![[images/BIG Update for the Antigravity A1 with 7 NEW Features.webp]] # BIG Update for the Antigravity A1 with 7 NEW Features! [Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T4UZouNhnUM) · MountMedia · 2026-04-20 · 8:36 ## Outline - **00:00 Intro** – The A1 is getting about seven new features; he tested a beta firmware. The timing coincides with the DJI Avata 360 launch, and he promises thoughts on that comparison at the end. - **00:30 Omnidirectional obstacle avoidance** – Previously only forward and downward sensing; sides and top are now covered using the 360 camera image. Important because even a light propeller touch can cause a crash. Brings the A1 level with the Avata 360, which uses the same approach. - **01:12 Flying backward** – A frequent criticism; he never missed it, since the drone turns in seconds and films backward anyway. - **01:36 Obstacle bypass** – Instead of simply stopping, the A1 can now fly around a detected obstacle, letting him fly closer without shots being ruined by abrupt braking. - **02:14 Voice control (A1-exclusive)** – Commands for take-off, return to home, record, photo, flight mode, obstacle avoidance, viewing mode, Deep Track, Sky Path, Sky Genie, and FPV mode, without opening menus mid-flight. - **02:57 Virtual cockpit upgrades** – Third-person view now joins first-person, so you can see the plane, kite, or other aircraft from behind for a game-like feel. - **03:47 Flight path skins and cockpit in path mode** – New skins (coins, crystals) for path markers, and the virtual cockpit can be shown while flying a planned path. ![[images/BIG Update for the Antigravity A1 with 7 NEW Features-t0350.webp]] - **04:05 Camera angle per path marker** – The view transitions smoothly between markers, saving reframing time even though all directions are recorded. - **04:23 Time lapse mode** – Not yet active in the beta; will work in normal recording and Sky Path, allowing moving (hyperlapse-style) time lapses. - **04:59 Revamped auto edit** – The app's AI auto edit now adds camera moves, sound effects, and music tuned for aerial footage; he shows portrait clips generated from older recordings and likes the restrained motion. ![[images/BIG Update for the Antigravity A1 with 7 NEW Features-t0530.webp]] - **05:48 Availability and updating** – Firmware arrives April 27; he recommends the Antigravity Sync desktop app (cable update) as much faster than updating through the goggles. - **06:12 A1 vs Avata 360 thoughts** – He didn't get an Avata 360 early; a full comparison is coming. Reviews overlook that the A1 was designed as a 360 drone with the very wide, immersive Vision goggles, while the Avata 360 fits DJI's existing ecosystem (its strength) but its goggles have much smaller screens. ![[images/BIG Update for the Antigravity A1 with 7 NEW Features-t0650.webp]] - **07:00 Price reality** – Avata 360 from $450 without goggles or controller (hard to find); combo with Goggles N3 and motion controller about $930; Goggles 3 cost about $500 extra with no such combo. The A1 has been on sale from $1,280; his link adds a free landing pad and a double lens pack (worth $99). - **08:05 Wishes and outro** – He'd like Antigravity to release a controller for quick flights without goggles, and more competition overall. Points to his A1 vs Mini 5 Pro comparison. ## Things mentioned ### Drones and hardware - **Antigravity A1** – 360 drone; on sale from $1,280 at the time ([buy page](https://www.antigravity.tech/drone/antigravity-a1/buy?utm_term=AGRPZUK), affiliate link with free landing pad and double lens kit) - **Antigravity Vision goggles** – the A1's wide-field-of-view goggles - **Antigravity double lens pack** – two replacement lens covers, about $99 value; [accessories](https://www.antigravity.tech/accessories?utm_term=AGRPZUK) - **DJI Avata 360** – DJI's competing 360 drone; from $450 bare, about $930 with goggles and motion controller - **DJI goggles and motion controller** – the budget goggles in the combo and a higher-end pair at about $500 extra (named per the transcript) - **DJI Mini 5 Pro** – subject of an earlier A1 comparison video ### Firmware features (April 27, 2026) - Omnidirectional obstacle avoidance via the 360 camera - Obstacle bypass - Voice control - Virtual cockpit third-person view - Path marker skins and cockpit in flight path mode - Per-marker camera angle - Time lapse in normal recording and Sky Path - Revamped AI auto edit with music and sound effects ### Software and modes - Antigravity app (auto edit), Antigravity Sync desktop updater - Deep Track, Sky Path, Sky Genie, FPV mode - Musicbed (soundtrack, 14-day free trial) ## Biographies - **MountMedia** – A German-based YouTube creator focused on 360 cameras, drones, and action cams (Insta360, DJI, Antigravity), filming much of their work in the Alps. Reachable at [email protected]. - **Antigravity** – The drone brand incubated by Insta360, maker of the A1, sold as the first all-in-one 360 drone. - **DJI** – Shenzhen-based leader in consumer drones, whose Avata 360 is the A1's main competitor.