Hi Folks. Opted for a way less destructive and RESTORABLE fix: 1) Open the top as shown 2) Locate the offset weight that makes anything that vibrates vibrate when it spins. 3) Slide it off the axle on the motor - GENTLY. 4) Glue the weight inside the case for future restoratiion: I used Bondic 4) Test before closing the case 5) Voila, no more buzz, unit unharmed
Its easier and safer to go in on the left hand side. The black middle band which has a slight indent, start there when lightly prying. You can go under with a tiny flat head screwdriver
Thank you so much for the video! I've never done anything like that before because I was always too afraid that I'd break something if I open it up. But the vibration of the go plus plus is SO annoyingly loud that i would've stopped using the device anyway. I figured I might as well give it a shot then. The hardest part for me was removing the top part from the tape. Once that was done it was a piece of cake! "Fixed" the go plus plus of my boyfriend as well afterwards and both turned out great. Thank you so much!
I got this device 6 hours ago and it drove me nuts because of frigging strongest vibration Ive ever seen 😑 i immediately opened up and cut the two wires of the motor. Also used black ink to dim the lights. Now it’s silent and phew im relieved
It’s hard to tell because it had an ok battery life to start with. I’m going to guess that MOST of the battery is drained from spinning the motor so this thing should last a loooong time now
If the off balance weight on the motor isnt bonded, id try to just remove it then. Should also give the slightest of vibration. Loose wires also dosent seem like something i want hanging out inside.
Thanks for this. Probably added at least a few hours to battery life. If only we could make the light only shine when the button is pressed this device would easily outlast the other auto catchers on the market!
you could also take off the piece of metal at the end for the motor with a small flat head and just push it off, the motor will still go off but with no weight at the end it won't vibrate. you can still hear the motor but its barely noticeable compared to the normal vibration.
I know it’s very small and little chance of issues, but would it be better to put a small bit of electrical tape over the clipped wires? The device would still try and send a signal to the motor every 3 seconds while playing. I can imagine over time there would be some type of heat just being put out next to the battery. Thought?
@@TrainerHighlandbro my issue is the light when i want to put it on sleep mode wont show any light. But when i catch or auto spin it will turn on the light. I tried to manual press the button to catch it will do the work but no lights. Please help
i might be wrong but... i think thats a slightly modified DSi battery too, in case you'd ever want to replace it with some sodlering. i think i might go with the route of ~drooling the entire thing iwth hot glue to prevent it for beign ablt ot rotare. tho i htink its better to snip the wire for the power. i might cut off the unbalanced weight too, part of the reason it takes so much pwoer isdue to the inbalance, with a center rod it would be reduced but ofc not 0.
Did you check the back of the green circuit board to see if the vibration cable can just be pulled out instead of needing to cut the cable? Looks like other cables are able to be disconnected
I didn't tear it down that far, just what you see in the video. I knew I wasn't every going to use the vibration. Another option would be to desolder any connections or remove the weight from the motor shaft.
great video! i was considering doing this myself. but I'm glad I found a tutorial first. I'm assuming you hacked your OG GOPlus as well? i did the same: took out the buzzer and re-wired it so you don't have to push the button to catch. it just auto-catches. i was curious if you knew a way to reverse-engineer that process? because doing it this way disabled the hard reset with the device so I can only pair it to one phone.
@@jcpics3 hold down the go plus until the light turns blue. then hold It again for another 5 seconds. that factory resets the original go plus so you can use it with any device (had mine modded for auto catching and no vibrate for years)
Im sure you could. The iphone uses a haptic vibration motor. You can find them cheap on amazon. You just have to match the voltage of the original motor
@@TrainerHighland just watched a vid on it, solder a wire from black motor cable to the button board and good to go! and you can add a switch inline so that you can turn it on and off too. RE the LEDs - i reckon you could probably remove those too to save even more power, but i'm yet to try
It's beyond stupid that you need to do things like this, with the first spinner the two big drawbacks were the constant need to press it or use something to hold the button down then the second biggest problem was how loud/strong the vibration was. The fact they learned nothing and did the same for the second device is mind boggling and to top it off they could solve it all with a simple software update to include an option to turn off lights/vibration.
I just watched this video. Definitely going to do this. Have you had any issues since doing this? Any look into disabling the light on the main white button? New York go fest bound also.
Are the two wires on the other side of the battery for the speaker? I already ripped out my motor, but it’s wild that even with the pikachu voice turned off it still sings the entirety for twinkle twinkle when you turn on sleep mode
Now that you’ve had it this way for awhile, do you have any issues with it? Do I need to cover the wires once I snip them? I’m already sick of the vibration…
Final update: auto catch was turned off 😭 I feel so dumb LOL but thank you so much for this tutorial; it really helped A LOT 🎉 Update: both coords are cut but I still have to push the button everytime it lights up for it to catch something 🤷🏻♀️ Hi! So I cut the coord and the vibrate finally quit but I have to push the center button anytime I want it to catch something... What did I do wrong? Is there another coord that needs to be cut?
if you solder a wire from the black motor cable to the centre button it will autocatch using great and ultra balls too. add a switch inline and you can turn that mode on an off manually too. few vids online showing how to do it!
JUST PUT TAPE ON THE SPINNING WEIGHT SO IT WONT MAKE THE GO PLUS VIBRATE, I was not comfortable cutting the cord and possible ruining other features they might include in the future
True, but there is no control wire to determine the state of the motor or position of the shaft. Snipping the wire won’t impact any features they add (unless it has to do with vibration haha). Glad you found a solution that works for you.
@@TrainerHighland I still appreciate your video it really did help, the only reason I don't snip the wires is in hope of them releasing a setting to switch it off
I found a tiny switch in my collection of random electronic stuff I gather and save for something I was going to do. I cut a small piece out of the case and soldered the wires thru the switch now I can turn the vibration on or off it I want Nintendo should have done this
Any hack yet to auto throw ultra and great balls? Also if you hold the button down with an elastic will it auto throw ultra/great if the ball is selected?
Its possible but unlikely. I should have wrapped the end, but the wire is very thin and flush with the plastic casing on the wire. It’s a very small service area and not up against anything else electrical. Still best practice is to wrap the ends in electrical tape. I live on the edge haha
@@TrainerHighland Update: Removed the vibration motor completely and isolated both wires individually. Works like a charm. Thank you for your response.
Right? The 3rd party auto catches have had a no vibrate mode for years. It would be really easy to add a switch. Heck you could even do it with this mod.
Technically I should have taped the end of the wire but I like to live on the edge. It was a clean cut so there shouldn’t be any contact but time will tell
Why Don't you connect the motor to the spot on the board that is for the button so you can use great and Ultra balls on auto catch and you can do this on the 2016 one too
Next mod please make a yoyo but wait im not finished a yoyo with a string that also actuates the center button kinda like pokemon ranger type then ill be impressed
Oh like a go-tcha... But no off buttons for simple things like vibration 🤔 no battery indicator, it's huge for no reason, oh but it tracks your sleep right!? 😅 Why would we buy this over a go-tcha?... Besides brand 😂i wish this thing was better
if they start banning gotcha's I'll just stop playing tbh. If the first instinct after paying $60 for something is to break it open and physically disable a function because that's the only way... your product is shit. Having to choose between the ball that's used... is shit. Having to click the button... is shit. Whoever comes up with this stuff should find a new job.
yeah its a terrible design for sure. I have WAY smaller catcher that I got for $20 that I've been using for years. The way niantic is going who knows whats next
Hi Folks. Opted for a way less destructive and RESTORABLE fix: 1) Open the top as shown 2) Locate the offset weight that makes anything that vibrates vibrate when it spins. 3) Slide it off the axle on the motor - GENTLY. 4) Glue the weight inside the case for future restoratiion: I used Bondic 4) Test before closing the case 5) Voila, no more buzz, unit unharmed
Thank you!! You're awesome!
Why would you ever want to have this vibrate in the future? Just snip the wires...
Tried this first but it still made a beeping noise so had to cut the wire.
I often take a Lyft to work and it’s really awkward when we come to a long stop and the driver is able to hear my Go++ vibrating in my bag.
Thanks for the instruction video. It's an outrage, that there is no option to disable the vibration within the software.
Its easier and safer to go in on the left hand side.
The black middle band which has a slight indent, start there when lightly prying.
You can go under with a tiny flat head screwdriver
Thank you so much for the video! I've never done anything like that before because I was always too afraid that I'd break something if I open it up. But the vibration of the go plus plus is SO annoyingly loud that i would've stopped using the device anyway. I figured I might as well give it a shot then.
The hardest part for me was removing the top part from the tape. Once that was done it was a piece of cake! "Fixed" the go plus plus of my boyfriend as well afterwards and both turned out great.
Thank you so much!
The vibration is like one of those beeper back in the day. How did they not add an option to disable the vibration in game is beyond me.
I’d be cool with it if it had a clear case like my old school pager 😂
even if they add the option it would not work just like the selection of the pokeballs or stoping pokestop spinning
I got this device 6 hours ago and it drove me nuts because of frigging strongest vibration Ive ever seen 😑 i immediately opened up and cut the two wires of the motor. Also used black ink to dim the lights. Now it’s silent and phew im relieved
Black ink is a great idea!
What's the battery life like now you have disabled the vibration motor?
It’s hard to tell because it had an ok battery life to start with. I’m going to guess that MOST of the battery is drained from spinning the motor so this thing should last a loooong time now
If the off balance weight on the motor isnt bonded, id try to just remove it then. Should also give the slightest of vibration. Loose wires also dosent seem like something i want hanging out inside.
More of a mod than a hack but a good step for anyone who’s driven mad by the vibration.
I was thinking the exact same thing, no hacking was done lmao
I feel you, but most people dont know the difference
Thanks for this. Probably added at least a few hours to battery life. If only we could make the light only shine when the button is pressed this device would easily outlast the other auto catchers on the market!
Hummmmm now I want to figure that out!
you could also take off the piece of metal at the end for the motor with a small flat head and just push it off, the motor will still go off but with no weight at the end it won't vibrate. you can still hear the motor but its barely noticeable compared to the normal vibration.
not sure how difficult but you could also put it back on if you ever want to
True. With the motor not spinning at all it saves a ton of battery
I should've read. Felt the same. Especially the reapplying part, for warranty purposes.
I know it’s very small and little chance of issues, but would it be better to put a small bit of electrical tape over the clipped wires? The device would still try and send a signal to the motor every 3 seconds while playing. I can imagine over time there would be some type of heat just being put out next to the battery. Thought?
Nice tutorial. I am thinking of adding a small switch to one leg of the motor. So I can turn the vibration on and off
That would be awesome!
Yeah, theres intruction on how to turn off the vibration in silent mode but it doesnt work. This seems to be the only option.
Thanks. It is simple to do, and the battery life is also longer.
Oh yes, my suggestion just stops the vibration. The motor still spins. My user likes the noise when it's out of sight to confirm connection.
Please update and let us know if all other features are in tact and operating properly.
I’ve been using it all day. So far no issues
@@TrainerHighlandbro my issue is the light when i want to put it on sleep mode wont show any light. But when i catch or auto spin it will turn on the light. I tried to manual press the button to catch it will do the work but no lights. Please help
I wonder if you even have to remove the battery in order to cut the wires. With a long pointy scissors seems like you can reach it
i might be wrong but... i think thats a slightly modified DSi battery too, in case you'd ever want to replace it with some sodlering. i think i might go with the route of ~drooling the entire thing iwth hot glue to prevent it for beign ablt ot rotare. tho i htink its better to snip the wire for the power. i might cut off the unbalanced weight too, part of the reason it takes so much pwoer isdue to the inbalance, with a center rod it would be reduced but ofc not 0.
Agreed
I imagine that Niantic will eventually offer an update that gives you the option to disable the lights and vibration.
😂😂😂
They've said they never will. Autocatchers makers probably will make a modded version of it
Niantic hates us haha
THIS IS THE BEST THING EVER!!! The vibration was F*CKING ANNOYING!!!
Just the worst thing
Did you check the back of the green circuit board to see if the vibration cable can just be pulled out instead of needing to cut the cable? Looks like other cables are able to be disconnected
I didn't tear it down that far, just what you see in the video. I knew I wasn't every going to use the vibration. Another option would be to desolder any connections or remove the weight from the motor shaft.
I did see it is two solder points so clipping is just as quick
Great video! If you don't want to snip the wire I recommend putting a small piece of electrical tape over the rotating piece to hold it in place.
That would work also. Disabling the motor is going to save battery on the device
great video! i was considering doing this myself. but I'm glad I found a tutorial first. I'm assuming you hacked your OG GOPlus as well? i did the same: took out the buzzer and re-wired it so you don't have to push the button to catch. it just auto-catches. i was curious if you knew a way to reverse-engineer that process? because doing it this way disabled the hard reset with the device so I can only pair it to one phone.
I did but I didn’t like replacing the battery so I bought one from china that had a rechargeable in it
@@TrainerHighland I’m curious how you’d re-write it so you could connect it to another device/hard reset again.
@@jcpics3 hold down the go plus until the light turns blue. then hold It again for another 5 seconds. that factory resets the original go plus so you can use it with any device (had mine modded for auto catching and no vibrate for years)
Now I wonder, what if we change the vibration motor with one that feels good, like iphone vibration sensation, or anything less earth quake-y
Im sure you could. The iphone uses a haptic vibration motor. You can find them cheap on amazon. You just have to match the voltage of the original motor
Is there a way you can hack it to make it so you’re “manually pressing” which would allow for auto catching with great and ultra balls?
I love that idea! I think I'm going to buy another one and see if I can do that.
@@TrainerHighland awesome! I would 100% buy one that could do that from you; or watch your tutorial.
I did that with the original Pokemon plus, hopefully it's doable with this one
@@Nodizzle97same
@@TrainerHighland just watched a vid on it, solder a wire from black motor cable to the button board and good to go! and you can add a switch inline so that you can turn it on and off too.
RE the LEDs - i reckon you could probably remove those too to save even more power, but i'm yet to try
That’s awesome! I’m totally going to do that with my go plus+ the vibration is so annoying
This mod also saves a ton of battery because the motor doesn’t have to work
The wires were out without taking all those screws out.
It's beyond stupid that you need to do things like this, with the first spinner the two big drawbacks were the constant need to press it or use something to hold the button down then the second biggest problem was how loud/strong the vibration was. The fact they learned nothing and did the same for the second device is mind boggling and to top it off they could solve it all with a simple software update to include an option to turn off lights/vibration.
I don't get how everyone is finding the vibration annoying when its in my pocket i don't even hear it or feel it
You're one of the lucky ones!
I just watched this video. Definitely going to do this. Have you had any issues since doing this? Any look into disabling the light on the main white button? New York go fest bound also.
Hope you have a great go fest. No issues to report!
Happen to know the size of the Phillips head screwdriver you used? Sorry if I missed it in the video.
Not sure. It’s a tiny one for electronic work
Are the two wires on the other side of the battery for the speaker? I already ripped out my motor, but it’s wild that even with the pikachu voice turned off it still sings the entirety for twinkle twinkle when you turn on sleep mode
Never mind. Confirmed! I disconnected them with a soldering iron and the pikachu voice turned off. Thanks for the video!
Oh nice! I need to do that now
Now that you’ve had it this way for awhile, do you have any issues with it? Do I need to cover the wires once I snip them? I’m already sick of the vibration…
couldnt niantic somehow push a software update to stop the vibration? like an ingame setting
I really doubt it
Ahhh sweet silence. And only took 2 min to do.
Final update: auto catch was turned off 😭 I feel so dumb LOL but thank you so much for this tutorial; it really helped A LOT 🎉
Update: both coords are cut but I still have to push the button everytime it lights up for it to catch something 🤷🏻♀️
Hi! So I cut the coord and the vibrate finally quit but I have to push the center button anytime I want it to catch something... What did I do wrong? Is there another coord that needs to be cut?
Just the two going to the motor - red and black. Did you cut something else?
Did you enable auto throw as well as identify Pokémon
if you solder a wire from the black motor cable to the centre button it will autocatch using great and ultra balls too. add a switch inline and you can turn that mode on an off manually too. few vids online showing how to do it!
Is there a way to do it without the switch? Just get the autocatch on forever ?
JUST PUT TAPE ON THE SPINNING WEIGHT SO IT WONT MAKE THE GO PLUS VIBRATE, I was not comfortable cutting the cord and possible ruining other features they might include in the future
True, but there is no control wire to determine the state of the motor or position of the shaft. Snipping the wire won’t impact any features they add (unless it has to do with vibration haha).
Glad you found a solution that works for you.
It worked taped it 😂
@@TrainerHighland I still appreciate your video it really did help, the only reason I don't snip the wires is in hope of them releasing a setting to switch it off
@@vicenteescarpita4553 use electrical tape so you don't worry about any damage or moments of it becoming unstuck overtime.
I saw another review that said that the vibration DOES turn off when in silent mode playing Pokemon Sleep....but not for GO.
Why should you cut the cables, if you can block the vibrator.
energy use
If you could switch the lights and motor that would be better? Would like that hack
Does the pikachu voice still works after this ? I havent heard it neither !
And maybe soon they add an option to turn it off in the settings.
That would be nice, but the last version didn’t. It’s niantic, why would they make something we would want? Lolz
I found a tiny switch in my collection of random electronic stuff I gather and save for something I was going to do. I cut a small piece out of the case and soldered the wires thru the switch now I can turn the vibration on or off it I want Nintendo should have done this
love it!
Any hack yet to auto throw ultra and great balls? Also if you hold the button down with an elastic will it auto throw ultra/great if the ball is selected?
you can't hold down the button like the old device unfortunately
That’s my next challenge. Trying ti figure out how to trick it to throw all ball types
@@TrainerHighland good luck! were counting on you!! 😛💪
Is it still working without issues a year later?
Maybe it's a dumb question but will there be no short circuit because there is still going electricity going through the cable you snipped?
Its possible but unlikely. I should have wrapped the end, but the wire is very thin and flush with the plastic casing on the wire. It’s a very small service area and not up against anything else electrical. Still best practice is to wrap the ends in electrical tape. I live on the edge haha
@@TrainerHighland Update:
Removed the vibration motor completely and isolated both wires individually.
Works like a charm. Thank you for your response.
What is the screwdriver size?
Why can't they build a device that will switch on or off the features we want??
Niantic just keeps doing sh*t...
Right? The 3rd party auto catches have had a no vibrate mode for years. It would be really easy to add a switch. Heck you could even do it with this mod.
Sir my lights off now i cant see if my gotcha is on sleep mode or not any tips?
I know it’s very low volt but I wonder if the device will have any response to that hot wire
Technically I should have taped the end of the wire but I like to live on the edge. It was a clean cut so there shouldn’t be any contact but time will tell
Question, is this able to cause problems because it’s open wires, or am i just paranoid lol
Why Don't you connect the motor to the spot on the board that is for the button so you can use great and Ultra balls on auto catch and you can do this on the 2016 one too
I dont want it throwing my ultra balls :)
Hi, You cut both wires?
I picked up the pokeball one at the time of sword and shields release, is there a difference with this one
Oh the broken devices that will come from this video🤷🏽♂️
Warranty instantly voided
Next mod please make a yoyo but wait im not finished a yoyo with a string that also actuates the center button kinda like pokemon ranger type then ill be impressed
Watch they made a code where plus plus won't work if it don't detect the motor
That would suuuuck! Guess I’ll have to make another video figuring that one out!
That's not hacking 😂
So satisfying cutting the wire. Couldn’t stand vibration. Thanks .
Dam i broke mine trying to do this :(
I mean this is cool to see inside but why not use silent mode nvm. Tested on my own and it doesn’t remove vibrations. Cool mod
It's so weird that "silent mode" doesn't disable vibrations
@@TrainerHighland agreed
I also cant select the pokeball it should use and I cant select that it should not spin pokestops
I thought you could put the go plus plus in silent mode
You can only silence the pikachu sounds, not the vibration. It’s like the original Pokémon go plus in that way
It says you can buy it really doesn't work.
Lol I have no fuss over the vibrations but good God the light is too bright
Yeah that’s a hard one to adjust for because the lights tell you what’s going on. I could make a switch to turn the lights on and off 🤔
so you hacked it= brake it like we all did and lie about it beeing first time because we can see the marks you left
Hey man, would love to know if it still works after some time :)
Excellent. Thanks so much
How many inches is the screwdriver?
This is the screwdriver set
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thanks dude! now i can catch pokemon in silence :D. + one sub from me!
I did this and it broke the speaker on mine:/
oh man! do you use the speaker?
@@TrainerHighland Yeah im probably just gonna have to rebuy another one it still works with leds just no sound and no vibration
You are the MVP of the day!
I prefer powermon, much cheaper, more reliable, loner battery life and i can connect 3 phones on it.
Well deserved like and sub 👌🏽
Thank you!
lol update comes out to turn off vibration yikes
Eh I’m good with it always being off
Oh like a go-tcha... But no off buttons for simple things like vibration 🤔 no battery indicator, it's huge for no reason, oh but it tracks your sleep right!? 😅 Why would we buy this over a go-tcha?... Besides brand 😂i wish this thing was better
My pokestops wont autospin... anyone have this issue?
I was having some issues before I disabled the motor. Still having issues now. I hope they patch it
@@TrainerHighland any updates? Mine is rarelly autospinning. Only a few hours per few days it will auto spin the pokestops...
does the sound still work on it?
It does!
@@TrainerHighland nice!
5:18 なるほど、そうやってやるのか
Mission 😂completed ( used a piece of tape lodged it by spinning metal piece to help vibration) Thank you silence is golden 😂😂😂
Nice!
Doing this tonight!
Awesome. You MIGHT be able to snip the wire without pulling up the battery. Let me know if that works.
I did just that :) it works without removing battery
if they start banning gotcha's I'll just stop playing tbh. If the first instinct after paying $60 for something is to break it open and physically disable a function because that's the only way... your product is shit. Having to choose between the ball that's used... is shit. Having to click the button... is shit. Whoever comes up with this stuff should find a new job.
yeah its a terrible design for sure. I have WAY smaller catcher that I got for $20 that I've been using for years. The way niantic is going who knows whats next
Thank you soooo much
You're welcome!
Technically you didn't "hack" it... You modified it.
🤷🏼♂️
You mentioned you do work on your Tesla, do have video on your car hacks? I'm interested on Tesla tip hacks too
I dont have any tesla hack videos, but my IG for that is : JHighlandTesla