DJI FPV DRONE & GOGGLES V2 CANT ACTIVATE ? - HOW TO FIX 

Hay everyone. Just an update. It seems DJI have changed the method shown in this video and from reports it’s no longer showing the option to change to FPV mode when you downgrade. If your seeing this is not the case please let me know but right now it appears DJI have intensionally broke this again. Frankly I’m at a loss with what’s running though their mind with this whole situation for FPV users.

My friend, your simple and straight instructions just saved the day! My son and I finally got our FPV flying! Many thanks!!

Password is now showing as not working :(

You really saved my day, just received the new goggles V2 and couldn't activate. And now it is working!! Thanks a million.

I was having issues for a few ours until I found your video. The version now is 1.5 and I did not have to downgrade, but I was up in running in no time. Thanks Much. Your advice put in the ballpark for a successful update and activation.

I can't thank you enough. I was pulling my hair out trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. It was not using the OTG cable. I can't thank you enough for this clarification on this.

Genius explanation! I tried everything. My macbook, DJI forum and videos, other RU-vid vids, all failed to activate my goggles. You easily explained it. Using my phone's charging cord and the app made all the difference. Thank you! I was so frustrated for hours..

Thank you so much!! Your workaround for the googles cut it as per today. Simply incredible that DJI deliver this mess and don't even bother to address it on their"support" site. Somebody there deserves a hard fish slap 🤬🤬

The work around involving the outlook account is no longer available to downgrade the firmware, reboot and upgrade. If you are anything like my where I couldn't activate the goggles from a mac. I switched to a pc and it updated immediately. sheesh

@Mad tech, I recently bought the combo (drone, goggles, control). I plan to use goggles with the Dji drone and with the Caddx Vista air system as well. Do I have to go thru down grade process every time I switch between Caddx and Dji fpv drone?

Your a top bloke for going more in depth 👊

A big thank you for this info! it is abnormal that Dji does not communicate it to his clients .... luckily you are there! thanks again

Solid Like mate, you are very handson and have helped me where i was stuck!

Just activated a new DJI FPV - Had problems not connecting to an Android phone. Did use the my own cable as recommended but it didn't work, then I rewatched the video and noticed that Mad had the DJI adapter plugged into the headset, then the cable into the phone. I had the adapter plugged into the phone side. When I switched it around.... It worked. Great video and comments.

Working perfectly with this procedure. Many thanks.

This got me on the right track thanks. For those with a note 10, don't try and find a data cable that has usb A at one end and usb c at the other to use the little adapter. Just use the double ended usb c that came with the phone and hook straight from the goggles to the phone

Yeah, you nailed it. It's the cable to connect to my phone. DJI cable must be power only. DJI Customer Tech Support told me to return the drone! DJI lady was nasty mean too. I decided to do some more research and found this video which fixed the problem! DJI should pay you because you're solving their headaches. Thank You!

Thanks very much for your tips and hints. In my case I had to re-link the devices. That worked. You mentioned the Goggle-Phone symbol - I thought it meant I should make contact... From there I was on the right path. Thanks ever so much!

Huge thanks mate!!! This helped fixed my issue! Restarted my mobile and repalced the dgi datacable with my device's cable.

Hello Thank you very much for the tutorial, I just bought that drone and could not update it and now thanks to you everything is ok greetings from Chile

Tanks man! You save my life, really appreciate this video!

great advice i had my otg cable on the device side instead of the goggles.... so happy it works now

Thank you very much , We've spend 2 days looking for solution. You helped!

Amazing video!! You helped me so much

I have the controller 2 but not the drone or the goggles as I'm just using the controller for sims like LiftOff, DRL etc. However the controller was seen by windows 10 and liftoff etc but would NOT calibrate. It needed to be binded/activated with the drone (and possibly the goggles as well) which I don't have. Anyway sent mine to Drone Doctor (UK) and they activated my controller to their DJI FPV drone & goggles at their establishment and problems sorted! They charged me their min repair charge and overnight return delivery was £20 total. Controller 2 now works with the sims :-). Excellent service

Excellent video. DJI FPV Drone Using The OTG Cable Question: Does it work for other Vista units of my built drones? or just for the DJI drone?

Holy crap. I had the OTG cable at the wrong side.... I uninstalled/reinstalled the app about 20 times, clearing cache, making new profiles and all along, it was the cable. FFS. 😅 I'm sure the first time I connected it was at the phone end..... Obviously not. Thanks dude. 👍

you saved me thank you now I can use them with my other air units

Just a note which may help others continuingly getting an 'Update Failure' when downgrading to V00.05.1086. My v2 goggles were split from a kit and when i first tried this activation technique, it just kept repeatedly failing at various percentages of download. In order to make it work, first you need to upgrade to V01.01.0000, only then will V00.05.1086 become a DOWNGRADE button, then you can downgrade and continue on with this guide. Hope this helps others in my situation.

Hey Could you please tell me how to get the writing off of the videos also the sound of the props ? Can that noise but cut out if I find a video editor ? Thanks in advance

Thanks for the vid. Sorted my activation out! I see there is no DJI Virtual training app on the play store or for direct download on their site either... Have you found this?

Thanks, I was almost bald from pulling my hair out this past week, and I started the week with more hair than ELVIS! I tried this several times unsuccessfully and found that I needed a proper USB-C Data (3.1 Gen2?) cable connected with the special adapter to get the activation to work with my Ipad Pro 11" and goggles. Now everything is all activated and happy and now I'm free to get nauseous getting used to the goggles, LOL!

Ive been pulling my hair out trying get this sorted if I'm just trying to connect using dpi assistant do I still use the little org cable ?

Hello, Don't know if this method is still functional up to date It won't allow me to connect with the DJI_aftersales account My V2 goggles weren't showing voltage anymore in fpv mode so i tried to refresh firmware, now i'm stuck out of the fpv mode (for a 5" with air unit, not DJI fpv drone) If someone can help out that would be much appreciated ;) thank you !

Thank you my friend great work

great video solved my problem in under 10min.

Do you know which part worked perfect????? When they took my money!!! That part went flawless!!!!! JUNK!!!!!

In the DJI assistant on the update page there is only two firmware options the latest and the one before that how do I find the old firmware that I need to activate?

I stupidly threw out my OTG dongle adapter for my replacement FPV drone, am I SOL? Would a replacement work? Or any DJI OTG cable?

Thank you, you are a super big help. DJI should be paying you!!!

Just wanted to mention that it is super important that the DJI OTA dongle goes INTO THE GOOGLEs first, then connect it to the phone via a regular USB-C data cable. If you put the DJI dongle on the phone-end of the connection, it will NOT work. Cost 2 hours of my life...

thank you advice taken and worked :)

Hi, i have a dji fpv. I couldn't get the video in the goggles when i fly. I only inserted one memory card in the drone. Is it must to have the second memory card inserted in the goggles to get the video to show while flying?

Question, I have the FPV drone combo. When trying to activate, do you have to have drone, controller and goggles on to connect to you DJI Fly app? Or just the goggles on and then open the Fly app. Have tried both ways and no luck with Android. Even got and old I phone 6 plus also no luck. Anymore suggestions? Dave..

Our first one could be activated easily on day 1 before it crashed. The second one arrived on friday and was a mess to activate somehow but your 3 hours live stream had solved it ... so thanks a lot. Regarding motion stick or how it is called: we did not like it all but it might be false to judge it as RC guy cause the judgement will be quite the opposite and really appreciated in this case: our wifes came along with a cup of coffee and for some reason we thought why not give such stick into the hands of a unbiassed newbie or at least someone who is not that happy about model RC all around the roof . We started that journey without fpv goggles on, so we did the take off and put in the brake then we handed the stick over and explained the usage without goggles on .. and from there it took up cause they asked for goggles to fly more away and to play with the controls basic features till even my wife asked for a flight and so things start to evolve in the second they * felt safe to fly * safe to control * in fully control of the craft based on fpv It is a total different story since then ... for us, the guys, cause we suddenly had been asked again when we will go to the model air strip again to fly the fpv drone . Hard to explain somehow cause they had watched the drone content we had taken in the past and they at least liked it or tried to find out where the drone had been ... over the city , countryside or woods. All those videos got a tiny attention - compared to the 5 or 8 minutes of giving them the control and explaining the basics with such stick cause the feel safe to fly the drone the way they wanted to fly (without need for help). Aftermath: we tried the same but this time my wife got a Mavic 2 with an RC controller. After first 2 or 3 movements on the sticks her interest was blown away with a single comment "overcomplicated" and she asked for the new one that I do not own so we had to ask my buddy. I guess it becomes expensive cause I might need to buy one even though I do not want one (for me). Hard to tell if the motion stick is worth the money but if not you can flip it easily and do not loose much money. Having a stick means being able to hand over the control to someone new and that helps to find a new flyer in the family like a daughter or wife or parent, people from the outside. That might be the target audience but I guess it is tough to find first time drone buyer that will spend 1.500€ for drone and stick. Our 80 year old dads were also happy about the easyness of "progress or success" to move such object in the air without much fear to loose control or hesitation to damage it. I would say I do not like the motion stick - for me, but I can recommand it for first time buyers and flyers due to the intuitiveness and therefore steep learning curve. Might be good to get new people into the RC hobby especially women that used to stay away from rc modells cause they fear to damage or crash our toys ...

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!!!

Hi, you don't have to use OTG cable. You can just use any usb-c cable with data transfer capability. I own the drone and used my own cables many times, including activation.

I just got a pair of goggles and I seem to be having this same issue. That email information doesn't seem to work anymore either. Is there a new way to update this thing?

How are folks supposed to know this very important tidbit? Thank you for making this video! Worked for me...but still shaking my finger at DJI for having to F-around with a mere activation process.

Hi, many thanks for your work, it is very appreciated. However I do own the FPV drone, RC and Goggles bought as a combo, yet after 3 days of spending £1400 I cannot connect it. The live support told me everything you included in this video, tried on iOS, Windows, iPhone and Android. Nothing worked so far. May you know what the issue might be? Thanks in advance!

Tried your steps, my version for the goggles is 1.01.000. It doesn't show any other options. The app doesn't provide any other updates either. I have the DJI fpv drone but my only issue is that the Up and Down Buttons on the Goggles don't do anything. I can't switch options within the goggles. It's always sitting at "Status". I returned the combo pack and got a new one. But still the same issue.

I just bought some v2 goggles -unactivated- no option to switch to DIY FPV mode- Are there any solutions?

🙏🙏🙏🙏 THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!

Very good video !

YEAH! thanks for the rescue!!!

Hi, I am struggling to get my DJI FPV drone flying, after activating all the parts with the DJI Assistant 2 for FPV . The goggles shows a DEVICE NOT ACTIVATED sign in red on the bottom right, what do you think is happening? . Thank you

can you get av in on the dji fpv drone comboe

For those who are still having troubles and you normally connect your phone to your internet via wi-fi: Try moving the drone and the hand controller further away. say the back porch. then bring the phone and the headset and stand right next to your router. this will allow connection, updates, etc. The theory is that the drone video transmitter is overpowering your home wi-fi, preventing the phone from connecting to the internet. Maybe a future firmware version will put the vtx in "pit mode" during updates?

Thank you!

Hey, in the thumbnail shows you connected you phone to the goggles. Is it possible to have a live view of the goggle in my phone while flying? Thanks

Thanks for the video. I got my DJI FPV Combo today and observed something strange. I can connect the googles and take off with the drone without activating them first (just bring both gimbals together at the bottom) So I don't have the system connected to my smartphone or app at any point and I can still use it. This is not normal or? Why should I activate the system?

Hello! Thanks a lot for the info. Unfortunately downgrading doesn't help me since it never appear an activation option in DJI Assistant 2.

Hi, I must confirm I do not see the option to downgrade using the DJI login. My standalone googles V2 came with in FPV mode (not DJI FPV) and i cannot update the firmware. Thankfully i can connect to my caddx vista.

do you have to use DJI cable? mine downloads but then when it gets to transmitting it fails?

I just bought DJI FPV googles v2. I'm still before activation but have a question before I proceed further. Can I de-activate them when I'll be potentially selling them in the future? I can't find much information other than just "no" on some DJI forum. Will my email or personal data will be stored in the googles? RC Schim pointed your channel and suggested that you might know ;)

Funny thing DJI never gave me a usb C connection in the box. Wonder what happened there. But thankfully got it all resolved due to a backup android phone. Cheers ❤

My V2 goggles won't show a video image and won't connect to my Caddx Nista. They do work with my air unit and I'm running v.0606. This is all brand new hardware. My friend has the same issue with his caddx Nubula. Air unit works but no image from from his Nubula on my or his V2 goggles. What's the fix?? thx

Hello, I made the mod for the V2 goggles to put the goggles in FCC and with the two drones with CADXX it has gone very well, but I recently bought a dji fpv drone and it does not let me link the goggles with the drone, also if I connect the goggles to the pc in the djiassistant application, the version that I have installed in the goggles does not appear and it does not let me update. Thanks for your help beforehand. translated with translator

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Hello: I got my V2 goggles activated then tried to connect to the drone. The drone is connected to the DJI controller but will not connect to the goggles. The goggles are beeping and the drone shows flashing yellow trying to link but will not link. Any ideas? J

I bought a DJI Avata that came with a Goggles V2. I also bought online a DJI FPV Drone separately. I tried to connect the FPV Drone to my Goggles V2 and my motion controller, There is no connection between the Goggles V2 and the FPV but the FPV Drone responds to the Motion Controller? Help please

I just got the avata and I’m trying to use the old v2 goggles but i can’t connect it to the phone. I got the otg cable and tried different cables with no success

my fpv controller not connecting to windows to play sim like liftoff. Wanted to try it out to get use to it on a sim but cant get it to work tried everything.

My God you're worth your weight in gold! If I only spoke and reed Mandarin''

Please help! Firmware V01.00.0606 no longer available through DJI Assistant. Only Firmware V01.10.00 available and when flashed, also does not have the ability to switch to DJI FPV digital system

just activated my v2 - all went well. have video. The funny thing was this: I activated only - did not run any updates, for fear of something going wrong. The Assistant said I was on version v01.00.0300 for both the air unit and goggles. (activated air unit 1st, then goggles 2nd - then bound via bind buttons, goggles 1st then air unit 2nd) but in my goggles it says I'm on version v01.00.0600 ??? go figure? how did that happen? anyways it seems to have worked great. updated through my email - not through the internal company email hope they keep working correctly. just finishing my new build and hope to be in the air within a few days.

For me the problem was the OTG cable I got rid of it and connected with my cellphone cable usb c to usb c and worked perfectly

Pls help,I tried everything you said it didn’t work it state DJI Drone update fails(5-100-4)

I have error ( country code must be updated) how to do that? Support cant help me always wait!

Hey guys, have a weird issue. I purchased the whole combo from DJI's website. Connected everything according to the video tutorial. When the update was done, I was ready to fly but get a "Aircraft Checking Activation Status.... Please Wait" message. It never goes away. This message appears when I hit the "Go Fly" button. On the fpv I have DEVICE NOT ACTIVATED. Help... Please...

I can’t get the propellers to spin. Goggles work , controller works and I can move the camera but no movement

DJI assistant (fpv) does work to update. Only way i got mine to work.

Thank you so much! The freaking cable that is shipped with a $1,000 plus drone can only charge the device. Spent days thinking my Galaxy Note 10 wasn't compatible with my new drone.

Hallelujah!! Massive thanks to its blunty and yourself for sharing. I finally got mine activated BUT The Goggles wont record. It says "Low power mode" and won't let me switch . Its grayed out in the settings. Any ideas?

Ok yes I finished watching video ok I bought the drone goggles and remote from a friend and it has already been activated before but I'm having problems when I go to connect the remote the goggles and app looses connection when I go to connect the remote can you help me do I need to got to that page dji posted and redo the whole system now

What is the OTG thingy REALLY doing?? Is there something inside it that "encodes" something or no?

I updated my V2 goggles via DA2 latest firmware without that instructions. My v2 goggles is not from fpv combo kit

I'm having a problem with the gimbal auto stabilizer. I start the gimbal check and it is stuck on 10% and won't do anything. I've drained the battery on both the drone and goggles several times trying to figure out the gimbal calibration. Please help me.

That after-sales login doesn't work anymore. I'm at a loss for how to use the product *I've purchased* but unable to use atm :/

Oops, I had the OTG adapter in the wrong end - I'm used to plugging it into my phone for mice and keyboards and such, but I guess here it's needed to make the goggles act as the master...which is a bit odd to me, because they'd never normally act as a slave device, right? Either way, it paired, now waiting for goggles battery to charge. Thanks for the instructions!

Ok check this out i got everything activated, I had a nice picture in my goggles and everything was linked and of course dji famous update when it was finished and I came back it said 100% but said installation failure but my goggles was like they had no power??? The battery was fine and the connection was good and even when I plugged the controller into the computer and used dji assistant 2 it said my controller was updated but it wouldn't even recognize the goggles because it just seems like they died, absolutely not getting power even tho the battery is fine, any help or suggestions?

Thx

I struggle to believe that this is easier than building your own quad. (And yes, I acknowledge that your viewpoint may differ)

Just got dji fpv fly more. Done all firmware updates Inc batteries. Everything went smooth. All is fully charged. I've spent days watching vids. But I can't get my android note 10 plus to recognize the goggles and let me activate them so I can't fly. Goggles won't let me do anything. Think it's a prob with the USB-C being not a data cable from goggles to phone? A setting on phone. I've had no luck troubleshooting this. I would assume my phone and the fly app would immediately recognize the goggles when I plug it in right? Help please lol. I've got zoom or email or I could call ya if you have any suggestions :) love your channel BTW. Great content.

I am currently having the issue of activating my goggles however the account information you provided no longer works. Any ideas? D:

My V2 goggles doesnt have step 4 option in the About settings, even after a downgrade to V00.05.1086, can anyone advise?

As another update. The method without the drone DOES NOT WORK. It used to but they took away the firmware. Waiting to see what DJI will do. Got a hint today that maybe a new firmware that I can't see on the dji tool yet will fix this but dunno. Hoping.

I got it working wow

You can also plug in to the USB c on goggles and to your phone with the fly app that will also actIvate them all

Hi, I can't download the DJI fly app or use the account! any help, please