Parrot ANAFI is my favorite parrot drone ever. Even though it’s my favorite, it also has some common problems we all have to face. Recently, I also had some problems and went through some forums and found that there are many not answered problems with Parrot ANAFI and users are asking for solutions to them. Some of them are so common for any drone.
Personally, I also have faced them with my Parrot ANAFI and luckily was able to solve them. So I thought it would be nice and helpful if I write an article about Parrot ANAFI troubleshooting. Hope this would help with troubleshooting your Parrot ANAFI.
Common Problems With Parrot ANAFI.
- Problem 1: Parrot ANAFI not turning on.
- Problem 2: Parrot ANAFI not connecting.
- Problem 3: Parrot ANAFI no GPS signal.
- Problem 4: Parrot ANAFI won’t take off.
- Problem 5: Parrot ANAFI no video feed/ Parrot ANAFI camera not working.
- Problem 6: Parrot ANAFI no internet connection.
- Problem 7: Parrot ANAFI no sd card.
- Problem 8: Parrot ANAFI no wifi.
- Problem 9: Parrot ANAFI battery not charging.
- Problem 10: Parrot ANAFI rth not working.
- Problem 11: Parrot ANAFI gimbal not calibrating.
- Problem 12: Parrot ANAFI gimbal not working.
- Problem 13: Parrot ANAFI follow me not working.
Problem 1: Parrot ANAFI not turning on.
In most incidents, Parrot ANAFI won’t turn on because of faulty batteries, wintering mode, outdated firmware, and insufficiently charged batteries.
Solutions.
- Make sure ANAFI’s battery is awake. Plug the battery into the charger for getting the battery out of wintering mode.
- Charge the ANAFI’s battery to a sufficient level before every flight. If your Parrot ANAFI aircraft don’t have enough power to boot the system, it would refuse to turn on.
- Update ANAFI’s firmware using the FreeFlight6 app. Read How to Update Parrot Drone Firmware.
- Reset the Parrot ANAFI battery. Plug the battery into the charger and press and hold the power button for about 15 seconds. Release it once the battery indicator LED runs successively in green and red then flash alternatively green. Once those are done, the battery reset process is done successfully.
Read the Detailed Article: Why Drone Won’t turn on and how to fix it.
Problem 2: Parrot ANAFI not connecting.
Most of the time, Parrot ANAFI won’t connect to the controller because of improper pairing, insufficient battery power, outdated ANAFI’s firmware, and faulty settings of the ANAFI aircraft or sky controller 3.
Solutions.
- Pair the Sky controller 3 and ANAFI properly. Power on the Sky controller 3 and ANAFI. Then connect them with USB-A (Skycontroller 3) to USB-C (ANAFI) cable. After that wait for synchronization between Parrot Skycontroller 3 and ANAFI (steady dark blue LED on the controller). Check that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 activates the Anafi’s gimbal to ensure the synch is complete. Once all these steps are done successfully, unplug the Anafi from the controller and the pairing process is done successfully.
- Charge the ANAFI and Sky controller 3 fully or to a sufficient level before a flight.
- Update Parrot ANAFI and Skycontroller 3 firmware.
- Reset the Parrot ANAFI. Power on the ANAFI and wait until the gimbal calibration is done. Then press and hold the power button for about 8 seconds. The LEDs would light up red one after one. Once four LEDs are red release the power button and it would reboot itself. Check the “wifi_security_key.txt” at the root of the microSD card to check whether the reset process is done successfully.
Read the Detailed Article: Why Drone not connecting to the controller and How to fix it.
Problem 3: Parrot ANAFI no GPS signal.
Outdated firmware, outdated Freeflight 6 app, poor internet connection, and environmental interferences are the most common reasons for Parrot ANAFI GPS issues.
Solutions.
- Connect to a strong internet connection.
- Try to connect GPS signals in an open wide area. If you are trying to fly near tall buildings, dense woods, or signal towers it would cause the GPS to be lost. Try to fly in clear weather and open areas.
- Update Parrot ANAFI firmware.
- Update Freeflight 6 if it’s outdated.
Read the Detailed Article: Why Drone not connecting to GPS and how to fix it.
Problem 4: Parrot Anafi won’t take off.
Usually, Parrot ANAFI won’t take off because of the miscalibrated gimbal, miscalibrated magnetometer, firmware issue, or unpaired ANAFI. If the Parrot ANAFI is not taking off even though its propellers are spinning, you must have installed propellers in the wrong pattern.
Solutions.
- Install ANAFI’s Propellers in the correct pattern.
- Update Parrot ANAFI Firmware. Outdated firmware could cause any kind of issues with drones. So it’s worth updating Parrot ANAFI firmware if you haven’t done it yet.
- Pair the Sky controller 3 and ANAFI properly. Power on the Sky controller 3 and ANAFI. Then connect them with USB-A (Skycontroller 3) to USB-C (ANAFI) cable. Then wait for synchronization indicating a steady dark blue LED on the controller. Check that the left trigger of the Parrot Skycontroller 3 activates the Anafi’s gimbal to ensure the synch is complete. Once all these steps are done successfully, unplug the Anafi from the controller and the pairing process is done successfully.
- Calibrate ANAFI’s gimbal. Read how to calibrate ANAFI’s gimbal.
- Calibrate Skycontroller 3.
Read the Detailed Article: Why Drone won’t take off and how to fix it.
Problem 5: Parrot ANAFI no video feed/ Parrot ANAFI camera not working.
Most of the time, the Parrot ANAFI camera not working and showing no video feed because of firmware glitches, faulty ANAFI settings, and Freeflight 6 application issues.
Solutions.
- Update Parrot Anafi Firmware.
- Clear the Freeflight 6 app cache and update the app.
- Update the Freeflight 6.
- Reset the Parrot ANAFI. Resetting the aircraft would be a great way to clear the current glitched setting on the aircraft. Power on the ANAFI and wait for gimbal calibration. Then press and hold the power button for about 8 seconds. Once all 4 LEDs are red release the button wait until the aircraft reboot by itself. Check the “wifi_security_key.txt” at the root of the microSD card to check whether the reset process is done successfully.
Problem 6: Parrot ANAFI no internet connection.
Usually, Parrot’s Freeflight 6 app shows no internet connection because of software glitches in the current FreeFlight 6 app version glitches.
Solution.
- Clear cache and Freeflight app data. Go to Settings > Apps > Freeflight 6 and clear cache and app data.
- Reset the mobile device.
- Update the Freeflight app. If there is an update available for the Freeflight app, update the application.
Problem 7: Parrot ANAFI no sd card.
In most cases, Parrot ANAFI refuses to recognize SD cards because of invalid formatted SD cards (different format from FAT32), incompatible SD cards, firmware issues, malware and corrupted SD cards.
Solutions.
- Check whether the SD card is compatible with Parrot ANAFI. Read the list of compatible SD cards with Parrot ANAFI.
- Repair the SD card using Windows Command Prompt. Connect the SD card to the PC using an adaptor and open the command prompt. Then type “chkdsk” and leave a space and specify the SD card driver letter (Ex: chkdsk D). and hit enter. After that, you’ll have to wait patiently until the process is done. Once the process is finished, your SD card should be fixed and ready to go.
- Format the SD card.
- Scan the SD card using antivirus software.
Read Detailed Article: Why drone not recognizing SD card and how to fix it.
Problem 8: Parrot ANAFI no wifi.
The Parrot ANAFI wifi not showing up because of issues with ANAFI’s wifi settings, outdated firmware, and mobile device’s wifi settings.
Solutions.
- Turn on airplane mode and turn off it.
- Forget the ANAFI’s wifi connection. If you have connected to ANAFI’s wifi before, forget the connection and try to connect it again.
- Reset Parrot ANAFI. Power on the ANAFI and wait until the gimbal calibration is done. Then press and hold the power button for about 8 seconds. Once four LEDs are red release the power button and it would reboot itself. Check the “wifi_security_key.txt” at the root of the microSD card to check whether the reset process is done successfully.
Read the Detailed Article: Why Drone Wifi not showing up and how to fix it.
Problem 9: Parrot ANAFI battery not charging.
Usually, the Parrot ANAFI battery won’t charge because of insufficient amperage and voltage, faulty battery, faulty or broken charger, outdated battery firmware, improper battery temperature.
Solutions.
- Use a proper power outlet with the required voltage.
- Leave the battery in airflow or in an open area before charging, if it is hot.
- Check whether the charger is faulty or broken. Inspect whether the charger output amperage and voltage satisfy the required inputs for the battery.
- Replace the battery, if it is swollen, damaged or leaky.
Read the Detailed Article: Why Drone Battery not charging and how to fix it.
Problem 10: Parrot ANAFI return to home (rth) not working.
Most of the time, the Parrot ANAFI return to home feature doesn’t work or malfunctions because of wrong GPS data. Usually, once you boot the Parrot ANAFI, it records the current position GPS data as the home point and it returns to that point even the controller or user moved to a different place.
Solution.
- If you moved to a new place reboot (restart) the Parrot ANAFI. This would help with updating the home point.
- Reset the ANAFI.
- Clear cache and app data of Freeflight 6.
- Update Freeflight 6 app.
Problem 11: Parrot ANAFI gimbal not calibrating.
If your Parrot ANAFI gimbal is not calibrating your Aircraft might have a faulty setting that causes this issue. So according to Parrot’s troubleshooting guide, you can fix this issue by hard resetting the Parrot ANAFI.
- Power on the Aircraft.
- Wait until the calibration fails.
- Then press and hold the battery’s power button for about 8 seconds. Once the resetting process started, battery LEDs would start to flash red in sequence.
- Once the Parrot ANAFI resetting process is done all the LEDs would flash red and ANAFI would reboot by itself.
- Then check the “wifi_security_key.txt” file on the SD card to confirm whether the operation is succeeded.
Problem 12: Parrot ANAFI gimbal not working.
Usually, the Parrot ANAFI gimbal not working because of its some wires are disconnected from the motherboard. Uncover the aircraft and check whether all the wires are connected in place. Follow the below video guide from the Parrot to repair the Parrot ANAFI.
Source: ParrotPilots.
Problem 13: Parrot ANAFI follow me not working.
According to a user who also faced this issue, Parrot ANAFI follow me feature not working because of turning on the “Do not keep activities” setting under the developer options/ applications. So if you are facing the same issue go to developer options/ applications and check whether the “Do not keep activities” setting is on. if it is, turn it off.
Source: Parrot Pilots.
