Android: Create a button for doing a takeoff into AUTO

[arthurbenemann]

This button does a Guided takeoff and switches to auto in sequence.

Quoting @zlite: " It does the magic behind the button" ( If I remember that correctly)

[m4gr3d]

@arthurbenemann this is confusing UX, as now there are two buttons that have the same icon, and text but do different things.
The better option would be to add an option in the settings for the user to select the desired mode after take off.

[arthurbenemann]

@ne0fhyk Actually they do the same thing which is to start/continue an AUTO mission. But when you are armed and in the ground it does the takeoff (there was no way to start the auto mission from the ground if you are armed, even if you have a takeoff point at the start).

And this is much better than faking a throttle bump via RC override.

[m4gr3d]

@arthurbenemann In that case, to be consistent, the take off button should be replaced by the guided button. Since we don't have virtual or external controllers support, the only reason to control purely from the app is via guided, or through a mission (auto).

[m4gr3d]

@arthurbenemann actually the same logic applies to other functionality like follow-me. Right now, we require the drone to be in the air, before the functionality can be activated.
If one functionality (auto in this case) can take off from the ground, then other functionality should be able to do the same in order to remain consistent.

[arthurbenemann]

@ne0fhyk Auto is expected to be done from the ground with an Armed copter, think of a autonomous mission. Things like follow-me it's expected of the user to be in the air. We have flown this setup and the user experience is good.

[m4gr3d]

@arthurbenemann this assumption is incorrect. Until that feature was added, all the auto missions were done either from the air, or with direct user input (throttle bump).
And as can be seen from the google analytics, the majority of cases when the follow-me button was selected was when the drone was not in the air. So if anything, i'd argue that follow-me is a feature that's expected to be done from the ground.

[jason4short]

This is a good point, but let's take a conservative approach for now and only add things as needed. if we put everything in logically possible we'll make it harder for users to grok.