I like the Siren app for the BCD536HP, I just wish that it wouldn't crash so easily. I run it in AP mode, with an old Samsung Galaxy S2 to run the app. On average, it will run OK for about 20 to 40 minutes before crashing, but sometimes as little as 3 minutes and (rarely) as long as two hours before it crashes. Is this about the same results as others have had with the Siren app, as far as the length of time from start up until the inevitable message "No scanner found at that address"?
How long before Siren crashes?
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I have to think it's not a Siren issue per se, but a Galaxy issue. I've run my 546 in my truck for up to 5 hours at a time without a problem. In fact, I don't recall that Siren on my current phone (Note 5), nor my old phone (Note 3) has ever crashed.
I still use the Note 3 at home with that 536HP with no problems.
Or, maybe it's a AP mode problem. I don't use that, so I can't comment on whether or not it might be an issue.
I still use the Note 3 at home with that 536HP with no problems.
Or, maybe it's a AP mode problem. I don't use that, so I can't comment on whether or not it might be an issue.
Maybe I should be more specific... it's not the app itself which crashes. The AP wireless connection fails after 20 to 40 minutes, typically. When this happens, the words "No scanner found at that address" appear on the screen of the phone. The Samsung Galaxy 2 and the radio are at most ten feet apart. I have to cycle power on the radio, then reset the wireless connection on the phone to the radio, then restart Siren.
I've been running the Siren App/dongle/iPhone combo since the app first came out.
From time to time, I'll get a "Sig Null" indicator on the iPhone and then things return to normal. It is very sporadic.
Also if I'm on a long trip and take a break, sometimes I have trouble re-establishing the connection between the iPhone and scanner. It takes a number of minutes before it re-connects.
From time to time, I'll get a "Sig Null" indicator on the iPhone and then things return to normal. It is very sporadic.
Also if I'm on a long trip and take a break, sometimes I have trouble re-establishing the connection between the iPhone and scanner. It takes a number of minutes before it re-connects.
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