How To Reset Your GoPro WiFi Password In Less Than 2 Minutes

Updated on May 1st, 2021

Are you desperately trying to connect to your GoPro’s WiFi network to check your footage or stream the “live feed” of your camera? Now, you are getting upset because you really want to see this video, but something is wrong with your WiFi password. Maybe it slipped your mind, and later on, you will remember it. But how to watch this video right now?

Easily. You just need to reset your GoPro WiFi password. And I can assure you it will take you less than two minutes!

After checking the official guide to reset the WiFi password on GoPro’s website, I understood it would take me time to follow all these steps. Therefore, I checked if there is a more straightforward solution. Luckily, there is.

Here is what I found. Look for your GoPro model and change the WiFi password accordingly.

Reset the WiFi password on a GoPro Hero 8 Black & Hero 9 Black

If you have a new version of GoPro, you can reset your WiFi password easily. I bet it will take you even less than 2 minutes. Here is how to do it.

  1. Turn on your GoPro Hero 9 or 8 Black
  2. Swipe down, then left till you find “Connections / Preferences”
  3. Select “Connections” > “Reset connections”
  4. Tap “Reset” to confirm.

How To Reset Your GoPro WiFi Password In Less Than 2 Minutes

Congratulations, done! Yes, it was that easy!

Reset the WiFi password on a GoPro Hero 7 Black, Silver, and White

In case you have any GoPro 7 version, you can reset your WiFi password by following these steps.

  1. Swipe down on your main screen
  2. Tap “Preferences” > “Connections”
  3. Tap “Reset connections.”
  4. You will see a new name and a password created by the camera.

Was it hard?

Reset The WiFi Password On a GoPro HERO 5 & Hero 6 Black

Resetting your password on the 5 & 6 Black edition is pretty straightforward. Just follow the steps below.

  1. On your GoPro’s main screen, swipe down and tap on “Connect”
  2. Tap on “Reset Connections”

How To Reset Your GoPro WiFi Password In Less Than 2 Minutes

  1. Now, your GoPro will set a new password.

GoPro HERO5 Session

  1. Make sure your camera is off.
  2. Press the menu button to access the status screen.
  3. Go to ‘Connection Settings’ by repeatedly pressing the menu button.
  4. Go into the ‘Connection Settings‘ by pressing the shutter button.
  5. Again, press the menu button repeatedly until you see ‘Reset Connections‘
  6. Select ‘Reset Connections‘ by pressing the shutter button.
  7. Go to ‘Yes’ by pressing the menu button and select it by pressing the shutter button.
  8. A confirmation will appear that the WiFi was reset successfully. Use the default.

Be aware that going through this process will set your camera back to its factory settings.

Resetting The Password On a GoPro Hero 4

If you own the 4th generation of the GoPro, then you’re lucky. Resetting the WiFi password can be done via the camera’s menu. All you need to do is go to your camera’s settings, select “RESET CAM”, and then “RESET WI-FI”. That’s it!

How To Reset Your GoPro WiFi Password In Less Than 2 Minutes

After reboot, the password will be automatically set to a default password, “goprohero”.

Resetting The Password On a GoPro 3 (All Models Including 3+)

Unfortunately, it’s not as easy with the 3rd generation and 3+ models. However, it doesn’t take longer than a minute or two. All you need is your GoPro with the microSD card inserted and the cable to connect it to your computer.

  • Connect your GoPro to your computer. (Alternatively, you can also just insert your microSD card using an SD card adapter)
  • Download the correct file from the list below
  • Extract the zipped folder.
  • Copy the folder’s contents and paste its content to the root folder of your GoPro’s microSD card.
    •     Hero 3+: Paste the whole “UPDATE” folder to your GoPro’s root folder. The files must be in a folder with the name “UPDATE”; otherwise, it won’t work.
    •      Hero 3: Paste only the files, not the folder, to the root directory of your GoPro.
  • Unplug your GoPro. It should automatically turn off.
  • Turn it back on. Your GoPro should display now that it’s updating. Once it’s done, it will turn off again.
  • You can turn it back on now and connect to its WiFi network with your device using the default login:
    • Network name (SSID): GoProHero
    • Network password: goprohero

In case you want to have a different SSID and password directly, you can change that by editing two lines in the “settings.in” file:

“ssid”:”GoProHero”,

“password”:”goprohero”

How To Reset Your GoPro WiFi Password In Less Than 2 Minutes

Good luck with your password change! Hopefully by now, you are ready to go and make some great shots!

80 Comments
  1. Rosen says

    Gopro disk is write protected, cannot happen.

    1. Free me says

      you cannot do this over cable, need to be done the with the sd card

  2. Hamaji Neo says

    GUYS. PUT A PIECE OF TAPE OVER THAT LITTLE GROOVE ON THE TOP RIGHT OF THE CARD READER
    ( The one that you insert the GoPro SD Card into)

    Make sure you DO NOT cover the card reader itself.
    And Write-Protection is gone.

    1. Dave.. says

      Can you better explain please??

      1. Hamaji Neo says

        Right sorry, the card reader you use for the SD card has a little groove (cut) at the right side. In order to stop the write protection, you need to cover that up so it is smooth. So you out a piece of tape and cover up the groove/cut. Then it should be find. But do not interfere with the golden parts

        1. Michael Desjardins says

          completely out of context but thanks I guess

          1. Hamaji Neo says

            Well if you wanted to do this rest password through SD card, you need to do this.

  3. Judy says

    Dear Marc. Thank you so much for the advice on how to reset the password. We are very grateful.

  4. IraIndriani says

    Dear Marc, i copy-paste the update folder, then put it back ti my gopro, why it says “sd card doesnt work’? i put it back again on sd card reader, and then it says my sd card has to be formatted first, but i cant format it with my windows

  5. Patrick says

    Thank you so much, bought my GoPro on Ebay and the owner forgot his password and manual update from the GoPro website didn’t worked. I was nearly giving up before I found your tutorial and download 🙂

  6. BB says

    Hi, how can you reset password for gopro hero 2

  7. Joachim Kiviniemi says

    Thank you!

  8. Kiran KiMo Mohammad says

    There is a shortcut for the GoPro Hero3 wifi password reset.

    I use an IPhone6 so I take the following steps:

    Go to your GoPro app and connect to your camera.
    This will lead you directly to the camera you already have.
    On the top right hand corner there is an option to edit.
    Hit that and it will release a (-) symbol next to your camera.
    Choose your device and it’ll remove your device from the app.
    Close the app, and open the app again.
    It will lead you to a step by step instruction on how to install your camera.
    It will say if you want to continue then click continue or change your settings.
    Here, you can change your username and password.
    Before you do that however, you have to make your phone ‘forget the device’ in the Wifi settings.
    Once you change your username and password on your GoProHero3, search for the device and update the password on your phone.
    Close and open your app to see that it recognized your device immediately.

  9. Fella says

    Thank you so much, it worked like charm!

  10. Dalen says

    Thank You with much gratitude Your Awsome

  11. Dro says

    What a relief!

  12. Kelly Graça says

    Thanks a lot! It worked perfectly. =Hero 3+ Black=

  13. adamflath says

    Thank you! Go Pro should hire you since their website had no information on this problem!

  14. lee says

    cant find your go pro!

  15. Adri Albarra says

    Thanks a lot!

  16. Enrico Parenti says

    Hi thanks for the tutorial. I’m trying to access through the app on android, do you know if you need to “add a new device” or will it use the old gopro name i gave before i lost the password. Because nothing is working for me, i did the update successfully.

  17. Jose Guillermo Gonzalez says

    Gents, some one know how fix the following error of a Go Pro Hero 3+ Silver.
    A Tried to rest the password generating the update file from the go pro web site and also using the file posted in this web site. but always i have the same error “Wireless Settings Update Failed” and i cann’t throught wifi to my camera and also i can use the RC. Thanks for your help!
    JGG

  18. Narralakes says

    Thanks!!!! It was as easy as you described and much easier than the procedure on the GoPro site. I’ve just purchased the touchscreen back and its just added another amazing dimension to this powerful little piece of tech.

  19. realtalk says

    i have 4 but when i go to reset, no wifi reset is an option

    1. realtalk says

      i figured it out, you hold the wifi button and then press the power button then an option to reset comes up and choose from the screen.

  20. Riski says

    Terima Kasih,,
    Panduan yang anda berikan sangat membantu, dan akhirnya gorpo milik saya dapat digunakan kembali setelah 5 bulan nganggur,,

  21. Lourika says

    AWESOME!!!!!! That was super easy – THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!

  22. Andrew Windsor says

    THANK YOU. I just bought the GoPro 3 Silver edition from a friend of a friend and the GoPro official route is not as easy as this! fab Well done mate.

  23. Stian van der Krug says

    Thanks, saved the day! I just updated it to whatever I wanted it to be 🙂

  24. joao says

    THANK YOU !!!!!! so easy

  25. Jeremy Hepworth says

    fab. this works perfectly thank you

  26. David Speight says

    Tried it, prompt on the camera says “wireless update settings failed,” what do i do now? I’ve tried it twice

  27. Izzy says

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I looked everywhere on how to do this but had many unsuccessful attempts. With your knowledge and information, I finally managed to do it! Thank you very much!

  28. Luke says

    Thanks it worked well! However you cannot do this via the cable you have to plug in the sd card.

  29. ramses baez says

    it works perfect.!!! i tried the oficial way and did not work. this one was fast. thanks.

  30. Vadim says

    When I tried to copy the folder Update to the SD card, my Windows XP asks: “The disk is not formatted. Do you want to format it now?”

    Should I accept formatting?
    I am afraid that after formatting it will not be compatible with my camera Gopro.
    Please help!

  31. Shawn Green says

    THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!!! I can’t believe that worked! I felt like I was installing code into a file. That was my first software editing success ever (even though the directions were perfect and the update was simple). Thank you so much. You saved me!!! I would give you a big hug if I saw you. Have a nice day!!!! You earned it.

  32. Josh says

    I need help with resetting my wifi on the GoPro. I don’t know if i am doing it wrong but when i past the files to the root directory on my GoPro Hero 3, i let it finish pasting, then i unplug my GoPro and it turns off but when i turn it back on it doesn’t say that its updating. Can someone help me please?

    1. Vince Jello Valmeo says

      Did you finish updating your go pro . Same issue here.

      1. Patrycja Gospodarek says

        Same here

  33. Ashutosh Pandey AP says

    Thanks Bro….You save my Day..

  34. Zoran Puric says

    plain & simple..thank you!!!

  35. Connie McManus says

    I did as you said – downloaded the update, TRIED to copy the UPDATE folder into the GoPro root directory – but it wouldn’t accept the update folder. What now?

    1. Leonardo D Vinci says

      Had the same experience. The problem might be your SD card is locked. You need to unlock that first.

      1. Kent Mayfield says

        How do you unlock the SD card?

        1. Brian Sivick says

          SD Card max is 64 on 3 non plus, I first tried the update with a new 128, that was my issue

  36. Simon Hill says

    Fuckin LEGEND!!!!!!
    I’ve been trying to work this shit out for hours.

  37. Sajit Chittapurath O-ve says

    Thank You you saved my time

  38. Ryan Formiatti says

    THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU, this was very helpful and i cant thank you enough

  39. Anne Kochendorfer says

    thank you! This helped me with my Hero3+.

  40. Matthew Howell says

    Awesome post! Exactly what I needed! Thank you, bro!

  41. Ocelotty1 says

    You Sir, are a lifesaver – thx a lot

  42. Henry McLean-Low says

    Thank you!!! Spent hours trying to do this via there website and your simple download did the trick – top work. Clicked on a few banners for you.

  43. Joe Vokt says

    Totally awesome!!!Took literally 2 minutes. You should be in tech!!

  44. Cindy Aljasir says

    This should work but my disc is saying “write- protected”. I have a sandisk extreme plus, 64 GB does anyone know how to remove the write protection?

    1. Leonardo D Vinci says

      There are some SD cards where the lock is up and some where the lock is down. You need to know exactly what position locks your SD and what position unlocks it. The lock is usually in the adopter. Thats where I had a problem. But theres another fix to it using the registry editor – way too complicated. I hope it doesnt get to that point.

  45. Jason Stone says

    Glad I found your article. I have a 3+ and you were the only site after searching the internet to give me the answer I needed… the 3+ needed a folder named “UPDATE” to make the update work… no other responses I found had that info… thanks much.

  46. Justin M O'Sullivan says

    omg!!!! why has this worked for all of you lol…. i did everything and then plugged into gopro and didn’t even say anything so annoying

    1. Patrycja Gospodarek says

      didn’t work for me either..

  47. Josiane Rosa says

    Goshhhhh, I finally could update it!! I´ve been trying to update a gopro 3+ for a month, and your info was the only one wich actually worked!!! thank youuuuuu sooooo much!!!! The Gopro team should have ppl like you working for them!

  48. Patrycja Gospodarek says

    I have a gopro 3. When I copy paste the files my gopro does not update….

  49. Britts Owly says

    omg, works perfectly! thank you so so much!!!

  50. Terry Beer says

    Suxs doen’t work. 🙁

  51. David Edmonds says

    Brilliant post, the ONLY one that works – top work fella!

  52. Gerd Neuwirth says

    Thanks a lot. You saved my life. 🙂

  53. Sonia N Jeff White says

    Brilliant, this set of instructions are the only ones I have found that work, even the GoPro web site is wrong, well it was for my Hero3+ Black anyway. Cheers.

    1. Martin Reading says

      Yeah I tried doing my hero 3+ black from there and failed as well, but this worked first time

  54. Paul Timothy Fontbuena Niño says

    i did the step by step on my hero4 by resetting cam and resetting wi-fi. but what happened next is when i started pairing my hero4 to my iphone. there is this message saying “there seems to be an issue connecting your GoPro. i dont know what to do. Please help! Thanks!

  55. Sue Adderton says

    Awesome post! This fixed the problem in 5 minutes after all day trying, till I found this post.

  56. Rey Ellin says

    works perfect

  57. Leonardo D Vinci says

    Worked well. The GoPro site couldnt help…Thanks much.

  58. danny nazareno says

    No Lie!!! This is the ONLY one that works! Thank s a million! I’ve tried every one from youtube at least 100 time!

  59. Georgy Kuznetsov says

    This worked first try!!

    On GoPro’s site it displays steps for a Hero3+ not a normal 3. I kept copying the folder and didn’t know. Thanks!

  60. Alejandro Rojas says

    Great article. Thanks for the help!

  61. Perri Armstrong says

    what do you mean by copy only the files on the Hero3? it doesn’t let me click on the folder, only copy the entire folder but then it doesn’t update when I put my SD Card back in?

  62. BikeLife J says

    i have a hero 3 plus and when i try to paste it into the sd card it says i cant bc it is write-protected, pls help me

  63. Martin Reading says

    Fantastic, I’d tried doing it from the GoPro site with no joy, downloaded the file from here and it worked a treat

  64. Chris The Libertarian says

    GoPro Hero 3+ Black “Wireless Settings Failed to Update”
    Bummer

  65. Ian Frisch says

    Any way to do it without plugging my SD card into the computer? i dont have an SD card slot on this computer….I try to drag and drop the extracted zip into the camera while plugged in and it doesnt work…

  66. Shon Zkii says

    a big help.. thank you so much

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