Enter Coordinates into a waypoint

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Is it possible to enter the coordinates into a waypoint on the litchi app(not mission hub)

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No, it is not. If it were, it would be an awkward and time consuming way to set up a mission. I’m curious what the use case is for doing this.

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Why?
It isn’t in the mission hub.
Litchi only has to add Longitude & Latitude fields in the ‘waypoint settings’ popup in the app (like in the mission hub).

It was (is) possible in the ‘DJI Ultimate Fly’ app and I loved it, especially when I was out hiking using my outdoor GPS with topographic maps and did not have internet & cached maps on my phone.

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Is this a serious question?

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In the Mission Hub, while still much slower than placing a waypoint using a mouse, at least one can copy and paste with the mouse.

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Adding the 2 fields in the app doesn’t mean you can’t still place a waypoint or POI by tapping the screen.

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I never suggested that one method precludes the other.

My point was that manually entering waypoint coordinates (Longitute and Latitude) on a mobile device would be an awkward and time-consuming way to set up a waypoint mission.

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Correct, I used it mainly for fine tuning and/or placing multiple waypoints on top of each other to get the shots I was aiming for.
Having no internet connection makes this impossible using the mission hub (missions can not be synced), and the outdoor GPS gave me exact coordinates.
I really mis this functionality in the Litchi app.

I know I can do it by recording a mission whilst flying manually, but this takes away precious available flying time (NO unlimmited supply of batteries on a hike).

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Thanks. Although a bit cumbersome, I was just curious about a use-case for this and you have provided one. Perhaps a “Copy” and “Paste” button next to the waypoint coordinates would facilitate your use-case even further.

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Hello. Yes it can be done in the app.

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Curious. Your screenshot must be from the Android version of the app. The IOS version does not show (or allow input of) the coordinates.

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Yep … must be a real struggle trying to do that on a phone out in the fields.

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It’s pretty simple.
Copy / paste

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Enable ‘Show GPS Coordinates’, works on both iOS & Android.
(I recognize a familiar patern here)

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I was just curious if you had solved your problem or not. I may have a different solution that might work in the field.