Case study

Yi M1: reconstructing wireless camera control and live view

Yi M1 wireless protocol research reconstructs the camera’s BLE pairing, Wi-Fi handoff, HTTP remote-control commands and UDP live-view frame format. Python scripts demonstrate pairing, starting remote control and extracting JPEG previews with accompanying settings from findings based on Yi Mirrorless Android decompilation and traffic captures.

Targets: App · Protocol
Category: Independent reconstruction cases
Relationship: Independent reconstruction project
Sources reviewed: 2026-11-07

Stars: 12
Last commit: 2024-06-23
Language: Python
License (GitHub): MIT

GitHub data as of 2026-11-09

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Requirements & limits

Prerequisites: A Yi M1 camera and a computer with Bluetooth Low Energy support are needed.
Scope: The author reports functionality on camera firmware 3.2int, BLE protocol 1.0 and WLAN protocol for firmware 2.2 or later.
Limits: Earlier firmware versions and callable wrappers for many HTTP commands are outside the implemented scope.
License: MIT License.

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BibTeX

@misc{xiaoyi-m1-liveview-case,
  title = {{Yi M1: reconstructing wireless camera control and live view}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://github.com/bullbin/xiaoyi_m1_re_liveview}},
  url = {https://github.com/bullbin/xiaoyi_m1_re_liveview},
  urldate = {2026-11-07},
  note = {Awesome REA entry: \url{https://awesomerea.org/resources/xiaoyi-m1-liveview-case/}}
}

Plain text

Yi M1: reconstructing wireless camera control and live view. https://github.com/bullbin/xiaoyi_m1_re_liveview (accessed 2026-11-07). Awesome REA entry: https://awesomerea.org/resources/xiaoyi-m1-liveview-case/

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README.md GitHub · bullbin/xiaoyi_m1_re_liveview · Revision 52deda7