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==End of support and subsequent bricking==

The GoPro Karma is a 2.2lb compact quadcopter drone that was released October 23, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 19, 2016 |title=The Launch: GoPro Unveils HERO5 and Karma |url=https://gopro.com/en/us/news/The-Launch-GoPro-Unveils-HERO5-and-Karma |url-status=live |website=gopro.com}}</ref> alongside the Hero 5 series of cameras. Compatible with version of the Hero4, 5, 6, and 7 cameras.

The GoPro Karma is a 2.2lb compact quadcopter drone that was released October 23, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 19, 2016 |title=The Launch: GoPro Unveils HERO5 and Karma |url=https://gopro.com/en/us/news/The-Launch-GoPro-Unveils-HERO5-and-Karma |url-status=live |website=gopro.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250621165223/https://gopro.com/en/us/news/The-Launch-GoPro-Unveils-HERO5-and-Karma |archive-date=21 Jun 2025}}</ref> alongside the Hero 5 series of cameras. Compatible with version of the Hero4, 5, 6, and 7 cameras.

On November 8, 2016, GoPro announced the recall of the Karma Drone following reports of loss of electrical power on the drone during operation<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoPro Official Website - Capture + Share your world - 2016 KARMA Return |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016172919/https://gopro.com/en/us/2016 |url-status=live |archive-url= |website=gopro.com}}</ref>. On February 1, 2017, the company announced that the Karma Drone will return to stores with a redesigned battery latch.

On February 27, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karma: End Of Life Information |url=https://community.gopro.com/s/article/Karma-End-Of-Life?language=en_US |url-status=live |website=gopro.com}}</ref>, [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/GoPro_Karma GoPro, Inc.] announced its' final automatic firmware update, ultimately bricking around 2,500 drones<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoPro Karma Drone: A Look Back at Its Rise and Fall |url=https://www.flyingglass.com.au/what-happened-to-the-gopro-karma-drone/ |url-status=live |website=flyingglass.com}}</ref>.

On February 27, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karma: End Of Life Information |url=https://community.gopro.com/s/article/Karma-End-Of-Life?language=en_US |url-status=live |website=gopro.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250712042434/https://community.gopro.com/s/article/Karma-End-Of-Life?language=en_US |archive-date=12 Jul 2025}}</ref>, [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/GoPro_Karma GoPro, Inc.] announced its' final automatic firmware update, ultimately bricking around 2,500 drones<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoPro Karma Drone: A Look Back at Its Rise and Fall |url=https://www.flyingglass.com.au/what-happened-to-the-gopro-karma-drone/ |url-status=live |website=flyingglass.com}}</ref>.

In 2023 the group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1412898679632354 GoPro Karma Fixes] started helping people fix the pairing issue through a difficult process that involved wave soldering a microSD card to the right arm board, probing several points on the main board simultaneously, and using PuTTY to flash the update. In June 2024 Joshua Dixon started developing his Good Karma Kit that made repairing the drone accessible to anyone, no matter their skill level.

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 ==End of support and subsequent bricking==
-The GoPro Karma is a 2.2lb compact quadcopter drone that was released October 23, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 19, 2016 |title=The Launch: GoPro Unveils HERO5 and Karma |url=https://gopro.com/en/us/news/The-Launch-GoPro-Unveils-HERO5-and-Karma |url-status=live |website=gopro.com}}</ref> alongside the Hero 5 series of cameras. Compatible with version of the Hero4, 5, 6, and 7 cameras.
+The GoPro Karma is a 2.2lb compact quadcopter drone that was released October 23, 2016,<ref>{{Cite web |date=Sep 19, 2016 |title=The Launch: GoPro Unveils HERO5 and Karma |url=https://gopro.com/en/us/news/The-Launch-GoPro-Unveils-HERO5-and-Karma |url-status=live |website=gopro.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250621165223/https://gopro.com/en/us/news/The-Launch-GoPro-Unveils-HERO5-and-Karma |archive-date=21 Jun 2025}}</ref> alongside the Hero 5 series of cameras. Compatible with version of the Hero4, 5, 6, and 7 cameras.
 On November 8, 2016, GoPro announced the recall of the Karma Drone following reports of loss of electrical power on the drone during operation<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoPro Official Website - Capture + Share your world - 2016 KARMA Return |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191016172919/https://gopro.com/en/us/2016 |url-status=live |archive-url= |website=gopro.com}}</ref>. On February 1, 2017, the company announced that the Karma Drone will return to stores with a redesigned battery latch.
-On February 27, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karma: End Of Life Information |url=https://community.gopro.com/s/article/Karma-End-Of-Life?language=en_US |url-status=live |website=gopro.com}}</ref>, [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/GoPro_Karma GoPro, Inc.] announced its' final automatic firmware update, ultimately bricking around 2,500 drones<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoPro Karma Drone: A Look Back at Its Rise and Fall |url=https://www.flyingglass.com.au/what-happened-to-the-gopro-karma-drone/ |url-status=live |website=flyingglass.com}}</ref>.
+On February 27, 2021<ref>{{Cite web |title=Karma: End Of Life Information |url=https://community.gopro.com/s/article/Karma-End-Of-Life?language=en_US |url-status=live |website=gopro.com |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250712042434/https://community.gopro.com/s/article/Karma-End-Of-Life?language=en_US |archive-date=12 Jul 2025}}</ref>, [https://consumerrights.wiki/w/GoPro_Karma GoPro, Inc.] announced its' final automatic firmware update, ultimately bricking around 2,500 drones<ref>{{Cite web |title=GoPro Karma Drone: A Look Back at Its Rise and Fall |url=https://www.flyingglass.com.au/what-happened-to-the-gopro-karma-drone/ |url-status=live |website=flyingglass.com}}</ref>.
 In 2023 the group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/1412898679632354 GoPro Karma Fixes] started helping people fix the pairing issue through a difficult process that involved wave soldering a microSD card to the right arm board, probing several points on the main board simultaneously, and using PuTTY to flash the update. In June 2024 Joshua Dixon started developing his Good Karma Kit that made repairing the drone accessible to anyone, no matter their skill level.