The portable flash robot evaluated today is a commercial device. If you can connect to wifi to install the application being promoted without traffic during the push activity on the street, you are probably connected to this type of device.
The experience of high-speed installation without traffic is not only cool, but also popular with businesses, because it can improve the installation rate and usage of your own applications at a high speed. Although they are not civilian equipment, the author can't help being curious to send a review. Now let's see how they work.
History and working principle
In order to increase their installed capacity, many app developers will provide corresponding "subsidies" for manufacturers and stores to preload applications into new phones. The demand/policy of mobile phone software distribution has bred a whole industry chain of pre installation of mobile phones.
The mobile phones produced by Huaqiangbei, mobile phone dealers/agents at all levels, mobile phone stores, operators' business halls, and even the mobile phone stores in front of the factory will basically be "pre installed" with many third-party applications. The vast majority of those who complete these tasks are legendary flash robots.
Flash brush robot is working in batches
The latter is a small "host", which can be recognized by mobile phones as a computer host, and can automatically install applications for Android and Apple devices connected to it. It does not require human intervention, and can be installed for multiple devices at the same time.
Of course, in addition to the pre installed applications, the flash robot can also be used in the ground promotion of many O2O software. After the group buying war a few years ago, it seems that all traditional industries have entered the O2O era, and their main promotion method is local promotion.
Scanning QR code promotion of exhibition form
In the environment of game fairs, offline activities, street side, factories in third and fourth tier cities and others with large traffic, fast flow and no wifi, it is simply unrealistic for target users to scan QR codes to download your applications to experience software services. However, the portable version of the flash robot can easily cope with similar scenarios, providing a quite powerful and feasible batch installation tool for the local push of many software manufacturers.
Even many readers should have encountered similar geopush activities on the street. After their mobile phones are connected to their wifi or data lines, they can automatically download and install their promoted applications within a few seconds. Behind this convenient and fast software installation experience is the magic "black technology" of the flash robot.
In essence, the portable version of the flash robot is a "microcomputer" that automatically installs preset applications for mobile phones. They have their own system. After connecting the mobile phone via their own wifi hotspot or USB cable, they will automatically execute the preset code to transfer and install the TF card or cloud installation package to the mobile phone. Because the transmission is carried out through the intranet/data line, the process requires no traffic and is fast, so the experience is good.
Parameter specification
Support automatic installation of Android and iOS applications
3 USB interfaces, up to 5V/1A output
The maximum connection speed is 300Mbps, and 10 devices can be connected at the same time
Built in 6000mAh Panasonic cell, 10 hour endurance
Support 3/4G USB network card, and the function of converting network cable to wireless
Appearance and workmanship
The engineering machine is packed in a hard kraft paper box, with the product name and official WeChat QR code on the side and a black sponge for buffering on the inside.
The whole body of the machine is polished, and the gray white upper cover gathers the status indicator, power key and TF card slot.
Simple product information is printed on the back. The built-in 6000mAh battery supports 5V/2.5A input and 5V/1A output.
One side is RJ45 network cable interface and two USB interfaces, and the right side supports 5V1A high current output.
On the other side is a micro USB interface and a rare rope hole, which can be used to hang the machine in backpacks and other places for easy carrying.
TF card slot
Turn on the light
From left to right on the top are USB 3/4G network card, wireless, power indicator, TF card slot, power key and USB interface.
Size comparison between S6 edge of 5.2 inch screen and flash robot
The flash brush robot is a large circle smaller than the mobile phone and weighs about the same as an ordinary 6000mAh battery.
use
The purpose and workflow of the flash brush robot are very simple, which can be roughly summarized as "plug application" and "install application": the former is to put the application to be promoted into the TF card; The latter is to transfer and install the applications in the TF card to the mobile phone.
PC end control software
The "plug application" needs to be carried out using the official configuration tool, which is somewhat similar to the mass production of the system installation disk. Put the Android apk or Apple ipa installation file in the specified directory, click the application to be installed, let the software generate simple code, and then put the file on the TF card as required.
Although the steps themselves are few, the official documentation is extremely detailed, and it is difficult to think of problems. However, this kind of repetitive work can be done by software. I hope that later versions of software can also automate the individual work.
Wireless mode connection (supporting both iOS and Android)
Android Jump Screen
Jump screen of iOS
The process of "installing applications" is a step of pushing audiences to the ground, and foolishly one click operation has been realized here. The machine provides wired and wireless connection. After accessing its wifi hotspot, the system will automatically pop up a login prompt and jump to the preset screen. After clicking, you can jump to the installation list and perform automatic installation. The jump page screen can be replaced by a jpg image.
Because the iOS application management policy is more strict, and most of the similar models are only applicable to Android devices, supporting iOS devices has become an important selling point of the flash robot. If you put the ipa enterprise installation package of iOS into the TF card, it can be automatically installed just like the Android platform.
Even for apps without an ipa enterprise installation package, the machine provides a traffic saving installation solution. After configuration, all downloads after the first download will only download the part signed with the apple id, thus saving most of the traffic.
Wired mode connection (supporting both iOS and Android)
The wired connection is faster. After the data cable is plugged in, the iOS device can quickly complete the installation by clicking "Trust" in the pop-up menu. Android devices with USB debugging mode turned on will directly start the automatic installation of preset applications. After the installation is completed, the Android device will remind you by flashing the screen.
Installation speed and signal strength
The wired transmission speed of USB2.0 is 20MB/s, while the wireless specification of the flash robot is 300Mbps, and the theoretical speed is 37.5MB/s. Even if the wireless attenuation is included, its application transmission speed is faster than 4G download speed. For daily applications, the speed bottleneck of automatic application installation is more the speed of application installation of the mobile phone itself than the transmission itself.
In the aspect of wifi signal, as compared with the pole route for 1s, it is detected at 1m, 5m and 10m respectively. Because of the power limitation, the signal attenuation speed of the machine is naturally faster than that of the router. But even in an environment full of interference signals, it still has an acceptable signal strength at 10m, and performs well. It is more than enough to deal with street side and other design scenarios.
Heating and charging speed
The three USB ports of the machine can output about 5V/0.5A of conventional power.
In the room temperature of 30 degrees, the machine operates in the wifi mode for 1 hour, and the highest temperature of the body appears below the TF card slot, which is about 40 degrees. It is only at the warm hand level, and the performance is normal.
summary
The result of this exploratory evaluation is much simpler than expected. The flash robot is a portable device that can quickly and automatically execute the preset software installation. Their function orientation is very simple, that is, the phone connected to it will automatically install the applications in its TF card. In addition to being able to quickly install off network applications, it can also be used as a wired to wireless "adapter" and mobile power supply.
The transmission speed, wifi attenuation control, heating and charging output of the machine are all good, and there is no problem in dealing with the vast majority of local push sites. Satisfied with curiosity, I have to say that although the method of use is friendly, it is really a professional and commercial equipment for pushing activities.
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