GoPro Hero 9: Won't Charge or Turn On? 7 Easy Fixes!

[@PRODA23]

If you do have an issue, like he explains in the video. Plug the gopro in WITHOUT the battery and turn the camera on, then what I did was when the camera was on and running I then put the battery in the camera and my battery started to charge. I turned the camera off while everything was charging and boom my red light came on and I was able to charge both my batteries! Good luck to you all!!!

[@sd647]

Legend!

[@ClintPoulter]

This is what worked for me. 🤙

[@bababababa30]

You’re the man

[@nancykwain]

This is what worked for me as well. Thank you!

[@padyakpride]

What if the front camera light turns on steadily when i put in the battery, but cam wont turn on? Thanks.

[@tom_hoots]

When do you do the step when you throw it out onto your driveway as hard as you can, and then run over it with your car twenty thousand times?

[@MusicalBasics]

#2 worked! (powering on the gopro without the battery) thanks man!

[@frederickhartray9701]

Brand new GoPro, I charged the battery once but now it won't do it anymore.

[@nellartusa]

I purchased a Hero 8 GoPro 6months ago(as of today)... then purchased the mod and a case for it...it was a lot of money fokes! my camera only lasted 3 months few videos made with it...and i wont turn on.... not even the red light will come on....lifeless! I rushed to Best Buy and told them about it but I didn't buy their insurance so I lost my money basically... so they recommended me to buy another one hahah,,,, they told me to buy the HERO 9 instead to avoid this problem from happening so I did.... again a lot of money for this equipment folks!!!...and not to mention, I would not be able to use the case or the mod I had previously purchased :(.... well guess what, is not even 1 month that I purchased the new HERO 9 and its lifeless just like the HERO 8 ...OMG!!, so I saw this video and decided to give it a try.... it brought my HERO9!! Jeez!! I tried this with my HERO 8 to see if it would help ....and now it only beeps....but the screen still black and the light wont come on. it only beeps!!.....now come to think for a moment... within a 6 month timeframe, I purchased HERO 8, Camera MOD, the case, and also 2 extra batteries with a charger, also purchased HERO 9 .... how much money have I spent in these products and I am having issues with it.... is it worth it?? ......I also purchased a Nikon camera 5 years ago that costs me much less than all of this and it still kicking.... Anyways, I just think a new equipment should NOT be giving all this problem ..... I personally believe this new HEROS are VERY DEFECTIVE!! DON'T BUY THEM!!!!!! Waste of money!!!!!

[@KINGRA29]

thank you soo much brooooooooooooooo

[@DaveBeyTV]

thanks a lot this really helped. ive owned every gopro since the hero 5 including both 360 cameras and never had this problem.

[@NativeMusafir]

Great ideas... actually my go pro has a different kind of problem but this idea is worked in that problem allso..thank you so much

[@Conqueringdreams]

I have GoPro Hero 11 Black, from time 2:55 to 3:30 worked for me! Thank you so much!

[@NiceCanadians.]

There should be a big obvious to see GoPro troubleshooting page that comes with every go pro to tell you how to reset. It worked for me perfectly

[@danjones3009]

Two Thumbs Up!! Thanks Professor! University of KZbin. Got to love it.

[@S3od_zh]

Thanks a lot it’s now working Thank you so much bro

[@zolir.235]

My GoPro still won't turn on or charge. I just bought another online and I will see if it works when it comes in.

[@xNellieNelsx]

From time 2:55 to 3:30 worked for me! Thank you so much!

[@pietuldanes1698]

OMG I watched so many videos but this is the only one that works for me. Thank you so much. Done subscribing :)

[@Geovideo333]

Wow, judging from all of the comments this is apparently a common problem. I've never had this happen before, TILL NOW. The part where you take the battery out and plug it in is what worked for me. I"m back at it. Thanks a ton for the help. Really impressed how many people these tricks work for. Great work.

[@barrykery1175]

This does not impress me for a new camera. I have a Hero 3 Silver and a Hero 7 Black. I never had this issue with either camera. It does not look like I'll be getting a Hero 9. Seems like a problem child to me. I did have an issue with the optional remote freezing. It was on and could not be turned off and none of the functions worked. Once the battery went completely dead and I recharged it....it worked. I did not like that so it was returned. It was only two days old. Barry

[@59parksimple6]

Yes without the battery in the Go Pro hero 9 eventually turned on thank you for a useful video. Just make sure you are charging something where it can be fully charged.

[@ryxxue]

THANK YOU!! my gopro was dead in my dad’s drawer for 3 years, I tried charging it but there was no light, then I tried this trick and it came back to life. Very helpful

[@Kukibajker]

Thank's It helps me a lot. I think the tip nr. 6 helps me.

[@johnsonjohnasson8115]

oh man. Tried all the steps. Then went back to the first cable and it worked. So one of the button pressing actions did it. Thanks!

[@remainhumbleplustax]

Thank you for this. It has made things alot easier 😂🤘🏿🙌🏿

[@benjoishere23]

Can you help about my hero go pro 11 not continue recording just a second and stop immidiately. How can i fix it

[@explorer_nazif]

Thanks bro, I did it using you video. Good video

[@patrickthompson9719]

Thanks. I was about to send back mine for fixing or refund, but thanks to you and following you fiddling around with it, now all is working fine again.

[@luispaulino8418]

Thank you for this video. no BS, Just solutions. and it WORKED........ THANK YOU.

[@kaleemniazivlogs]

I solved my gopro 09 issue with your video. Thank You Sir

[@BumbleBee-jy2vx]

OMG I can't believe it really works. Thank u so much 👍👍👍👍

[@thehonestabe]

Thanks a lot, man! I actually was about to buy a new battery until I found your video! mine is working now!

[@julesfpv]

plugged it in without battery and it worked! thanks

[@felixmartinmusic]

thanks

[@Ommer95]

Great video. Thanks mate it worked like a charm and the GoPro is now charging. I tried it with a different cable into a different USB socket and when I tried the battery remove/reinsert trick it started charging.

[@danzbeard]

none of these options worked but i sincerely appreciate the video

[@HollywoodCreeper]

Thank you! You know what is really awesome too? You are not irritating at all. You are really helpful. Thanks.

[@qbncrzn]

Thank you so much that was great. I had a completely black screen with no red light no charging. What worked best for me was removing the SD card and battery then power cycling it on with it plugged in. After it recognized USB I inserted the battery and SD card and everything is back in order, thank you so much.

[@chriscraft4523]

What he said worked first try. Remove battery plug it in turn it on then put battery back in and it will start charging. this condition happens when battery drains completely

[@bagpackerprosenjit5736]

It really works...Thanks for sharing the steps ❤️

[@ChapuzasconRober]

Thanks!! The first fix did the trick!

[@thedeathwatchcouncil1616]

Thanks a ton mate! The battery trick worked for mine. I was worried because I let it in my car overnight in the cold so I thought it needed warned up but this fixed work!

[@everyangleinspectors4174]

Thanks. It worked. I thought I was paying $400 for a nice cam, turns out it has the engineering of an 80s Nintendo. If that vid didn't work for you, I would add blowing in the slot and banging on it before gently pressing the power button.

[@motowookie7533]

an 80s Nintendo would have it all over the go pro hero 9

[@tieagramcneil791]

Thank you! The last step worked for me. I had it plugged in to a surge protector and then an extension cord and I couldn’t see the red light. So I plugged it directly into the wall and it worked. Thank you!!

[@minervamotorsports]

Taking battery out and plugging into charger worked ! Thanks

[@Topclips541]

Thank you so MUCH!!! I WAS ABOUT TO THROW THIS AWAY!!!

[@Near2Future]

Pressing & holding power & mode for 10 seconds. Only gave me a red light on the front of the display. Not sure what this means, still no image.

[@dAnHiENe]

The second one helped me, thank you 😂

[@babumbumble]

Solved my issue! Thank you!!!! Didn’t think I would be taking the little guy out. Thought it was dead. The method where I plugged it without the battery to turn it on, and then I insert the battery while it’s turned on finally got it to charge. Looks like it’s a battery issue and not the camera.

[@mateja176]

In my case, the battery was apparently so drained that the camera gave no sign of life for the first 10 seconds or so of charging. Only after that period of time did the signal lights turn red.

[@OneSlowCbr]

Lifesaver man! Thank you!

[@karlcarosella]

Yep surprising issue.. was going to return to retailer but got to seventy percent through this clip and red light finally came to life. Thanks!

[@danjones3009]

As well!

[@patrickblake5788]

Whew, it works now, thank you so much

[@JAYA-KHIMDUNG-RAI]

Thanks Boro helpful GoPro 10.👍👍from 🎌🇯🇵

[@Haydenwilson44282]

This worked thanks man life saver

[@alexbandy194]

Thank you so much this helped me out a lot

[@ironeagletrike]

Thank you for this, took me to about the 4th tip to get it charging again and it was completely dead and was fully charged a few weeks ago, but I think storing with the media mod on may have somehow caused it to drain, I don't know for sure.

[@kocrazy1]

Thank you very much. It's working

[@bruzmoto]

Thanks Bro, it worked!!!

[@annecelinelalanne4219]

It workeddddd… you’r genius

[@halliwaxbasementbuilds]

POSSIBLE SOLUTION: So I have watched every video on KZbin with no luck.. I follow the steps exactly and nothing! I have a hero 7 that wouldn’t turn on. Like I previously said I’ve done everything I could find online, I have 5 hero 7’s and this is the only one that wouldn’t turn on, I’ve tried other charging cables, I’ve tried switching batteries NOTHING!! BUT ITS FIXED! And here’s what I did, I removed the battery, removed the flash card, reinstalled the battery, (did not put the card back in) and plugged in the charging cable in my Apple 2a wall charger. 20min later I hit the mode button to see if it turns on and the sucker turned on! This hero 7 hasn’t worked in almost a year!! And now it’s as good as new. If you are experiencing the same problem and the 10 second button hold doesn’t work try what I did!!

[@TheSunnySailor]

excellent advice. thank you! it worked like a charm

[@timbowden7646]

Something your said worked did not recognize the battery and would not charge now it's charging thanks a lot GoPro 8 I bought from someone used now it's working

[@Votre-o9d]

THIS!!!!! Thank you soo much man!!

[@3dPrintedSoup]

Great video, had the gopro plugged into my laptop and it just stopped working, the third solution fixed it. Thanks allot.

[@takeaguess08]

First trick did it, thanks mate!

[@caalinAbyan]

Didn’t work for me gopro 11 . Red lights is on bt not turning on the camera . Before 2 or 3 days it started turning off her self for every 1 minute during my vlog. I changed the duration 1 to Never ! Needs to update or something else?

[@brianmcdaniel5228]

Pressing and holding without the battery in for 30 seconds worked thanks so much.

[@rocsteadii]

Good looks. It worked for my GoPro MaX it wasn’t charging. Got it charging on the 3rd step. 👍🏾✊🏾✌🏾

[@elijahmitchell7640]

I just did everything up to the plugging it in w/o the battery and turning it on while plugged in. It was just doing a bunch of resets 😂. You are clutch bro, much appreciated 🙌🏼

[@oakenshield1965]

Thank you for clearing this out! It turns out the problem is my battery... but how can my battery be broke if it worked perfectly the last time I used my GoPro?? very weird since I always handle it with care.

[@kristinrivas3494]

THANK YOU WISE GOPRO MAN YOU HELPED MY GRANNY!!!!!!!!!!!

[@raizelperelson864]

Thank you so much my GoPro is working again

[@kwanjaisiam]

This worked for me.Thank you🙏🏼

[@JFVIDEOS4EVA]

It worked thanks a bunch

[@MotoMutants]

Thnks man

[@ArcticExploring]

Thank you for this. My Gopro 10 was completly dead after I had been charging it, so it worked now.

[@HolaDilsia]

Amazing! It worked!

[@karlmahlmann]

Many thanks. It worked.

[@alexmaccity]

Great video thankyou!

[@zwiierzak]

Works for me....changing to original gopro cable... starts finally charging battery 💪😉👌

[@transformstreak8594]

Your tricks work thanks

[@TravelingFinnishGirl]

I tried everything you suggested, but still nothing (from the battery). My other battery works without problems. Finally I plugged the camera to the USB without the battery, turned it on, and THEN inserted the battery. FINALLY the camera registered the battery and started charging. No idea what caused it. Could be that I let it get way too drained? Fingers crossed that this solves it now and it really charges.

[@Samirtharu.x]

its helpfull❤❤❤thank you so much ❤❤

[@kev11n_eleven]

Thanks for this! Thumbs up!

[@MattRobloxYT1]

Nice

[@jermsyfelomina]

Thanks! It works 😀

[@FishOutLoud]

Awesome Thanks!

[@adammurdoch9060]

flat battery and wasn't charging with no red light.. removed and reinserted battery a couple of times while connected to charging cable and then the red-light came on! thanks for the help!

[@ma.felsieignacio9505]

Hello what should I do my go pro doesn’t charge and on? What could be the problem? Do I have to buy a new battery? Before the problem only is not turning on so I tried your suggestions then it worked. But after using it under the ocean it just suddenly turned off then I couldn’t turn it on and it couldn’t charge anymore. When I plugged it in there is no red light.

[@MultiNadeesha]

The 3rd method worked great for my new gopro hero 9..thumbs up..thank you💪💪

[@brittneygarbutt4341]

Bless your soul man, mine wouldn't charge with my go pro cable and wouldn't come on at all and its finally charging

[@omgitspylot4411]

Phew, thought my camera died died but one of the last steps worked for me, thanks man

[@jennavievebaker1141]

Thank you so much my go pro now works!!

[@Christiones]

OMG THANK YOU SO MUCH couldn’t get it to charge a horribly drained battery. What worked for me was: battery in. Cord plugged in. Remove battery while plugged in. Put battery back in while still plugged in. Charging.

[@dmarble101]

That worked!! Thank you!!

[@TrickstersTrickshots]

Felt like I was doing a damn cheat code but it worked like half way through of doing everything lmao

[@TrickstersTrickshots]

Preesh

[@AskariArt]

None of the steps worked until I took the battery out, started it without battery, then slide the battery back in while it was still plugged. It showed a notification of charging the battery. I will check to see if the battery holds a charge. This thing is 2 weeks old I'm having this much trouble which isn't good.

[@newmanparker02]

same problem here. I've only had it two weeks and it wont turn on after trying all these steps

[@AskariArt]

@@newmanparker02 take battery out, plug it in to charger, then put back in to see if the red light illuminates back on.

[@newmanparker02]

@@AskariArt thanks for the quick response. Just tried it and still nothing. No matter what I try I can’t even get the red light to turn on.. I’m going to give customer support a call tomorrow morning.

[@AskariArt]

@@newmanparker02 check your cable or the power plug

[@nillim16]

@@newmanparker02 same here. 14 months old. It won't turn on after I put it on charge

[@lany_07gaming]

Nice info for the GoPro hero 9 users.👍

[@saadiq4481]

Thanks it worked

[@robin5173]

You are my hero. The first option works for the hero 6 black ass well!!!!!!

[@MikeM0XMX]

brilliant thanks

[@adzluxury4755]

thank you it works, great video

[@PISTONDOG]

Thanks a lot 🍻🍻 It worked.

[@20EUR20]

💚 I don't have one yet but very good info