{"id":4349,"date":"2026-07-24T18:55:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:55:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4349"},"modified":"2026-07-24T18:55:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T18:55:20","slug":"dji-camera-clone-company-xtra-is-halting-and-refunding-all-preorders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/silvybrand.com\/?p=4349","title":{"rendered":"DJI camera clone company Xtra is halting and refunding all preorders"},"content":{"rendered":"


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After selling a barely disguised version<\/a> of the hit DJI Osmo Pocket 3 in the United States last year, Xtra Technology seemed ready to sneak in<\/a> its version of the new dual-lens Osmo Pocket 4 Pro, too. But today, Xtra has abruptly removed the new Xtra Muse 2 Pro from its website landing page, is pausing preorders indefinitely, and says it\u2019ll refund all the $20 deposits that it\u2019s already collected.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Just days after showing off the camera at a Los Angeles launch event<\/a>, the company is no longer necessarily committing to launch at all: \u201cXTRA has not made a final announcement regarding future product availability. We have not announced a new product launch timeline at this time. Further information will be shared separately once the relevant plans are confirmed,\u201d it writes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Xtra says the move is because \u201cwe are unable to confirm a reliable launch timeline at this stage,\u201d but there\u2019s likely another reason behind that. Over the past two weeks, we\u2019ve explained how an embarrassed FCC<\/a> is cracking down on companies including Xtra<\/a> for helping banned DJI technology<\/a> enter the United States.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Without FCC authorization, Xtra cannot legally import, sell, or market a radio-equipped gadget in the US.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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To be clear, the US government has never justified its drone ban. We haven\u2019t seen it share a shred of public evidence that Chinese consumer drones pose a national security threat, and it certainly hasn\u2019t explained why pocket cameras would be caught up in that drone ban.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But ahead of the ban, it seems DJI\u2019s reaction was to flood the market with new brands that sell its tech. Xtra already sells five different versions of DJI cameras, while Skyrover<\/a> is the most prominent of many new drone brands selling DJI tech. Skyrover even made it into Best Buy<\/a>, not to mention Amazon.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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On July 10th, the FCC proposed a $25,000 fine<\/a> against Xtra and each of Skyrover\u2019s suppliers for failing to respond to questions about where, exactly, their technology actually comes from. On July 17th, the FCC proposed to retroactively ban those companies<\/a> from continuing to sell existing products, too.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s not clear if Xtra\u2019s products have actually been rejected by the FCC yet. Technically, the DJI Osmo Pocket 4 Pro was approved<\/em> by the FCC before the drone ban came down last December, and Xtra\u2019s version was also<\/em> approved on June 17th. But those FCC documents no longer appear in FCC search results \u2014 we only have them because bots scraped them<\/a> before they mysteriously disappeared. The FCC did not reply to our requests for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Anyhow, it\u2019s unlikely that Xtra will ever be able to \u201cunpause\u201d its reservations for the Muse 2 Pro. It\u2019s still selling its other cameras for now.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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If you did put down a reservation for the Muse 2 Pro, the company\u2019s FAQ page<\/a> explains that you\u2019ll get a \u201csingle-use 10% courtesy discount code as an apology for the inconvenience caused by the pause of the Early Bird program,\u201d one that you have to use within 30 days, only at Xtra\u2019s online storefront.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The company says it\u2019ll automatically issue refunds, within 5 to 10 business days, to your original payment method.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Last year, we showed you visually just how identical the Xtra Muse and DJI Osmo Pocket 3 truly are:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Xtra didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment. Questions we\u2019ve sent to DJI about Xtra, and other \u201cDJI front companies,\u201d remain unanswered.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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