Thinkware U3000 + Samsung One UI 9 Beta = Live View / Playback Failure?

Just wanted to share my experience in case it helps someone else.

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I recently installed a brand-new Thinkware U3000 front/rear bundle in my 2025 RAV4 Prime. The camera was recording normally, entering parking mode correctly, and the Dash Cam Link app would connect and display the list of recordings.

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However, every time I tried to use Live View or play a recording, the app would spin for several seconds and then throw a generic Wi-Fi error.

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Here's what I tried:

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- Switched from 5 GHz to 2.4 GHz

- Formatted the SD card in-camera

- Full SD card format on PC

- Updated firmware from 1.02.00 to 1.02.04

- Reinstalled Dash Cam Link

- Verified app permissions

- Rebooted camera and phone

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Nothing fixed it.

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The breakthrough came when I connected using an older Android phone. Live View and playback worked immediately.

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Same camera.

Same firmware.

Same SD card.

Same Wi-Fi connection.

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The only difference was the phone.

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I'm running a Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra on the One UI 9 Beta program, so at this point I'm convinced it's a compatibility issue between Dash Cam Link and the current Samsung beta software.

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Has anyone else on One UI 9 Beta or Android beta builds experienced this with Thinkware cameras? Curious if there's a workaround or if we're waiting on Samsung/Thinkware updates.

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Hopefully this saves someone from unnecessarily exchanging a perfectly good camera like I almost did.