your drone in first person immersive mode.

Gimbal Modes supported:

  • Normal (stabilized)
  • Head Tracking
  • FPV (not stabilized on the roll axis)

VR view is configurable in size, position and distance between the pupils, to adapt to practically all VR headsets.

Possibility to change point of view by selecting the drone or phone camera. (Particularly useful during takeoff and landing phases to ensure that the area is clear.)

Head-Tracking with “comfort tilt” mode that allows you to tilt the camera by 90° while only lowering your head by 60°.

Check the new manual for the VR function for all the details.

The update includes several bug fixes and performance improvements.

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Maven Lite 1.1 change log

-Added Radar Tool
the tool displays how the remote control and the drone are oriented towards each other
automatically appears on the screen when the drone is at least 20m away from the remote controller

-Added tool to display signal strength
operation for Ocusync drones and WIFI drones

-Added Grid on screen
you can now turn the grid on and off from the camera options

-Added label indicating the distance from the POI on the augmented reality tracker

-Augmented Reality Trackers are now available even with minimized camera view (full screen map)

-The update also includes minor bug fixes

Stay tuned… we are working on the next update.. VR!!

Maven Lite 1.1.1

-fixed an issue where the image was not displayed correctly on Air 2 and Air 2s drones
-fixed an issue that could cause the application to crash

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Maven 3.12 – languages

  • Added Italian language
  • Minor graphical improvements

In this version of the app we have modified all our source to accept translations, it has been a lot of work to make all the labels on the screen adapt correctly to the possible different lengths of the text.
We believe that the bulk of the work has been done, further translations of the app will come soon.

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Maven Lite 1.0 (Android)

Maven for Android is here!!
This is the first version of our app for Android devices! Tons of updates are expected in the coming months

Includes a faithful virtual co-pilot who will help you pilot the drone, allowing you to perform maneuvers such as:

  • POI spotlight
  • GPS Follow/Track ME
  • Cable Cam
  • Automatic Orbit

The app is compatible and optimized for:

  • Mavic Air
  • Mavic Air 2
  • Mavic Air 2S
  • Mavic Mini
  • Mavic Mini 2
  • Mavic Mini SE
  • Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual
  • Mavic 2 Enterprise
  • Mavic 2 Pro
  • Mavic 2 Zoom
  • Mavic Pro Alpine
  • Mavic Pro Platinum
  • Mavic Pro
  • Spark

Virtual Copilot

  • a totally new feature to the app, especially useful for drones without native Point of Interest functionality (e.g. Mavic Mini)
  • choose a point on the map, then ask the copilot to control the Yaw Rotation and the camera to look at that point while you are free to manually fly the drone
  • the copilot has also more advanced skills like “orbit” ,”Follow / Track ME”, “cable cam” , check the manual
  • the copilot will open the door to great shots even to inexperienced pilots!

Follow ME! *

a complete GPS follow functionality that include

  • -Track Me (follow from any direction)
  • -Altitude follow**
  • -Orbit while follow
  • -automatic home point update
  • -live follow parameter update

* requires a GPS-equipped device
** requires a Barometer Sensor-equipped device

Cable Cam

Unique function that allows you to take smooth shots of your points of interest. Also great for creating hyperlapses.

Orbits

Orbits to the max! No other app allows you the flexibility to change orbit radius and speed while it’s running! A real fun

AR Localizer

  • You have three Augmented Reality Localizer that will help you orient yourself on the Drone video feed.
  • The green locator will always show the Home position, the red one will show you the Position and Distance of a Point of Interest that you can choose on Map. The blue one show the GPS position of the piloting device
  • GPS Error, compass error or barometer sensor error could affect the accuracy of the localizer but will always be a great help to find your destination.

Complete access to all camera settings

Sync flight logs to AirData UAV

Maven Lite

The variety of android devices is so high that we can’t be sure it works on every device, and we can’t test them all, so to avoid selling you an application that might not work we decided that you can download and try the application for free.

It will be impossible to record videos from the drone while using the virtual copilot. Video recording will be unlocked via an in app purchase

The app require Android 7 or higher.
A device equipped with GPS is required for “follow / track me” functionality.
A device equipped with Barometer sensor is required for ” altitude follow” functionality.

what is the difference between Maven and Maven Lite? (click here)

Maven Lite 1.0.1

  • Added the ability to use the phone vertically in some activities for user convenience
  • Minor bug fixes

Maven Lite 1.0.2

  • Fixed an issue that could cause the app to crash if attempting to access flight logs without first granting the app access to files

Maven Lite 1.0.3

  • Fixed an issue that prevented some information from displaying correctly on the screen when the user selected a custom system font size.
  • Fixed an issue that could crash the app when the user didn’t give permission for the app to know the exact location.
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent the drone’s location from appearing on the map.

Maven Lite 1.0.4

  • Optimized the interface for displays smaller than 5 inches
  • Fixed an issue that could prevent some settings from displaying correctly on some devices
  • Improved stability

Maven Lite 1.0.5

  • Italian language added (other languages will be added soon)
  • Added voice feedback for take off, landing and return home
  • Minor graphical improvements
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Maven 3.11.8 – change log

Improvement of the virtual copilot

  • improved the transition to a different radius during a high speed orbit
  • improved automatic yaw during follow me
  • Improved stability and fixed minor bugs

Maven 3.11.7 – change log

Fixed a “small” incompatibility with iOS 16.1 made the app extremely slow to the point of crashing when editing the Waypoint missions.

Maven 3.11.6 – change log

  • Fixed incompatibility with the Air 2S and the latest firmware (October 27, 2022)
  • Now with the mini, mini2 and mini SE the load mode (propeller cage) is automatically disabled when needed (most of the app functions require it to be disabled)

Maven 3.11.5 – change log

This update contains bug fixes and performance improvements:

  • Fixed an issue that prevented WiFi-only iPads from showing drone distance
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the map from working correctly when a drone was connected but had not yet locked onto the GPS satellites
  • Fixed an issue that prevented the exposure lock button from being visible on some devices
  • Reduced the size of augmented reality trackers
  • Reduced CPU load when using virtual stick missions and when using virtual geofences, optimizing processes and eliminating unnecessary ones

This update does not contain new features, but we believe it is important that all existing ones should work at their best, and there is always room for improvement.

I leave you with a video of a test done with this latest version of Maven running on an old iPhone 5S

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Maven 3.11 – New Drones Supported

This update is focused on supporting new drones
-DJI Mini 2
-DJI Air 2S
-DJI Mini SE

All functions of the app are available with the new drones

Added on-screen Exposure Lock Button 

Small bug fix and performance improvements

For sure this is the most anticipated update ever, Mini 2 owners are so many! and this puts us in front of a huge amount of new potential customers that we already welcome.

We are really excited about this update but it doesn’t stop us from working on future developments right now.

I invite all new customers to watch this video to get a small preview of the potential of the app, and then visit the tutorial section of the site.

If you are new to Maven, I inform you that there is a group on FB where to discuss, exchange information and useful tricks on how to use Maven or simply share your own videos made with Maven. https://www.facebook.com/groups/938321600163115/

or check the official Maven FB page to stay up to date on upcoming updates! https://www.facebook.com/mavenPilot

Here all supported Drones:

  • Mavic Mini
  • Mavic Mini 2
  • Mavic Mini SE
  • Mavic Air
  • Mavic Air 2
  • Mavic Air 2S
  • Mavic 2 Pro
  • Mavic 2 Zoom
  • Mavic 2 Enterprise
  • Mavic 2 Enterprise Dual
  • Mavic Pro
  • Mavic Pro Alpine
  • Mavic Pro Platinum
  • Spark
  • Phantom 3 series
  • Phantom 4 series

Previous Update 3.10

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Maven 3.11 BETA, Support for Mini 2, Air 2S,Mini SE + DISCOUNT

DJI has released SDK 4.16 for iOS in advance

We are working h24 for the release of the most anticipated Maven update ever with the support you have Mini2, Air 2s, Mini SE drones

From the very first tests the SDK integrates without problems, so the “beta” phase will probably not last long.
However we are not going to release the app in a hurry, everything must be perfect when the update reaches the app store!

To celebrate the release of the SDK we have decided to discount the app which goes from $ 17.99 to $ 9.99
We will keep the discounted price until we release the update! ***discount ended***

In addition, we open the Beta version for free to “everyone” (100 places available)
To download the beta, just follow this link: ***link full***

https://testflight.apple.com/join/qgaEQDeS

check out some things you can do with Maven:

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Maven 3.10 – Follow Me

Here the entire change log:

  • Virtual Copilot 2.0! It can now focus on you, and therefore it can do:
    • Follow Me
    • Altitude Follow
    • Track Me (follow from side)
    • Orbit Me (while following)
    • Camera frame option (middle or bottom)
    • Automatic update of the Home Point
    • up to 60km/h (37mph)
  • We recommend watching this tutorial:
Follow ME Tutorial
  • Other Virtual Copilot improvement:
    • Cable Cam Max Speed 15m/s (up from 10m/s)
    • Improved Automatic Yaw Smoothness
  • New feature for all supported drones
    • Course Lock
    • Home Lock
    • this are two Headless Mode, learn more down below

  • New option for the camera view
    • Fit to Width
    • Fit to Content
  • Grid! Now (finally) you can have a grid on the screen, turn it ON in the app settings
  • On screen Device GPS status
  • Improved AR Locator
    • now works in minimized video windows
    • now react correctly and adjusts to the optical zoom of the Mavic 2 Zoom
  • The update also include
    • Fix of minor bugs
    • UI tweaks


This update includes 2 “old” intelligent flight modes, Course Lock and Home Lock, which DJI has removed from the new drones, and which we repurpose in our app following repeated requests.
In the video that I link below it is explained what it is

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Maven 3.9 – orbit and spirals

This Maven update brings a feature to automatic missions that will make your head spin !!

Now there is the possibility to turn any waypoint into an orbit or spiral! check out this video tutorial we have prepared! and to follow the entire change log of the update!

change log:

  • Mission Planner Improvements:
    • add the possibility to transform any waypoint into an “orbit waypoint”
    • modifying the parameters of the “orbit waypoint” you can create any orbit or spiral in your autonomous mission
    • orbit parameters:
      • radius
      • number of laps
      • final radius
      • final height
    • add the possibility to transform a waypoint into a POI
    • added the possibility to assign tags to the mission to classify it, there are predefined tags and the user can add other customized ones
  • Improvements to the “by flight” function:
    • now you can save POIs
  • Improvements to the mission list:
    • sorting
      • now you can choose to sort the list by modification date, mission name or mission location.
    • filter
      • now it is possible to filter the list of missions by tags or by mission location
  • Minor improvements to the graphical interface
    • (who doesn’t like rounded corners?)
  • recompiled for full compatibility with iOS 15
  • other small improvements under the hood to make it more responsive and ready for future updates

shot with Nikon D5300 – exposure time 30s – Drone Mavic 2 Zoom