AKASO GO 4+

Inconsistent and Intrusive

I was excited to see an app for the Akaso 7 LE that would give smartphone control of the camera from a distance. The camera itself is very impressive in quality and performance. It’s too bad the app is not so much. In WiFi mode the camera would only connect about half the time and it took a long time when it did. The app has very limited features for camera control. The process of connecting through the app takes too many steps and is very tedious, making it a painful experience and not user friendly. And probably worst of all, you have to agree to give Akaso free access to practically all your private information. I’m hoping an independent 3rd party will develop an app that I can use for all my different brands of action cameras and has a reliable, friendly user interface but I’m not going to hold my breath.

good app but should do more

TLDR: Annoying social features that auto play video and the camera is so good it needs livestreaming. Also: needs faster transfer speeds.

This app functions well enough as an interface to Akaso cameras (at least to the Keychain which is the only model I have) but the time it takes to transfer videos from the camera seems longer than it should be—the cam runs out of battery before the videos finish transferring! Transferring from the card to a computer seems buggy—both my Mac and my Windows machines have trouble reading cards used in the Keychain. Meanwhile, the social aspect of the app seems unnecessary. There are already too many social media apps to choose from. It’s also frustrating that when you open the app the social section shows first AND autoplays the first video (with audio—which is SUPER annoying) when I’m only interested in the page for connecting the camera. One thing I think would help the app a LOT is the ability to livestream to Twitter, FB, or anywhere, really. This camera could connect people in an incredibly immersive way to all kinds of events. I used it to shoot a wedding during the pandemic. Would have been great to bring the couple’s family there, too.

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Lacks basic features

I have been using action cameras from GoPro and aKaso for quite some time to record wildlife videos. I rely heavily on operating the camera remotely. Unfortunately, when compared to the GoPeo
‘ Quick app the Akaso App is buggy, and lacking in many features that are almost essential for even basic remote control of the features that have been available in Akaso camera’s for several years.
I there’s no ability to change shutter speed, ISO, White balance .
You are merely given a choice of resolution and a selection of field of view when shooting straight photo mode;
The white blabcem IS, Speed are not able to be charged in the App when shooting video either.
Any series setting of parameters has to be done directly on the camera itself, leaving the app as little more than a very clunky remote shutter button.
Other features in the app are also very clunky. Updating firmware for Akaso cameras, requires you to use the app. If you absolutely have to do it, set aside lots of time - it may take more than several attempts and the patience of a saint!
It’s very sad, because the Akaso cameras are generally quite good and have some great features built in, unfortunately the app is not built to take advantage of them.