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It's not specific to this app, other Bluetooth control apps like SBrick or BC2 needs the same. It has something to do with the Bluetooth implementation in the Android system, without that permission it wouldn't work.

It depends, which Charger from the first movie? :) They used multiple cars, some had 2 seats, some had only one. If you have a look at the final scene with the "wheelie start", that has only one seat.

@Bartybum I hope we'll see a separate small "control unit" one day with only the electronics and the ports that can be separated from the power source, like an intelligent port replicator.

Don't expect to see any posts with a full reveal before the actual event, unless it's a leak. The teaser that showed us something was published only 3 days ago, and if the content shared in advance will be similar to the Bugatti then we won't get more than the wheel design anyway.

It is bigger, but fits better in studless Technic builds due to the logical mounting points and the dimensions. The PF battery box is probably smaller, but as I said due to the 4-stud height and the cable attachment point & the switch the volume you need for it in a build is similar to the Technic hub. So you don't want to use the existing AAA hub because it is not Technic and you don't care about the mounting points. Maybe I'm the stupid one but I don't see what would differentiate then a Technic hub from a System hub. But I get it, you want a small Technic AAA hub with 4 ports. So let's see, the AAA hub to fit in the Technic world should be 5 stud wide instead of 4. The height of the 2 hubs is the same (5 studs). The length is 8 studs versus 9, but if you'd have the 4 cable ports on both ends then it'd actually need an 10 stud long space. So, what if we put the ports on the sides like the AA hub? Then there's 1 stud gain length-wise, but we need 1-1 stud extra space on the sides for the cables and let's not forget about the mounting points, so suddenly we are again close to the dimensions of the AA hub... Sorry but I still don't see that earth shattering difference that supposed to be a total deal-breaker between the 2 hubs based on your description.

Do you realize that from a volume perspective the Control+ battery box is not significantly bigger than the PF AA battery box? Additionally if you mounted the PF AA battery box with the pin holes then you had half stud overhang on the top and the bottom, so that space was difficult to use anyway. On the other hand, thanks to the increased amount of mounting points you can use the hub as a structural part of the build, like 42109 did (probably the single positive feature of the set). That's a fairly compact car but still manages to house the AA hub. There is a smart hub with AAA batteries, nothing prevents you to use it in a small build. You can even use 2 or more of them and control from a single interface.

I suggest to continue the Control+ discussion in the relevant topic:

I guess it's better to continue here. You said "C+ hubs", that includes the AA and the AAA hubs as well. Btw I see 2 reasons why they used the Technic hub for the standalone version instead of the City hub. First, they want to use it mostly in Technic sets and the design of the AA hub fits in that system. Second, that one has 4 ports instead of 2 so there are more connection possibilities.

I don't think so, they already have more Technic sets with electronics than usual. Would be nice though to have it prepared for a motor/Simple hub combo to power it for display purposes like some older sets were prepared for PF. I have similar feelings about such comments... how would you want to house 6 AA batteries? Oh I know, "but why can't they give us small powerful rechargeable batteries like BuWizz?!" Well, a couple of reasons: - Price - people complain about LEGO prices all the time, imagine the sh$tstorm if TLG wanted to release a $130 battery box... - Shipping - Adding a rechargeable battery to LEGO sets would make logistics much more complicated, special regulations, etc. - Safety - RC batteries like the one in BuWizz are not exactly kids' toys, again a whole bunch of safety regulations come in the picture - Removable/not removable - you can make it small if the battery is built-in, but then if its dead you can throw away your hub. If you want to be able to replace it then you need to add a cartridge, it needs to be again safe enough to be handled by kids, your small hub will become bigger etc. A whole bunch of potential issues. - Compared to all this, AAs are available all around the world, you are free to use rechargeable ones, and you don't have to pay the extra $ for it in the set. Sorry for the off-topic, back to the Lambo.

Just make sure you are aware of the limitations - it only connects to the Technic hub and there's no return to center Servo control

You need to use the Powered Up app's free coding area, you need to use Boost-style coding blocks. I have an unofficial code block guide that might be helpful and a couple of videos to get you started. As an alternative you can use BrickController 2 with a gamepad.

I guess we'll have an idea in a few weeks, but I don't see why they couldn't try something new. It's a fairly small investment from their side, and they can practically use for free the hype TLG generated and presell their stuff like crazy before the official set arrives. The link to their shop is still the stable no.1 when you search for "LEGO Technic Lamborghini Sian".

So, about that Porsche rim....

Nothing new, based on the filename that was supposed to be the original Sian teaser, I guess to prove the point that LEGO will release the Sian and not something else.

There're a couple of solutions: Kill the Control+ app, that'll disconnect the hub and it'll turn off If you use the Powered Up app you can disconnect it from the app by sliding left the hub on the connection screen and tapping on the X, then the hub will turn off If you press and hold the green button on the hub for ~7 seconds that'll disconnect it from the app and it'll turn off

If you block the current shock absorbers with hard springs like I did then you'll still have some suspension travel. You can try the ones with soft springs, or use those and also limit the suspension travel. My aim with the video was to show a quick solution with the least amount of extra parts needed. With this rear axle change there's a ~2mm gap between the microphones and the beams above them, so to move the body even lower there're some bigger structural changes needed.

If you want to put it on the shelf then it's a possibility. Btw I added also a way to simply limit suspension travel.

A quick fix with a few pieces to improve the stance of the car:

Don't be so cruel with our master MOCers, they can do much better than this If you remove those huge custom pieces around the front and rear wheels it'll suddenly become far less appealing.

I don't think this has to do anything with the real LEGO version. Big custom pieces, Porsche rims, Bugatti key and tons of weird details. LEPIN/MOULDKING/whoever does not really need to have access to the real thing to pull this stunt. They know the car and the model, they know the expected scale, they know the release date. All they needed is an acceptable design for once (not too difficult to pay someone to design it) and a little SEO trickery to get a huge amount of preorders (very first result already on google): If the LEGO version will be much better they'll simply copy that one again for a second version, probably released as LEPIN or another of their countless brands.

It's interesting because Google Translate says that means "will be sent by April 27th", which is up until and including the 27th, and that's only the date of shipping and not the arrival. Maybe whoever wrote that e-mail also used Google translate from English to Finnish and did not care about the subtle difference if there's any :) Btw Lego.com never sends out sets before the official release date, it's available in the US for some weeks now because Walmart does not care about the release date.

I also preordered the set at the moment when it became available and it was never stated they'll send it before the release date.

@Mechbuilds just out of curiosity, where does the site promise the exact shipping date? It says "Coming Soon on 27 April 2020", but shipping is not specificed.

Finally there's a nice improvement in the app, they fixed one of the biggest annoyances that was present since the first profile was introduced. If you have a motor connected to the wrong port previously there was a totally useless and misleading connection progress bar reaching about 50% then starting over and over again. Now it is replaced with an informative screen that shows you which motor is plugged in incorrectly, with the Liebherr it even asks you first which hub you would like to connect to and then shows you the appropriate port layout.

The proper servo control implementation is a tricky one, it'd be nice to see what is TLG's official solution used in the Control+ app. Until more information is shared you could have a look at the solution used in BrickController 2, might be helpful.