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After community push back, GoPro added an internet connectivity check so that the login prompt would only display if the app was connected to the internet. This allowed a workaround of disabling internet access to the app via the application system settings<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-20 |title=Is the forced login back on the GoPro app? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/gopro/comments/8ksoki/is_the_forced_login_back_on_the_gopro_app/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=Reddit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230610105808/https://old.reddit.com/r/gopro/comments/8ksoki/is_the_forced_login_back_on_the_gopro_app/ |archive-date=10 Jun 2023}}</ref>. | After community push back, GoPro added an internet connectivity check so that the login prompt would only display if the app was connected to the internet. This allowed a workaround of disabling internet access to the app via the application system settings<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-05-20 |title=Is the forced login back on the GoPro app? |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/gopro/comments/8ksoki/is_the_forced_login_back_on_the_gopro_app/ |access-date=2026-01-06 |website=Reddit |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20230610105808/https://old.reddit.com/r/gopro/comments/8ksoki/is_the_forced_login_back_on_the_gopro_app/ |archive-date=10 Jun 2023}}</ref>. | ||
===False advertising ( | ===False advertising (September 2023)=== | ||
{{Main|GoPro advertises waterproof cameras despite design flaw and lack of warranty}} | {{Main|GoPro advertises waterproof cameras despite design flaw and lack of warranty}} | ||
The product page of the '''GoPro HERO12 Black''' asserts that the camera is "Waterproof to 33ft (10m)" without a housing.<ref>https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/cameras/hero12-black/CHDHX-121-master.html ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251226011929/https://gopro.com/en/us/shop/cameras/hero12-black/CHDHX-121-master.html Archived])</ref> Despite said information the warranty by GoPro specifically says:<blockquote>''Because of possible user resealing errors, this product is not warranted against water housing leakage or any resulting damage.''<ref>https://community.gopro.com/s/article/Warranty-Information?language=en_US ([http://web.archive.org/web/20251201151110/https://community.gopro.com/s/article/Warranty-Information?language=en_US Archived])</ref></blockquote> | |||
===Must agree to Terms of Use before using camera=== | ===Must agree to Terms of Use before using camera=== | ||