gopro lcd screen not working factory

I"m having a major issue wtih my GoPro Hero 7 Black. I turned it on yeasterday and out of the blue the touch screen was not working, completly unresponsive to any tap. The power button and the capture button are working fine.

Make sure the GoPro is charged. Charge the GoPro by using provided USB connector and plugging it into a computer. You can also use the GoPro wall or automobile charger.

If the GoPro still does not charge, please use the microSD/Micro USB Port Assembly Replacement guide to replace your assembly. A poor connection inside the Micro USB port may prevent your GoPro from charging.

Older computers do not have the hardware to support HD playback. Ensure your computer can play the video by checking if it meets the GoPro Studio Software minimum requirements here.

You can have choppy video playback if you play the video streamed from the camera over USB. What this means is if you have the camera connected to a computer by the USB cable and you play the video from the files on the camera, without transferring the file to your computer, it can come out choppy. This is due to the USB connection not being fast enough to play the HD video back in real time. Before playing back a HD video, copy or transfer the file from your GoPro to your computer, then playback the video.

It may be either a loose connection to the LCD screen, that the LCD screen is faulty and needs to be replaced or worst case that there is a fault on the motherboard.

Try shining a torch at an angle close to the LCD screen to check if you can detect an image at all when using the camera. It will be very faint so try it in a darkened room if possible.

If you can detect an image it means that there is a backlight problem with the screen. Either there is no power being supplied from the motherboard to the backlight circuit in the LCD screen or the backlight circuit in the screen is faulty and the screen will have to be replaced as it cannot be repaired. Hopefully it is not a motherboard problem in supplying backlight power to the screen.

If you cannot detect an image (or even if you can) then unfortunately without a schematic, the only way to determine if it is a problem with the screen or the motherboard is to replace one or the other. Again hopefully it is not a motherboard problem.

Here’s a link to a video that shows how to replace the LCD screen + digitizer in the camera. This will also help you to check if the LCD video flex cable connection is OK.

Here’s a link to the GoPro Hero5 Black Repair guides which may also help if the video isn’t clear enough at some points. Unfortunately there is no ifixit guide showing the LCD screen removal.

Hero GoPro4 was the first revolutionary GoPro to come with a built-in touch LCD but it also arrived with a blank screen problem. If you’re facing misery as well, let me tell you that you aren’t the only one.

First, reinsert the battery and camera immediately. Then, charge the camera to a USB wall charger with a 5V and 1A rating. If the screen still doesn’t start working, change the battery and replace it with a new one.

Even though the GoPro camera is waterproof, sometimes water may go inside it if you go too deep under the water. The same goes for extreme temperatures as the screen stops working over and under certain temperatures.

The optimum level of water resistance and temperature resistance is specified in the manual. You should in no circumstances go further beyond the limit. Otherwise, problems such as the back screen not working may occur.

Another possible reason would be recording continuously for a long time. Now, remember that the GoPro series offers multiple high-end features that require high battery consumption.

The higher the battery consumption will be, the more heat will be produced. That’s why, if you shoot for a long time without a break, the produced heat may damage the back screen. In the worst case, GoPro Hero 4 won’t turn on at all.

Sometimes, the back screen gets damaged due to charging through the wrong cable. If the charging cable doesn’t match its requirement, it may hamper the LCD if you continue charging with it for a long time.

Again, if the back screen of the camera stops working suddenly, but the front monitor and battery are in a good condition, then probably, the problem lies with the back screen itself. You may need to replace the screen to get to work again.

Okay, it is time to talk about how to fix the GoPro Hero 4 back screen. But before you fall into any situation like this, you should use the camera carefully. Just go through all specifications carefully and don’t leave its optimum operating temperatures and heights underwater.

If the back LCD is damaged already, remove the battery immediately and reinsert it after a while. Then, restart the camera. If this doesn’t solve the problem, you have to reset the GoPro Hero 4 repair.

To reset the camera, press the “Mood” button continuously until the “Reset” button is highlighted. Select the option to reset the camera. If there’s something wrong due to a software issue, the back screen should run this time.

If you’re unlucky and the screen goes really damaged, you may have to end up replacing the screen. In that case, check if it is still under the warranty period. If so, you’ll get the screen from the manufacturer. I hope this should solve the problem.

If the LCD doesn’t turn on, you should restart the camera and reinsert the battery the first time. Then, charge the camera with an authentic charger. Check if there’s a red dot that appears which indicates the charging state. The LCD should turn on after a substantial charge.

Yes, the Hero 4 Black comes with a built-in touch LCD in front of the camera. You can also add an additional screen on the back of the camera as an optional accessory.

So, that’s all of the article concerning how to fix GoPro Hero 4 back screen not working. The GoPro camera is known to be extremely durable and reliable. The screen should not stop working until something really bad happens.

GoPro HERO10 and now the HERO9 has a critical software flaw that can "brick" the camera. We informed GoPro Inc. about this flaw in December. We got confirmation of receipt from them but it took until March to get any kind of traction.

If you connect more than six different devices to your GoPro HERO10, the camera will continuously resets on its own. Be warned, your friend who wirelessly downloads footage on to their phone using GoPro Quik counts towards this total. For this reason, skydivers are starting to see this bug a lot!

If you have multiple BLE connections and then upgrade your camera to v1.70 firmware, after 8 hours your camera will green screen then reboot. This is being called the GoPro Green Screen of Death. I believe this is the cause, but GoPro is absolutely horrible on letting their customers know what is the root cause of issues.

It"s an easy fix for cameras that are fresh from the factory, but for us who actually use them, the process is extensive. This is also why I"m assuming GoPro Inc. hasn"t taken this issue seriously (up to this point April 2022). My guess is engineers are testing with sterile cameras, the same BLE device, or using the same sequence each time.

Fortunately, the explained process will fix this endless loop. Unfortunately, there are many steps. For many of our cameras, updating or using the "factory_reset.txt" trick does not work.

We first put the camera in a mostly factory reset state. This gets the timing correct so we can run our exploit. Unfortunately, the "factory_reset.txt" does not reset the necessary cache of Bluetooth addresses.

Sorry, I can"t personally help out every one with support. If you contact GoPro Inc. you should be able to RMA your camera. My suggestion is to ask a friend to go through all the steps again. If that fails, contact GoPro for assistance.

I"m available for paid consulting if necessary but it will cost you more than a new camera. In other words, I am not GoPro Support and have no affiliation with them. In fact...

This product and/or service is not affiliated with, endorsed by or in any way associated with GoPro Inc. or its products and services. GoPro, HERO, and their respective logos are trademarks or registered trademarks of GoPro, Inc.

I did try this hard restart and it did not work. The camera is working – ie when I turn it on the light on front blinks and the tone is heard, but the front screen doesn’t work. I have the LCD screen for the back of the camera, so I can see the settings that way, but I can’t use the LCD screen most of the time because it drains the battery and can’t be shut off.

Having the same problems with mine. Battery charged up fine, but the camera is locked on the start screen, can do nothing from there. Hard reset doesn’t appear to have worked. The camera is a couple of years old, but I’ve only shot maybe an hour of video with it in that time. It has been through no hard use, no drops, no weather, nothing. There’s not a chance in Hades I’d buy another one if this one won’t work. Too many cheaper alternatives out there to drop big bucks on something that works for two hours and quits.

My fairly new Gopro 3+ stopped working, I believe water may have leaked into the camera housing. I dried the camera out in rice for five days, cleaned it up and now I am having problems to power the camera up.

Should I keep trying to hard start the camera or do I accept defeat and purchase another one. During my attempts to hard start up the camera, a dim red light was displayed at the rear of the camera, after an attempt to charge via the USB this light changed to blue.

I had this problem with my GoPro original Hero HD camera and this reset fixed the problem first go. My camera had been sitting unused for about 6 months, I am continuing to use the battery that was in it with no issues.

You might try another battery. Sometimes, when the battery is worn out or defective, the camera light will indicate that it is charging, but the battery cannot accept or hold a charge. Also, you may want to consider using a memory card reader to download your content from the camera.

Hello. This kind of happened to my gopro hero 1 and this worked! Can’t take the battery out but I took out the SD, left it for a few mins, held down the shutter button and put in sd card (every time I put sd card in while it was broken it said “busy” so it did that again. Then holding the shutter button I pressed the power button and it worked!! Thanks so much! Was panicking as this was one of the first times we used it! Thank you so much

I am having a similar problem with my Hero 4 Silver… It will not even turn on anymore, with a fully charged battery. I have tried the hard reset directions described. The camera will turn on, but the LCD doesn’t display anything, and I cannot turn it back off (without taking the battery out). The camera is only 3 months old, and has been used sparingly.

I have the HERO brand new, cheapest model. Doesn’t have wifi and i cannot take out the battery. though fully charged, at times it will not turn on which is frustrating when i have my shots set up to go, and nothing. i hate to think that i will have to remove the SIMS card to make it work when in environments outside my home. i am almost over the thrill of a gopro after reading so much negativity. any suggestions before i just ditch it? thanks

Hi I am on holidays and the GoPro was working fine but for some reason it has stopped turning on. I have tried the hard reset I have seen in other forums (take battery out, hold down shutter button, insert battery, hold down power button) but nothing seems to work.

When I insert the USB charging cable the front red light turns on (not flashing but stays on) but it still doesn’t turn on. I have tried by battery in someone else’s GoPro 3+ and it turns on fine so I know it is not a battery issue.

I’ve found that when you are charging the GoPro battery with the USB cable and the red light stays on(not flashing), but the battery does not charge, it means the battery is dead. With normal use, the batteries only last a couple years, at best. Keep in mind that the batteries from the earlier Hero HD and Hero 2 HD are not the same as the batteries in the more recent GoPro models. They are not interchangeable. Just like anything else, GoPro cameras can be defective and will eventually wear out. Out of the two GoPro Hero2 cameras I have, one had to be returned under warranty and I’ve gone through three batteries.

first i dropped my gopro into the water! it was damaged but then i fixed it and it was working normally! after a week it suddenly wont turn on! So i decided to change my battery, i bought anew one and it worked while testing it, going back from the shop i charged my battery tried to turn it on but it didnt, and sometimes whie trying to turn it on i see my screen blinks black for a second then turn off! its very weird i searched for an answer or similar problem but i diidnt find

( hero 4 ; silver) why does my gopro turn brighf white on my screen even if im trying to take a video or picture? Nofhing bug white on the screen. And when i try to charge it, the battery icon and a plug icon blinks >~< pls help!

hi guys, i need your helps. and of course the issue here is my gopro hero 4 wont turn on. im trying to do the hard reset now. been trying two to three other method but it still wont turn on. hope this one working on my gopro. its so depressing since my vacation date is just a week from now. >< pray for my gopro.:)

My 3+ Black froze on a start screen after changing various settings quickly one after the other. Tried everything from the GoPro site with no luck. The hard reset above worked perfectly . Thanks so much