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GoPro Hero4 Silver: My rear LCD screen is not working all of a sudden

Tue, 22 May 2018 07:24:15 -0700

Good day!

My Gopro hero 4 silver lcd screen won't turn on. I've tried the troubleshooting instructions in Gopro official site like: turning on the display in setting options, ''reset default camera", and update the camera online using my laptop; the update was a success but i still have the LCD screen problem. My Gopro hero 4 silver was perfectly fine the last time I used it 2 months ago and when I turned it on now, the LCD screen won't turn on anymore. Please help guys! Thanks!

⟐ Answered May 22, 2018 at 7:24 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: How can I replace the touch screen?

Sun, 26 Mar 2017 09:35:42 -0700

I just bought my replacment rear screen yesterday i tried to replace it, but i couldn't remove the original. I could tear down almost totally (i removed even the battery box) but then i stuck. Thanks for any help.

⟐ Commented March 26, 2017 at 9:35 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Saltwater drop / Rear LCD not working

Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:17:11 -0700

Hi all,

I recently had my GoPro in saltwater as I hadn't realised/checked that the wrong back door was on. I had imediatly took the battery out and later washed with fresh water and placed in a bag of rice.

My problem now is that the rear touch LCD does no longer have any brightness. What I mean is in low light I can see the screen i.e in doors at night. Outdoors I cannot see the screen hardly and if I go into the brightness settings and select medium or high nothing happens. As far as I can tell everything else works.

Can anyone suggest what I can do to get the brightness working again?

Cheers

⟐ Answer deleted November 21, 2018 at 9:17 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Gopro hero 4 silver wifi problem cant connect

Thu, 08 Dec 2016 02:11:44 -0700

im here many gopro wifi problem phone cant search device go pro id bord problem or?

⟐ Answered December 08, 2016 at 2:11 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: GoPro Hero4 Silver Not Recording Audio

Tue, 21 Aug 2018 02:46:06 -0700

Hi,

I recently replaced my GoPro Hero4 Silver's front LCD and I may have messed something up. My camera no longer records any audio with or without an external microphone. I'm not sure what could be broken or what I disconnected, any help would be great!

Thank you.

⟐ Answered August 21, 2018 at 2:46 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: camera not charging from usb port

Thu, 22 Feb 2018 23:09:08 -0700

usb port not working

⟐ Answered February 22, 2018 at 23:09 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Touchscreen touch works but no display

Sat, 09 Dec 2017 01:26:06 -0700

The rear touch screen/display doesn't display anything, but the touch functions still work. Is there a separate connector for the actual video display versus touch screen functions? I saw on a tear down video 2 ribbon connectors for the GoPro 4 Silver. I wonder if one of them has become disconnected.

Thanks!

⟐ Answered December 09, 2017 at 1:26 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Microphone issue, no sound , just whooshing noise

Wed, 05 Nov 2025 12:11:13 -0700

On a very dry adventure motorcycle ride using the open back door, some water entered the case from a burst water main on the road, no more than a finger flick splash! Will replacing the motherboard fix the problem?

⟐ Commented November 05, 2025 at 12:11 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Battery fully charged but camera dead

Fri, 23 Sep 2022 12:49:20 -0700

Dead gopro 4 silver even with fully charged battery

⟐ Answer accepted September 23, 2022 at 12:49 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Image sensor replacement fixed freezing but now back Lcd won't work!

Wed, 23 May 2018 06:14:06 -0700

My Gopro Hero 4 was freezing after about 10-15 seconds and wouldn't show anything but a black image on the LCD. ( I could go through settings and everything just had black image. So I replaced the image sensor and it quite freezing and takes video if I use front screen, but the back LCD appears to be receiving no power because it won't even light up now. Does anyone have any ideas of the possible problem? I checked the 3 power supply ribbons and they seem to be in place.

⟐ Commented May 23, 2018 at 6:14 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Battery door screws popped out.

Sat, 21 May 2016 10:38:43 -0700

My GP hero4 has a little issue. The battery door ha two tiny screws in it which mean to hold the door on its place. These screws popped out and the plastic lid of the door has fallen off the cameras' body. There is no sign of external damage whatsoever.

I was wondering whether this problem could be solved somehow as in the repair shop where I took it told that they cannot repair it.

Many Thanks,

Eniko

⟐ Answered May 21, 2016 at 10:38 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: GoPro Hero 4 Silver only displays "HERO 4" on front screen...

Tue, 05 Feb 2019 05:05:35 -0700

Hero 4 Silver only displays "HERO 4" on front screen and shows no other functionality besides occasionally showing the red LED when powering up to the "HERO 4" front screen.

The rear screen does not come on. I have tried to do a hard reset by removing the battery, holding the power and shutter button for 10 seconds, and re-applying power while still holding the buttons until it powers on. I always end up at the same screen.

GoPro's PC software does not recognize the GoPro to do an automatic software update, and I have tried to do a manual update using the SD card with the "UPDATE" folder, but it still just sits at the "HERO 4" screen.

Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Matt

⟐ Commented February 05, 2019 at 5:05 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: hero 4 silver not powering on and not showing red light when charging.

Thu, 18 Jan 2018 14:16:26 -0700

My hero 4 silver won't power on or charge I'm getting no response at all.

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Gopro Hero 4 Silver keeps freezing

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 14:16:35 -0700

I turn it on and it immediately freezes I've tried everything and nothing seems to work. Do I need to replace something?

⟐ Commented January 11, 2017 at 14:16 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: GoPro HDMI port damaged

Tue, 02 Aug 2016 20:20:11 -0700

Hi,

HDMI port of my GoPro Hero 4 is damaged (incorrect cable used bending internal wires). Is it possible to replace the port or repair it ?

Many Thanks

Edan

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Salt water damage repair

Thu, 09 Jun 2022 05:47:37 -0700

Accidentally had the open back on my new Hero4 Silver edition camera. Quickly as I could, I rinsed it off with fresh water. Later put it in rice with the battery and sd card removed for a day and half. Most of the camera functions seem to be back, except it won't use the SD cards, keeps coming up with an SD card error. Is there any way to get the camera repaired?

⟐ Commented June 09, 2022 at 5:47 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Salt water damage on go pro hero 4

Sat, 06 Aug 2016 07:29:42 -0700

I jumped off a more or less 20 ft diving board with my go pro on my hand. My landing was really bad and the go pro hit my head and hand really hard that's why the waterproof case opened and salt water came inside the camera. I took out the battery and the sd card and let it dry but i forgot to rinse it with fresh water. What will happen to my camera if it wasn't rinsed with fresh water?

⟐ Answer accepted August 06, 2016 at 7:29 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Why my hero4 overheating when battery is inserted?

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 14:10:08 -0700

i have problem. my go pro won’t turn on when i insert the battery. but the device become overheat. what may caused this problem?what should i do?thank you.

⟐ Commented April 02, 2024 at 14:10 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Wifi Gopro for Hero 4 silver won't turn on?

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:55:16 -0700

After using my Wifi gopro unit twice,it won't turn on.

Charged it,no red light comes on,could it be the plug or the unit?

⟐ Commented April 05, 2019 at 12:55 MST

GoPro Hero4 Silver: Camera will not power on at all. Battery has been replaced already.

Mon, 29 Jan 2018 10:08:38 -0700

My GoPro Hero 4 Silver will not power on. GoPro mailed a new battery but it still doesn’t work.

⟐ Answered January 29, 2018 at 10:08 MST