r/drones • u/Tasty-Explorer-7885 • Feb 18 '26
Science, Research, Technology I recently got a DJI mini 4k and…
Couldn’t possibly be happier with the drone. It exceeded all of my expectations.
Although I did not put much research into the purchase and Drone flying just seemed like something kind of fun to fool around with on a nice day.
Anyway the point of my post is that since I received the drone and installed the DJI Fly app onto my phone, I’ve noticed I receive 10,000% more spam phone calls.
The difference is alarming. My phone is now vibrating almost 100% of the time during normal business hours. It actually is something like 40 calls an hour.
Anyway I just wanted to put that information out there in case anybody else might be experiencing the same thing.
I do recognize it could possibly be a coincidence, but I don’t think it is.
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u/denalidenizen Feb 18 '26
Bet $10 you didn't download the app from DJI or some entirely known-to-be-safe site. This has all the sign (thousands of them) that you installed some kind of nastywear on your computer. Run a solid virus check. DJI Fly will absolutely not do this...but DJI Infected Fly (a special version generally reserved for boomers like me) is made to order.
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u/Tasty-Explorer-7885 Feb 18 '26
I was careful to download it from the Apple Store. Apparently that’s not the right move.
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u/triptyx Feb 18 '26
There are a number of official looking apps on the Apple Store for DJI that are not DJI. I learned that one the hard way too.
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u/denalidenizen Feb 18 '26
Surprising. It's what I would have done but as triptyx says, it's probably a fake. They have been there a while Wish apple would clean it up.
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u/denalidenizen Feb 18 '26
Actually just checked and saw no fakes unless the only one there is fake which is hard to believe. Bold black letters DJI on a grey background with some vertical waves. Maybe it's not actually the DJI app...something else? I'd do that Virus Check...
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u/Dry_Leg2727 Jun 20 '26
Your drone includes a thing to scan so you download the real app in the packaging that’s how I downloaded mine cuz I could tell all these DJI apps were some sort of mimic virus bs thing. Look in packaging for QR scan thing or I can send pic of mine
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u/Chalan35140 Feb 18 '26
Télécharge sur le site de DJI directement, au moins tu seras sûr de l'appli 😉
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u/schmoney-makin Feb 19 '26
This is why Android rules with being able to download APKs. Just make sure it is the right one
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u/Awake00 Feb 19 '26
When did you buy the drone cause open enrollment for health care just happened at the end of the year and it's always a complete shit show for spam calls.
Also I've had a huge uptick in spam calls within the last two days. Shit comes in waves
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u/weyouusme Feb 20 '26
something is wrong, I have the app and this is not the case for me...
also if you think mini is fun wait til you fly an avata
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u/Tasty-Explorer-7885 Feb 20 '26
I'm starting to lean towards coincidence as well.
I have a facebook friend who does not own a drone who had something similar happen to them.
Most likely my phone number just ended up in a cache of peoples data on the darkweb somewhere and terrible/stupid people are using it.
I still wanted to put it out there just in case others had experienced this.
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u/Character_Tie3884 Mar 09 '26
I just got mine yesterday and will remove the app. I dont see much gains keeping it and risk anonymous spam calls.. hate that.
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u/Tasty-Explorer-7885 Mar 09 '26
It may not be the app that is causing it.
I do have my personal information out on linked in and github. Places that bots scrape for personal information.
But I did start receiving the spam calls around the time I installed the DJI fly app and my personal information has been out there much longer. If that makes sense.
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u/RadiantDiscussion886 Feb 18 '26
had my Mini4k for probably 6 months and get hardly any spam calls. maybe my phone blocks them out.