BlinkUp Imp-001 not working

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HI there, I bought in 2013 n.3 april boards and 3 Imp-001 dev.ed… Until last week I’ve never use them. Last week I tried to make blinkUp but only amber led. So I red all the posts on this forum about blinkup and for many hours tried all advices but nothing: only amber led.

  1. There is a way for electric-imp (if I send my imps) to make them usable?
    Let me know please.
  2. where is possible to buy new imps and board? On electric imp site, seems tha all is unavailable!
    let me know.

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There have been many firmware updates to imps since 2013, including improvements to blinkup and wifi reliability. In theory you should still be able to blinkup those devices, and when they get online they will update and become easier to use. Things you can try:

  • use the oldest phone you have available to run the blinkup app
  • set the phone brightness to max and disable any related accessibility settings
  • minimise room light while attempting blinkup
  • temporarily use a short SSID and wifi password
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Many thanks Phil. On monday I’ll change my iohone 4s battery and try. Good We

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Battery changed, but was my son iPhone, so nothing to do.
Do you know if it is possible to download the old app somewhere?
Or you have any other idea?
Thank you in advance

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Probably seems something appened: I found an iPhone 7 with app V.4.6.4 build 2470 and the result is 3 devices unassigned.

You think is ok now?

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Yes I can see all three devices have connected and updated to impOS 42.9. You should have more luck using your newer phone if you need to use BlinkUp again.

Now they are listed in impCentral as unassigned, you should be able to go ahead and create a product and assign them.

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Many thanks Phil . I’ll try and Let you know only as info. Have a good day.