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Celestron Auto Focus Display Issue On A Tablet - Kindle & Nvidia Shield Tablet K1

The Celestron Auto Focus display renders properly on an Android smartphone (Samsung Note 20) but does not fully render on a tablet (Kindle). It only opens about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way not allowing a full view of the page and thus a key button is not available. You can get it to randomly "slide" out a little further by rotating the tablet, but never more than about 1/2 way. The controls that are in the view work, but the Enter button or Goto button is not available when the Display does not fully slide out or render properly thus severely limiting its usefulness. Works great on the Smartphone, so there are alternatives, just the bigger screen of the Tablet really allows SkySafari Pro to show off all of its awesome attributes.

 

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    Keiron Smith

    Hi Greg, 

    Please attach a screenshot.

    Thanks!

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    Greg Skoviak

    Note that the panel will slide out farther if you rotate the device or hide the tool bar, and the tools that are visible are active, but even in the rotated view where it is a little bigger, you can input a "Move To" target value 23456 for example, but the button to click to send it on its way is not available.

     

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    Daniel Nowak

    Same problem with my Nvidia Shield Tablet K1.

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    Keiron Smith

    Daniel 

    What version of Android is running?  Please attach a screenshot of the specs.

    Thanks!

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    Daniel Nowak

    Android 7, but it think, it's an software bug in the layout initialisation method of the focuser activity.

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    Keiron Smith

    Thanks, Daniel.  Developers wilk review this issue for SS7 which will be released mid 2021.

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    Greg Skoviak

    Keiron, Android Version 7.3.1.7 

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    Greg Skoviak

    Keiron, an update, likely of incremental nature (as it still shows 7.3.1.7) was pushed to my tablet (kindle) on January 13th. And guess what, the Celestron focuser display is now displaying/rendering properly. 

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    Greg Skoviak

    Keiron, further update, I have to retract the previous statement, as today it is operating as it did previously, not fully rendering. Not sure what to make of it.

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