How to connect Gopro to the Gopro Quik App? **2022 update**

[@gemmasweeney2472]

Thanks so much for this video - I have a GoPro Hero 5 Session with the same issue, am almost there but not quite connected! I reset my Gopro, found out the password, connected to its wifi network, then tried to add the Gopro using the Quik app. At one point it found it and connected but then when I clicked the 'view media' button, or the 'control my go pro' it didnt work (cant rememeber the error message). So I went into the Quik app settings and deleted the cache, then tried to add the gopro again but it's not having it unfortunately. Do you have any suggestions of what I can try? Am just about to throw the thing in the bin :-o a few hundred quid down the drain and only bought it in 2018, crazy that there is no ongoing support for this from GoPro. Thanks :)

[@danlakermtb]

Have you tried clearing the data for the app? I found I kept getting issues with the view media saying WiFi connection lost, and it would crash... I gave up on quik app, I just use a laptop & use lightworks to do edits off the Gopro, or power director if I film off my phone. You're welcome for the video though 👍

[@gemmasweeney2472]

@@danlakermtb ah yes sorry that's what I meant, I cleared the data. True I could just grab the files from memory card but the app would be so handy to have a quick look at what you've captured, to see if you need to change filming angle etc. I'll keep trying :) thanks again!

[@danlakermtb]

@FinHek that sounds really odd asking for an app to use Bluetooth. I wouldn't know how to fix this as most things connect though Bluetooth without the using an app...

[@danlakermtb]

@FinHek I'm assuming you are trying to connect Bluetooth with you phone?

[@danlakermtb]

Ah, I think the bluetooth option is used for a remote to control the gopro, so for starting/stopping recording & taking photos. You should only need to be connected to WIFI to use the quik app, not bluetooth.

[@rupman27isback]

Great video.. my issue is when I don't have wifi around.. how does the app control the gopro then? Thanks

[@Anyonewhos]

is the quikapp the only gopro app for android now? I swear a few years ago when I had a hero 3 I just downloaded an app and it was simple to connect it to my phone. I got the hero 4 same as you and it seems impossible to connect. none of it makes sence. I just can't be bothered taking the sd card out to get the files. but is this the only way to do it? through WiFi? thanks for video man, if I can't find a simpler solution I'll follow your steps as you clearly got it to work. why have gopro all of a sudden become a hassle?

[@danlakermtb]

No idea why it's such a hassle now??? It's actually my first GoPro as I always used an "action cam" copy, but found the audio kept loosing sync while editing! I don't actually know if Quik is the only app for android & GoPro... you can actually connect the GoPro to a pc/laptop via the charging cable that would save taking the sd card out each time. I usually use lightworks on the laptop to edit vids & post here (this vid was done with lightworks) The edits are cool for the quik app, but at the moment it seems to be the slo app instead!! I keep loosing connection halfway though uploads & it's a right pain!! Seemed to happen after the latest update a few weeks back and it's broken the app 😡😯

[@SurambawVibes]

My problem is i cant, download the app, any suggestion

[@danlakermtb]

Could it be your memory is full on your phone?

[@leviquintana7104]

I wonder if u have a solution for mine because mine don’t show the 4 pairing number?

[@danlakermtb]

The 4 Pairing number??

[@JM0T0]

Gopro what happen on your app. Unable to get the file using my phone. 1 month Ago is it OK but now can't connect to the APP :'(

[@danlakermtb]

That's exactly the same as what I get. It was good, and could make videos with the editor, upload videos all with my phone... all it does now is fail the connection halfway though downloading stuff

[@hyo1k1m]

I was having trouble connecting to my Hero4 but connecting to its wi-fi manually prior to following the app instructions solved it! Thanks!

[@danlakermtb]

You're welcome! When I searched for help I couldn't find anything clear on how to connect it, I'm glad this vid helped you get connected to the app 😁👍

[@boxoffuzziness6242]

Im using an android but whenever i selected to connect to gopro on wifi its askibg for a pw..hows that?

[@danlakermtb]

It should do that, more for security, so that no one else with the app can connect & control your camera or look at your recordings ect ect

[@boxoffuzziness6242]

I guess this has been a prob with Android users..I just observed that it works fine w iPhones..I still can't connect my hero4 to quick..I followed all of your instructions or maybe I'm still missing something?

[@danlakermtb]

I will try to reconnect mine from the start and see what I find... when I get a chance... it seems a lot of people are having problems at the moment

[@theplinkerslodge6361]

My GoPro sporadically connects. The first time I connected, it had screen preview, and after that I was never able to get that to work again.

[@danlakermtb]

Hey, being honest, I haven't bothered with the app anymore as this is what started happening after an update was issued and after I posted this vid. I now use a programme called lightworks, which is PC/Laptop driven & have to download the vids off the Gopro, the old school way... it beats the frustration of the app messing up every 5mins

[@alfeokopp9467]

have tried everything. still not working

[@danlakermtb]

Thats odd, although I've had issues recently with uploading videos from the cam to my phone. It keeps dropping the WiFi signal?? I think there was an update to the app the screwed it up!

[@alfeokopp9467]

could it be a hardware problem?

[@danlakermtb]

@@alfeokopp9467 I don't know about hardware as that would be the physical parts of the camera, like the battery for example. Maybe there's a software issue (software being the programming that gets it to run) I'm not the best tech guy by the way, just what I've picked up over the years 😉😉👍

[@crazybutter8554]

Man.. as much as I appreciate the video, I tried this multiple times but it keeps doing precisely the same. I also tried resetting everything. But still no.. I can connect it to the wifi and my Bluetooth sees the gopro, but the app doesn't.. I have the feeling I'm forgetting something. And I'm within those 3 minutes that you said in a comment. Why can't these things work properly after so long.. they certainly don't focus on their app maintenance at all

[@danlakermtb]

I am wondering if the latest update has messed things up, I installed the update and last time I tried to upload vids from the go pro to my phone to edit, it would get to roughly 50% and just loose the signal! It's just so frustrating as pre update, it worked flawless

[@crazybutter8554]

@@danlakermtb thank you for your reply! It's a huge shame that they are still having these issues. You pay hundreds for a device but it can barely connect.. anyways, thanks a lot for the effort! I'm still gonna keep trying this in the hope it works. Have a fantastic day!

[@danlakermtb]

You're welcome! I will do the same, and see if I can replicate the issue. Since the download problems I hadn't reset the data on the app to see if my hero 4 fails to connect. Fortunately, I got mine as a second hand, reconditioned Camera so it was a lot cheaper than a nice new one... but I can imagine it being real frustrating if you've spent out on a new one! I did pay a subscription for the app, but soon cancelled it when it started the download issues... not going to pay for something that doesn't work!

[@crazybutter8554]

@@danlakermtb man that's crazy that that even exists lol. But good luck man! Hope it works out adventually..

[@danlakermtb]

Thanks! I hope you can get yours sorted & working too

[@alanlzr]

It really works! Thank you so much!

[@danlakermtb]

I'm glad the vid helped you 👍

[@sonyfxi]

the GoPro Quik app for Android won't "record" via app for GoPro Hero 4 Black. Everything else works but the record button command won't respond

[@danlakermtb]

Thank you for the heads up! I've got the hero 4 silver (I think) but haven't tried reconnecting ect... I honestly think since the app update was done after this video, things have gone wrong! I need to get the time to try and reconnect it & see if I get any issues...

[@sonyfxi]

@@danlakermtb I'm going to reach out to Gopro support tomorrow. Hopefully they have a work around. Without the app, I don't have a "view finder " without the screen

[@danlakermtb]

Fingers crossed for you that they can help... fortunately mine has the lcd screen on it, I can imagine it's difficult to film without being able to see where you're pointing the camera

[@raymonkevinpuno6943]

I was able to connect the hero 4 on the quick app but i am tapping on the trigger button within the app, it seems the gopro can't trigger the capture. any thoughts on this?

[@escapediaries6964]

my wifi connection in aps from go pro asking a password where did i get the password to connect sir do u have idea

[@danlakermtb]

The standard password should be gopro hero. You might have to reset your camera (WiFi reset) to the put the password back to default. Hope this helps

[@escapediaries6964]

the password is correct but my phone cannot pair a device no connection shown to pair the go aps code

[@danlakermtb]

You need to use the WiFi connection "as is" your phone might not use it as there's no Internet connection? Once you've connected the camera to phone WiFi LEAVE the camera in pairing mode and open the app, it should ask for the pin number the camera has displayed. Enter it I'm the app & it should connect

[@danlakermtb]

@@escapediaries6964 thats bizarre... I know I had issues after they updated the app, while uploading vids to my phone, the app keeps loosing connection! Really annoying as I did this video & everything worked fine before the update 🙄

[@mortenbrejlborup4106]

What is the password? It askes for a password when I try to connect to the GP network? (It’s not the code displayed on the GoPro)

[@danlakermtb]

Hey, the password as standard after you reset your go pro should be goprohero (exactly like I've done it) for the WiFi connection.

[@paulmotovlog8652]

Itry connceting to goprohero but still won't connect mayber its not working on androids.

[@Makitaization]

Thank you for this vid. I pissed away hours trying to get connected.

[@danlakermtb]

You're welcome 😊

[@onetrues3978]

Hero 3+ lol I was able to connect to the app but couldn't find options to access stored media. This is dumb. All of this used to just work.

[@danlakermtb]

I know it did and that's why I did an "updated" video on how to connect to the app. I simply don't bother with it at all now. I just upload to a pc/laptop and edit using light works instead.

[@johnbrucekenneth1]

thanks it took me a while but thanks so much

[@danlakermtb]

You're welcome!

[@johnpatricksantos9634]

Hi, i have troubled to connect to wifi. What is the password? I don't know what I'm doin 😅😅

[@danlakermtb]

The standard password should be goprohero (typed exactly the same as I have) you may have to reset your gopro first, as this resets the password for WiFi. Good luck & I hope this helps!

[@MotoVice]

Thanks. this helps me a lot.

[@danlakermtb]

You're welcome 👍

[@inoobtacular501]

Mine keeps asking for a password. But i dont know what that password is

[@danlakermtb]

It should be the standard password I'm sure it was something like "gopro" have a look at the video description as I'm sure I wrote about it in there 😉😉

[@kristelsantos3806]

Still can't connect😭

[@danlakermtb]

Did you try resetting the camera & the app? You need to clear the data not the cache... then connect the camera (while it's in pairing mode) to WiFi on your phone, then while the camera is in pairing mode (you have a bout 3 mins) open the app & add it. It should work then 👍

[@kristelsantos3806]

@@danlakermtb thank you.. I'll try again later..

[@danlakermtb]

You're welcome! Hopefully that will work for you 🙏

[@satansr1]

Same. Mine keeps telling me to put in a password

[@danlakermtb]

I had to re set my camera settings & the password should go to 'goprohero' as default. This is the password you use to connect to your WiFi on your device

[@foreverendeavors6210]

Ofcourse! Thankyou!

[@foreverendeavors6210]

Still no luck did everything except it still doesn't see the camera, ready to throw this thing in a lake lol..

[@danlakermtb]

Have you tried clearing the data on the app? It'll reset the whole thing, but clears anything stored previously... so basically starting the app like a fresh install? Other than that, I'm out of ideas...

[@danlakermtb]

Also make sure the camera stays in pairing mode once connected to WiFi on your device first, then open the app & follow the instructions, skipping the bit you put the camera into pair mode, as it already is. Oh and accept the network as it is, as your device will ask as there's not an Internet connection available!

[@archangel9114]

Gopro is the worst ever I have never experience such a headache trying to connect a device to an app.

[@danlakermtb]

It does seem to be a major pain just to connect to an app!

[@teleopinions1367]

Connecting a camera to an app should not be that complicated. It seems that learning how to do heart surgery would be easier. GoPro needs to hire better IT people to make it seamless. For instance, I got a new Smart TV and needed to connect my Apple TV to it. The TV gave me a QR code, scanned it, then my phone asked me if I wanted to connect to the TV, and done. I think the whole process took me about 30 secs. The public should not have to go through the wringer to connect anything to an app. That's 100% unnecessary, especially when you are not going to staff your company with customer support staff on how to do it. In summary, never buying a GoPro camera again. Thank you.

[@danlakermtb]

Very well said & on point! At the time of filming this, I could get the cam connected and running fine. Started making edits via the app & it worked well... a few weeks in and there was an update on the app. It made it unstable and evertime I went to watch/upload vids it would drop the signal... even with the phone sat right next to the cam!! Need a degree in IT just to connect the damn thing now!

[@teleopinions1367]

@@danlakermtb - My Mac does not recognize the camera and neither does the app. Cannot connect to my wifi, etc... I've been dealing with this for months. Gave it a last chance today, but it didn't work, so the camera is in the trash. Lost the money. It was such a waste of time, and money, and created more electronic trash. There are Roman ports, aqueducts, and bridges in Europe that were built 2000 years ago and are still working today. I hate creating more trash just to fill the pockets of these greedy companies. I'm not buying anything from GoPro ever again.