GoPro Karma

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End of support and subsequent bricking

GoPro Karma is a drone released in September 2016. In 2020 GoPro released a firmware update that bricked remaining drones. People are managing to repair their drones using unofficial methods.

Sources

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoPro_Karma

https://www.facebook.com/groups/609999613656869/ - "GoPro (broken) Karma Pilots" - public group on Facebook - 1.7K members

https://www.facebook.com/groups/1412898679632354 - "GoPro Karma Fixes" - private group on Facebook - 2.8K members

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SizD3OBIy9dCjxXiDEue5CJAeTQEjGdyFFMuF2wzQwQ - "Project Good Karma user guide" - a GoPro Karma repair kit guide