Modifying Pokemon go plus+ to automatically throw great and ultra balls and removing the vibration motor Dimensions of the microswitch: "box" is 8.7 x 3.8 mm and the stick is 1.5 x 1.5 mm and 4 mm tall Speaker hole is 10 x 2.1 mm
Thank you! I followed your instructions but went ahead and completely removed the vibration motor and speaker. Works like a charm! My main use for this device includes having it running at work, so removing the speaker helps my peace of mind lol. Plus I was constantly trying to find something soft to place it on so it wouldn't vibrate my entire desk.
I recommend everyone to remove the battery from after go plus + before modifying to avoid device failure. The method in the video works 100% as presented by the author.
Didn't want to break the connector as I couldn't easily remove it, I found this on IFixit that helped me: "This connector is the same one on the Nintendo Joy-Cons, this connector has no retention clip, and must be pried upward to remove it. Do not pull on the wires directly. They are fragile and will strip out of the connector with too much force, instead using the flat end of your spudger tool, reach under the connector and pry it up."
Hello, could you please clarify what you mean by “little black connector”? I thought you might mean the small black bit that is attached to the green electronic “plate”, and has red and white wires coming from it. But I can’t seem to grasp any part of it with tweezers in a way that doesn’t feel like I might do some damage if I pull. Thanks.
As of 5/9/2024 I had 0 experience. I ordered a side kit on Amazon and followed all these directions. 100% works!! Mahalo from Maui. I would highly recommend everyone to get the smallest wires you can and a really good pair of wire strippers
@@GnarlsGnarlington They meant a "wire kit". You can get those at most hardware stores or electronic stores. Its usually a box with an assortment of wires, termination plugs, heat shrink etc.. It's good for people that likes to do soldering
Worked like a charm, thank you so much! I couldn’t find a micro slide switch locally, so I used an external rocker switch in my first mod while waiting for the micro switches to arrive later this week. I removed the vibration motor entirely to save weight. The hardest part of the mod was getting the tiny screws back in. 😊
Glad yours worked. Mine won’t do anything unless it’s connected to power. Blinks red like battery is low. Pressing reset button on the back fixes it for a about a minute and everything works like it’s supposed to. Then goes back to blinking red (top button)
@@Jazzamonroe idk what you did to it so this is more so general advice depending on what you did to it, you might have bridged some connections while desoldering, or damaged the PCB partially by heating up the iron too much. Try and go through the area with a multimeter to check for continuity, clean up the area physically, and pray xD good luck
@@xixsilerxix yeah not sure. I found the issue I was experiencing mentioned by those who replaced their battery on the original go+. So maybe there’s something that happens when disconnecting the battery that causes this issue in these devices. Either way, I got a new one and successfully completed the mod. I’m a complete noob at this type of stuff so I don’t have any diagnostic tools, just a ts80 soldering iron without an adequate power supply to get it past 320c 😅
I don’t think anything new will be similar to the Go plus plus. Because throwing Great and Ultra ball is the software not device unless you mod the device
Disconnect the battery before doing anything such as soldering or cutting wires, its easy and doesn't take much force and wont break, the batterys are the same a joy cons, just never leave batteries plugged into something being worked on as its possible to explode or make a short such as cutting the wires
hey, thanks for this great vid! I modded 2 devices with this guide. my own, and my sister's. I notice some off behaviour though. My own device which i modded first, works great, and the switch function works fine. I am almost at the end of my sleep research so i hope to never need to use the switch again. I have an S23 android phone. My sister's device, also works fine, and the switch enables/disables the auto catch as intended by the mod, she has an iphone 12. But I notice something, once it disconnects (manually, or by the 1hr dc), it always goes into the blue/red light loop which i assume is it trying to go into sleep mode. My device does not do this, i tried connecting her pogo++ to my phone and it also exhibits this behaviour. do you have any feedback on this? should i go back into my sisters device and check the solder joints, connections etc? I DID accidentally pull the main ribbon cable from the main board to the white board on hers and I didn't do that on mine. but I reconnected it and dropped a dab of hot glue on it to secure it after so I assumed that isn't the issue.The auto catching otherwise works on her device. The main inconvenience is she always has to flip the switch to stop the loop and reconnect. I never have to do that. I also made a post on /r/pokemongoplusplus on this issue but have had no feedback. I'd appreciate any responses or feedback anyone might have
Thank you so much for this video! This was my first time using a solder for anything and I bought a starter kit just to do this. The switch is the key thing like you said to avoid the device going into that loop. Thank you so much for teaching us and inspiring me
Found the switch on amazon : "Chanzon SPDT Mini Micro Slide Switch 1p2t 2 Position 20pcs 4mm Toggle Vertical Slide Switch Panel Mount Small High Knob Vertical for PCB Arduino Breadboard Electronic Board Dip Miniature SlideSwitch"
Hey, can I just clip both cables for both the vibrating motor and the speaker? And later work on getting the switch + solder to test cable? Or do I need to keep the vibrating motor + red cable in there for some circuit stuff that I don't understand (LOL)? thanks for the video by the way!
Hey, can you keep the vibration motor and just solder a new wire to the black one ? I guess it will work right ? :) Thanks a lot, I'll give you a feed back once done !
what is the exact size and type of the switch that i need to buy (also what is the switch for exactly, didn't really understand the point of it sorry..) and what size wires is that?
tempts me to just rip mine open, yeet out the vibration motor and speaker. surprised nobody jstu removes the speaker. sure you can disable it in the settings, but you dont need it so why keep it :p heck i'd even turn off the lights if that doesnt stop the button funtion which i assume you can.
Not sure where ive messed up.. When I connect it, it blinks green and then after a few blinks it stays static green. Same after I hit the switch. It just tags the pokemon but it wont actually catch it :(
looks like they are hard wiring the button press to be always on so when it gets a prompt for a press to throw it is instantly present and throws the ultra/great balls remaining. Not really much more than a brute force switch mod. But it works.
@@king_kiff3969so what happens is. When the device sends the signal to vibrate the motor to show a Pokémon is nearby, that signal is then sent to the button to activate as well, since it’s connected to the test point, it’s not permanently pressed down per se, but whenever it vibrates to say hey a Pokémon is nearby it also activates the button to catch the pokemon
Would it at all be possible to get a modified Plus + to shoot the Ultra Balls? I am blind and I cannot do this mod myself but I love pokemon go and can play because of the sound effects in the game.
Hey Richard! I'm not affiliated with this channel in any way, but someone sent this video to me and I came across your comment. I'd like to see if I can help out, do you have a website I can contact you at?
@@dontamisto that's why the switch is there. So if you need to use the sleep mode, you can open the connection from the board (previously for vibrate) to the button (auto catch).
Really very useful. Thanks a lot!!! I tried to look on the switch on Amazon. In vain... Does someone have a link for these switches? And it is Tesco sticky white paste? Right?
Thank youuuu! Just tried this with 0 soldering experience. Burnt myself a few times but the plus + works like a charm. So nice not to have the vibration too. Haven't fully got the hang of the switch yet, I seem to have to press connect, then switch it before it connects or it goes into a pickachu loop. Stealth paint job incoming 😎
can you disable the speaker completely without cutting it? i'm gonna do this mod so i really would like to know if i can leave the speaker and disable it with some settings for the device or pokemon go , otherwise i much prefer to desolder or cut it, thank in advance for any help.
Do you think this will work with a 3 position micro switch? I want to give mine the options of vibration off with auto catch on & vibration on with auto catch off
Thanks for the guide. I just need to wait for my solder kit to come in. I already got my PoGo ++ and easily opened it. I stuck dimming stickers to halve the LED light and it looks much better.
Hey, how did you remove the speaker tabs. I did my own but could fit the speaker so I desoldered it to remove it. A friend of mine wants to keep theirs. Did you rip them off with pliers or sand them down?
Just wanted to say thank you, I did it exactly how you described it and it works perfectly. You have to be reaaaally careful when first opening it up, I ripped that ribbon cable out because I was using to much force and opened it from the wrong side. Lucky it just came out and wasn't damaged, so I could put it back in. It is alot harder to do then it looks, but I'm bad at craftsmanship in general.
Question to all. After doing to mod and it working successfully the device works exactly as it should except that I cannot complete the great/ultra ball research. I have tried it in both manual and auto but nothing registers. Afraid to contact support and find out that vibration feedback is needed or something.
If you have a multimeter you can test each of the connections and see if you broke something. Look up some guides for testing electronics with a multimeter
fumbled my way through this - my first time soldering. but it works! :) i just need to get a glue gun for the switch. my super glue probably won't hold very well.
What kind of solder did you use? I did mine and my wife's easy, but when i went to do the kids the wire did not want to bond with the test spot on the top board and it seems the solder burned out the connection point
@renes2svn it was the cheap non adjustable temp soldering pen I was using, got a new still cheap but adjustable one and it is working perfect@@der_schwahn
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