How to Hack and Reset Ninebot Max on Windows

Today I will be showing you how to hack and also reset your Ninebot Max on a Windows computer. Apple users require an app called scooter companion to be able to install and currently you cannot get into the app as the beta is full. This is the alternative.
You can create your own personal file here www.scooterhacking.org/
You can also visit my website at scootletsgo.com/ to see all the products that I use. You will also find the vanilla firmware.
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18:40 How to reset to the default firmware

[@1wor1d]

Hey thanks for the walkthrough on this, very helpful. I just upgraded my Ninebot Max wheel/motor from 1st gen to 2nd gen today. Max cruising speed has gone from 26kph to 33kph, those 7kms make a noticeably fun difference to my modest scooter, BTW I weigh 100kg (220lbs).

[@eddyvazquez5139]

Thanks man! I just did this on the 2nd Gen Ninebot Max so it looks like the website's still up.

[@reaper7427]

im gonna start saving up for this and i cannot wait to get it

[@Murlocky82]

Does this method work if your scooter's firmware has been updated to the latest DRV? I bought a scooter from someone and they had updated the firmware to DRV 1.8.7

[@whogoingme]

Thanks for the video with the updated website :) My Ninebot went from 20 km to 26km. Is there any way to get it up to 33 like you mentioned in the video? And unfortunately my front light does not switch on anymore. Any tips for this? Thanks in advance :)

[@TRAUMATOWERS]

Hey, buddy, Love your videos, big fan & just subbed (after watching loads of ur content) 🙂 Quick question....when do you think the rules will change re: riding on roads legally? And, do you think we will have them taxed, mot, etc? I have a G30 also and got my first warning the other day off some total wetbag of a copper. I was riding it on private land in a housing area where one side of the road is private to residents only. Anyway, he was about to take it off me until I told him we were on private land and he proceeded to tell me I was wrong and he was right, bla bla bla, but he didn't take my scooter. I did get the old, "next time i see you on it it's mine!" threat. So anyways, back to my original question and to elaborate a little more, what law do you think will apply in the future for 15.5mph scooters like ours?

[@davidlorente964]

The hack is valid for the Ninebot G30LE II in color White?

[@foxxxcub6860]

Thanks for putting this video together! After watching several times I decided to have a go at updating my G30Max. Sadly in the Ninebot Flasher app, the pairing process doesn't go as smoothly for me. When it successfully lists my scooter in the scan results, the three parameters underneath the name of my scooter says: - IsPaired: False, IsConnected: False, IsConnectable: False. The key one being "IsConnectable: False" Attempting to connect to it just times out and it never asks me to press a button to pair like it did in your video. Not sure if anyone else has had this issue or any suggestions?

[@daquekenfor6901]

I had that happen too. I was using my laptop to flash my scooter firmware and it turned out my scooter was already connected to my phone app. I turned off bluetooth on my phone and the the laptop was able to connect. Hope that helps.

[@sebdevelopment817]

Is there a high change of it bricking the scooter if doing this?

[@didierlnkns3307]

Hello! I’ve got the ninebot max gen2. Does this works as well for the gen2?

[@GilesHardenJones]

Hello. Great instructions. i keep getting 'write page 0 7 failed' 'retry write page 0'....... and it loops for a bit then stops, IE,firmware doesn't update. Any solutions?

[@vvavie4858]

Where can you purchase gen2 motor or a original max30lp motor?

[@gerrellpadua8873]

Hello. I recently got a used Segway ninebot g30 max. But the person I had bought it from accidentally deleted his binded account before he unbinded it. I'm wondering how I can unbind my used scooter or maybe factory reset it? But I've done the factory reset where you 1. Pull the brake fully 2. Throttle accelerate fully 3. Then press and hold power button 4. Until scooter turns off.

[@geemarty6324]

Hello, I’m having issues and it’s giving me updating failed everything failed , my laptop and scooter do connect , I’ve also changed the scooters name and nothing . Any advice? Thanks

[@paolotiranti6763]

Hi, I bought a g30 max with firmware 1.7.13 and unfortunately I learned that it doesn't take the variation of the country of origin to be able to go at 30km per hour. Is there any solution? 🙏

[@ikevolley5137]

What settings for gen 2 motor?

[@nickuebelhoer6261]

How much miles do you have on your max?

[@Willcarmichael23]

What do I do with the file once downloaded it. To get it onto the scooter.

[@tomojtrt3824]

will this work for the E22E ? please reply

[@isjahvdk2097]

Does it also work for the g30 max e2?

[@makesha7434]

Do you have something for G2 Max?

[@darkskys560]

Does this work with ninebot 30f?

[@thamir6806]

Does it work for es2?

[@someoneudontknow6752]

When i connect the scooter, the writing doesn’t pop up telling me to click the power button, what do i do?

[@sun5534]

does it hurt the battery if you make it cap at 45k

[@fpl-fishproludvika1395]

i am just coming to (start scan) but when i click nothing happend the scooter dosent pop up on the screen can you help me thanks

[@vilhelmmagnusson9462]

Hello! Thanks for the video!:) I did everything you showd in your video. But mine only goes to 26 KM/H. I live in Sweden, don't know if it has something to do with it? I still changed the country to US as you mentioned in your video. And also I'm wondering if it's possible after flashing this like this to install the original app and software from ninebot? Thanks in advance!

[@ScootLetsGo]

Try flashing the scooter again. As for the orginal firmware, you can do that by downloading the file from scooterhacking.org and install it the same way. This will not affect the app too much

[@resulru]

Der Unterschied ist das wir den ninebot max g30d 2 in der EU nur mit dem Generation 1 motor haben (350) w

[@resulru]

In nicht EU Ländern ist der Generation 2 motor verbaut der deutlich mehr Leistung bringt. Ich hoffe ich konnte helfen 🙂

[@K81Sweden]

Change your serialnumber prefix to S. Fourth digit

[@K81Sweden]

Hade samma problem som du

[@daquekenfor6901]

Hey, great video. I followed all your instructions and then when I got to the part where I click "Flash" all of the progress steps that it shows like 1%, 2%, 3% etc had the word "failed" next to them. I have a Ninebot Max 2nd gen motor. Any ideas?

[@ScootLetsGo]

Thank you :). Have you tried to reset the connection on your laptop? Sometimes you gotta keep trying. There’s a communication issue with Bluetooth sometimes

[@ScootLetsGo]

Oh I forgot to mention. You could try changing the name of your scooter through the Ninebot app. This worked for me once

[@tristanjohn1733]

Does this work since the 1.6.7 update? As I’ve noticed this prevents downgrading the firmware and wondered if this will bypass that restriction that ninebot put in place

[@totoheirbaut5985]

did you find a solution?

[@tristanjohn1733]

@@totoheirbaut5985 unfortunately not, the only way around the downgrade restriction is to replace the speed controller inside with one that hasn’t been updated, this will then allow you to use the Bluetooth to install custom firmware again aye.

[@chogokin721]

hello after i changed the control i had code 16 error how can i flash the ninebot max g30 help

[@syco711]

you can’t do e45e?

[@MOR3TTI87]

Hi, I am in Australia. I have tried the custom tune through the ninebot-flasher, I have also changed the name of my scooter. It always fails, I have tried it around 12 times.

[@bozokelly13]

Did you ever get it to work?

[@jolitoboneo7003]

Thank you

[@philmacey9121]

I have just mistakenly updated the firmware on my ninebot max g30. HAVENT managed to get out on it since and have come across posts stating that Segway restricted the speed through firmware updates. The firmware upgraded to v1.8.7. Is my scooter restricted? If so is this tutorial still valid?

[@Qeqoification]

Did you find any solutions, cant seem to downgrade or flash with any of the apps avaible...

[@philmacey9121]

@@Qeqoification I haven’t used my scooter but I did run a bit of maintenance on it, tested the top speed and while on a stand (not riding) it was still reaching 19mph

[@nolan3714]

does it work with e22?

[@user-jg6uk8cp3e]

what if it says update failed every time i try to update it

[@aim6mac]

hi there, does it work with the G30E II model aswell?

[@ScootLetsGo]

It should do :)

[@aim6mac]

@@ScootLetsGo i changed the region to US and it goes max 28 km/h :(

[@aim6mac]

@tonymontana5114 i put it back to stock now, there was a issue with charging the battery

[@aim6mac]

@tonymontana5114 it wouldn't charge :o

[@modestux88]

Hey! I've been trying a few methods already and this one also didn't work.. when I flash the file, It says "Write page 0 9 failed, retray write page 0" been trying to restart and did quite a few times.

[@aymenam7202]

Same ! If u had succeed let me Now please

[@ayoubnc664]

Me too😭

[@ricambiservice6026]

Has anyone got this to work on a G30E II yet? Tried mine today and it just errored out all of the steps.

[@ryanb6344]

ninebot flasher when I hit start scan, nothing happens. I have windows 10 machine.

[@FlamingCurtain]

I’ve accidentally updated my firmware on my ninebot MAX G30D II, I’ve heard this means I won’t be able to do this. Am I screwed? I just want to make it go faster as it’s locked at 20kmh (Norway)

[@aymenam7202]

Same :/ did u succeed ?

[@FlamingCurtain]

@@aymenam7202 I did yes, a friend with an android phone fixed it for me I can ask him

[@248rok]

@@FlamingCurtain helo there, how did u fix it? I have max at 25kmh:/

[@FlamingCurtain]

@@248rok my friend fixed it I’m not sure what he did but he had an android phone and an app and made a US serial number, then I could change speed etc

[@248rok]

@@FlamingCurtain can you ask him if it is still possible to do it with android and how? Thank you

[@ufuomaemmanuel6651]

Wow 😮 I love this your ninebot scooter what product is this

[@ScootLetsGo]

Which one?

[@Dylan-wr1gg]

Does this work with xiami scooters

[@monsterpsycho130]

thx

[@KipIddy]

Is this video still relevant today or have things changed with the app or website for this process?

[@ScootLetsGo]

I believe this is still relevant. However I haven’t checked for a little while. There maybe some minor changes

[@K81Sweden]

My experience on the Ninebot G30 max The process went well, the flashing no problems. Now the drive mode has more torque than Sport and has gained 5km/h. Sport is weak af. And I can't charge it anymore. FYI, the only thing I changed was the speed sliders, nothing else. So I guess I basically bricked it when the juice is up

[@K81Sweden]

Fixed, had to change serial number

[@joeassouline1560]

@@K81Sweden hey can u explain what u gained by changing the serial #..

[@K81Sweden]

@@joeassouline1560 I can charge it again and it makes 30km Which basically means it will make 25 with me on it. Before it could do 25 but hovered around 22 when riding normal

[@joeassouline1560]

@@K81Sweden gotchya. I have the US version which out of the box it goes 20MPH/ 32KPH with me on it when fully charged

[@j3r1_17]

Hi so ive tried reseting my connection to the scooter and everyhting but when i press flash it will go to 1% 2% and then it will say write page 8 9 failed, do you know how to fix this?

[@aymenam7202]

Same ! Did u succeed ?

[@LapFanatic]

I had the same problem. I went from a stock working scooter to a bricked scooter.

[@bigpapa9418]

it says connectable false. what do i do

[@minimat098]

you need to have a bluetooth computer ?

[@meistersplinter304]

hey bro thx for the video but i made a huge mistake today i think and updated the firmware cuz i didnt used my scooter for 2 years now and thought it might be good , but now my speed hack is gone and this method dont work for resetting , it says upadted failed. Is there something i might did wrong ? pls help ! >.

[@orathaisukornkran6833]

Me too please tel how to reset firmware

[@meistersplinter304]

@@orathaisukornkran6833 you Need an Android Smartphone and install Scooter hacking than use american Region and your Scooter will be back to 30km/h

[@AliVeli-tw1zw]

i did what you said but it didn't work again 20 speed my model ninebot scooter max g30 ld can you help me

[@Szymolo]

I have g30ld, after after FLASH all is FAILED :(

[@motok1d]

So vanilla is the factory firmware?

[@ScootLetsGo]

That’s right

[@bulletje001]

My ninebot g30e ii is stuck in DE mode and i’m not getting it out of it ? Normal resetting /re-boot , is not working…. Tried to put de vanilla software in it , no succes … getting errors . Anyone got some tips? Greetz from holland

[@jeimpii7549]

Hey, i have same problem. Have you fix it? Greets from finland

[@Sermed071]

Heb je oplossing bro?

[@jeffbenefiel2676]

As far as I can tell whatever Segway did recently makes these flashing hacks not work. You can "pair" to the app but when you try to send the file it fails to write. You will also see when you scan and see your scooter the "connectable: false" instead of what's displayed on your video of "connectable: true".

[@JoeMama-gb4oz]

Well for me when I press the power button to pair it just turns off any help?

[@jyxiaa]

Video really begins at 3:25

[@christiankarlsson3929]

How do you connect your iPhone with the computer if you dont have a laptop? My computer is stationery.

[@ScootLetsGo]

You can’t unfortunately. They trialled an app but was taken down. You can see if a friend with an android phone will be able to help you

[@OlogynyOfficial]

I always get an ENC file and then nothing can open it. Not sure what to do

[@ScootLetsGo]

Can you explain a little more please.

[@rsupremexx3971]

i guess whatever update segway recently put out cause my download to fail

[@somniumshop768]

Can you please help me i bought a ninebot g30 but its bounted do you know how i can reset it ?

[@ScootLetsGo]

Can you explain bounted please?

[@somniumshop768]

@@ScootLetsGo sorry i mean unbind but i already did it but is there a way to make it go faster than 33kmh

[@Aylansutton]

@@somniumshop768 hey buddy how did u unbind your scooter i just got mines from ebay and its bounded..anything would help

[@shpritzer]

A lot of what you don't know about, yet make a video about this stuff. Interesting.

[@ScootLetsGo]

A lot of it is me figuring this stuff out. And hoping I can relay the information onto people.

[@capontopp]

It just fails when i press “flash”

[@xxhyperion-x9293]

I did this an my scooters back wheel didnt go than i updated. Segway ninebot app now it gos 28 back what did i do wrong just wanted to make it faster :(

[@jacobgrace8202]

hey this isnt working on windows for me, idk what to do

[@LapFanatic]

Same. Now I just have a bricked scooter

[@ZabuzaCazal]

Dont show up on microsofrt store

[@vilforhysa1]

Can we reset odometer have anythin or app to reset millage to ninebot max g 30

[@ScootLetsGo]

You cannot with the app. However you maybe able to wing changing the controller. But why would you want to reset the mileage?

[@vilforhysa1]

@@ScootLetsGo i want to buy 1 Nanrobot and not have to much milage i think I reduced milage for this i ask?

[@mof287]

Does this reset the odometer?

[@ScootLetsGo]

No it doesn't. Why would you want to?

[@bosiorne2292]

Why I can't get more than 32 kmh on my ninebot I have 2nd version

[@mohaa3003]

What settings u got

[@mickeyaltieri1287]

Help after making it faster with a laptop i got error 21 and my back wheel is stuck and it beeps and cant connect to segway app :(

[@AuJonny]

how did you fix it???

[@mickeyaltieri1287]

@@AuJonny i didnt

[@motok1d]

@@mickeyaltieri1287 you have it stuck In locked mode. You need to use the app to unlock it

[@Shotoxic]

Tried to flash the MAX G30E II, it doesn't seem to work (on either android nor windows). Also, on the website I can not download any of the presets. If anyone has a solution it'd be much appreciated!

[@248rok]

Fo you have the new software? I just bought the g30le 2gen and i dont know if i can unlock it from 25kmh to max

[@Shotoxic]

@@248rok I'm not familiar with this topic enough to help, when I flashed I couldn't make my own file. Try looking in groups on Facebook, there are people who know better than I do

[@MDLR-Morad]

@@Shotoxicyou found any solution?

[@Shotoxic]

@@MDLR-Morad have not. And my scooter has been stolen since then, make sure to use a U lock

[@nils.hyborn7737]

can someone pls explain what to do after youve saved the file

[@ScootLetsGo]

Please watch to the end and you’ll see :)

[@ricambiservice6026]

remained stuck on DE 20 km/h G30E II does anyone know how I can bring it to at least 25 km/h

[@user-xr4mw2fl1h]

THL VX,Me too, how did you manage?

[@jaseking6560]

be great if you showed how to actually connect the scooter to start...

[@SparkieABC123]

I have the e25 i think and i acidentally region locked it to 20km/h help me pls

[@nomanebahich8390]

hey mate, have you found any solution to this problem? please let me know

[@SparkieABC123]

@@nomanebahich8390 no man

[@judah4111]

Does this work for mac?

[@ScootLetsGo]

Unfortunately not. You need the flasher app which is only windows and android. They don’t like us apple users

[@ethannestorovski1418]

My scooter won’t come up when I press start scan on ninebot flasher

[@Isokissa1]

Same here

[@joeassouline1560]

You need to turn on on Bluetooth on ur scooter and make sure ur laptop has Bluetooth as well to connect

[@self-mademillionaires4085]

how to open this file (what software to use) - ESC4_DRV126-1640546257.bin.enc (.bin.enc)? post converter opened here

[@mrjaakkoja]

Does this work on xiaomi?

[@ScootLetsGo]

There should be a setting on the scooter hacking website for Xiaomi

[@ricobeusekamp8351]

yeahhhhhh :)

[@CPA003]

I followed all the steps but whenever I press flash it says Upgrade : FAILED

[@ScootLetsGo]

Try changing the name of your scooter on the app

[@callencorley1085]

after hitting flash it says “failed” how do i fix this

[@whiskeywithfriends5086]

I have the same problem - regardless of which enc file i use, it done 1%, done 2% then page 8 7 FAILED then it does that a handful of times and the update fails

[@callencorley1085]

@@whiskeywithfriends5086 that’s exactly what mine does. Have you fixed it?

[@ScootLetsGo]

Are you uploading the correct file for the right app?

[@whiskeywithfriends5086]

@@ScootLetsGo I tried the presets and made my own - using the ninebot-flasher ENC & application every time. I even tried to load the vanilla file but it all reacted the same way. My Ninebot Max already goes the 33 KPH as it's a US model but was hoping to take advantage of some of the other functions.

[@ScootLetsGo]

Could it be possible that the laptop is not connecting to the scooter via Bluetooth properly?

[@Xd_Viper_616]

This doesn’t work when you press start scan it does nothing

[@ScootLetsGo]

Try changing the name of your scooter see if that works

[@serOnee]

update failed

[@user-vs9nz2pr6n]

i don't know why my scooter Ninebot ES2 is so slow maximum speed is 18km/h

[@ScootLetsGo]

Dif you flash with the correct profile?

[@user-vs9nz2pr6n]

hello again my scooter has been hacked but its speed changes every day like First day after hack: 28 km/h Second day: 27 km/h Third day: 25 km/h Fourth day: 22 km/h The limit speed before hack is eco is 12 km/h Normal S is 15 km/h Red S is 18 km/h and my scooter has been used for two years

[@GreenMasterMike]

I love your videos but it almost sounds like you don't even want to do videos bro you should stay and watch your own video not edit but watch your video and see I started watching and quit once I heard you and how you sounded. Man hope you get happy soon

[@ScootLetsGo]

Thanks for your feedback. I enjoy making videos. And I constantly watch them back during the editing process and when the final video is fished. However, I’m not always going to the same in every video. I want to give the information to people and hope that helps them. Surely the way I act sometimes doesn’t stop that?

[@andrewstephens2687]

I feel for your message at the beginning, but you are out of you mind if you think there is ANY way to stop the coming legislative problems. Even if you had millions to campaign for people to be considerate, there would always be many more people who are dumb/selfish/ignorant etc. and will cause the accidents that trigger problems. Been that way since Socrates time, and literally only getting worse.

[@michaellecompte1889]

Grumpy as I’m 13 mins in and you don’t understand any of the advanced parameters better than I do and I’ve done almost zero research.

[@ScootLetsGo]

I’m not very technical when it comes to programs etc, so that’s why I don’t go into it and show the basics. However, you are more than welcome to show people. I also did a video long ago of the different settings. :)

[@stephaniejanesmith]

helmits and pads have nothing to do with other people its a personal choice

[@ScootLetsGo]

I agree. But I do advocate safety as you want to protect against other road users.

[@SABSCORPION]

Germany socks we can drive only with 20 kmh 15 mph that socks I bought one that drives with 45kmh and when I started I realized it was limited wtf Germany

[@monsterpsycho130]

bro

[@flexodk7984]

first

[@ScootLetsGo]

Cheeky ;)

[@bikerunner1792]

How you hook it to your computer never explained you just rambled your mouth over crap I had to skip most of it

[@DOGRADIO]

Has anyone got this to work on a G30E II yet? Tried mine today and it just errored out all of the steps.

[@shadow916reaper]

It's happening to me Also. No idea on how to fix this