Litchi is an autonomous third-party flight app that is compatible with most DJI drones including the Mavic 2 series, Inspire 2, and Phantom 4 Pro, and was the first app to allow users to pre-plan waypoint missions from a desktop, Mac, or PC laptop.
The app is available for both Android and iOS users and recently saw an update that will allow Mavic Mini users to actively track a subject or have the Mini drone follow your movements.
The update currently works only on the original Mavic Mini with support for the Mini 2 coming something in 2021. Below is a list of features the update adds to the app;
– Added support for Mavic Mini 1, all flight modes are supported except waypoint which will come in a future update
– Added Follow mode
– Panorama Database has been revamped, stitching is improved and you can now stitch up to 130 megapixels spherical panoramas on iPhone and up to 220 megapixels on iPad Pro
– Added new ‘Auto Stitch Panoramas’ general camera setting. When enabled, after shooting a panorama, Litchi will automatically stitch it in low resolution in the background
– Added Simulator mode that can be used to simulate a flight, enable/disable it with a long press on the top bar’s flight mode (requires a connection to the drone)
– Added new ‘Switch Flight Mode’ custom function to switch the Mavic Mini’s flight mode
– Added support for Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB) photo capture mode for Mavic Mini
– AutoPano now shoots 360×110 spherical panoramas compared to 360×90 before
The app is available for $20 (N9,550) on the App Store and Google’s play store. You can find out more on the Litchi website.
