After several months of development and testing, Tower v3.2.1 is finally ready for release to the wider community!

This release is significant as it marks the transition of Tower from a 3DR project to a community developed project under the wing of the Dronecode foundation.

Of note for this release are several major features that were contributed by members of the community.
These features are highlighted below and the full set of changes can be found in the release notes on github.

Tower v3.2.1 changelog:

• Support for FPV video streaming using UVC Devices by Guilherme Blanco 
  • https://github.com/DroidPlanner/Tower/wiki/Uvc-video-stream
• Support for ArcGIS Online map tiles
  • ArcGIS Online is an online collaborative web GIS. With the added support, you can access and cache ready to use maps and layers provided by the service.
• Support for custom video stream provider
  • This allows anyone to experiment with and/or send a digital video stream to Tower for viewing through the video widget
  • https://github.com/DroidPlanner/Tower/wiki/Custom-video-stream
• Google cardboard support thanks to the integration of the DronePro app by Shawn Fraser
• Improved Mission Editor
  • Added support for the Reset ROI mission item
• UX update for the telemetry connection preferences
• Removal of the droneshare account integration pending rehabilitation of the site api
• Material design update for the navigation drawer thanks to jandrop
• Improved spanish, german, chinese, and portuguese translations
• Numerous bug fixes and under the hood improvements!

Thanks to all the members of the beta testing group for helping iron out the issues and bugs in order to make this release possible.

Note:

Those interested in testing the latest and greatest can get access to the beta release at https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.droidplanner.android.beta

And please report any encountered issues on the Tower issues tracker.

After a couple months of testing by the community, Tower v3.2.0 has been released on the Google Play store for use by the general public!

This release requires the latest version of 3DR Services (v1.4.2).

The full set of changes can be found in the release notes but the highlights are below. If you find any bugs, please report them in the Issue Tracker here.

Tower Version 3.2.0 changelog:

• 3DR Solo support including:
  • 3DR Solo video streaming
  • 3DR Solo gimbal control
  • Gopro control (requires compatible gopro connected to a 3DR Solo gimbal)
• Return to Me support:
  • Ability to move the vehicle home location manually on the map
  • Automatic update of the vehicle home location based on the mobile device GPS.
•  Offline map support 
• Telemetry widgets panel (right side panel) is now customizable:
• Addition of new telemetry widgets:
  • EKF widget: allows live monitoring of the vehicle EKF state
  • Vibration widget: allows live monitoring of the vehicle vibration state
  • Geo Info widget: Displays vehicle latitude and longitude coordinates
  • More to come...
• Improved Mission Editor UI:
  • Added Spline Survey mission item
  • Added DO JUMP mission item
    
• Mission assistant detail window:
  • Display mission progress
  • Allows rewind and/or fast forward of mission waypoints.
• Improved plane support
• Kill switch support for Copters
• Custom altitude preferences
• UI update to reflect the latest Android UI guidelines
• And many more small features, and lot's of bug fixes!

Special thanks to Randy and members of the ArduPilot developers community for helping shape the set of features for this release.

Thanks to all members of the beta testing group for helping iron out all the problems and bugs!

Notes: To get access to the beta releases, please follow the instructions @ https://play.google.com/apps/testing/org.droidplanner.android.beta