Description

Unofficial Insta360 GO 2 and Insta360 GO 3 cameras firmware tool.

The Insta360 GO 2 and Insta360 GO 3 cameras use an Ambarella H22 SoC and the firmware has a very similar structure to other cameras that also use Ambarella chips (A2, A7, A9, A12, H2 and others) like the GoPro Hero 3, SJCAM SJ7 and SJ8, Xiaomi Yi and Mi, DJI drones and many more. See a more detailed list here.

But this firmware is different because it also includes the case firmware. A detailed explanation of the firmware structure is described in the docs.

Disclaimer

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.

THIS MAY HARM YOUR CAMERA. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK.

THE AUTHOR TAKES NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING THAT MAY HAPPEN AS A RESULT OF USING THIS SOFTWARE.

Usage

To validate a firmware file:

$ python insta360-go-firmware-tool.py validate --input=InstaGo2FW.pkg

To unpack a firmware file:

$ python insta360-go-firmware-tool.py unpack --input=InstaGo2FW.pkg --output=firmware_folder

This will unpack the firmware file to the output folder. Some firmware sections will be processed accordingly too:

• The ROMFS sections will be unpacked.
• The DTB will be converted to DTS if possible.

To pack a firmware folder into a file:

$ python insta360-go-firmware-tool.py pack --input=firmware_folder --output=InstaGo2FW.pkg

This will use the unpacked firmware data from the input folder to create a valid firmware file.

The output filename can be anything you want (as long as that file does not currently exist) but when uploading it to the camera it always must be named InstaGo2FW.pkg for the GO 2 and Insta360GO3FW.pkg for the GO 3.

See the docs for more info.

Camera firmware update

Insta360 GO 2

• Once you have your modified firmware file make sure you rename it to InstaGo2FW.pkg.
• Connect the box to your computer with a USB-C cable.
• Put the camera inside the box and leave the box open.
• Press the right button in the box to connect it with the camera. The box screen should show "USB Mode".
• In your computer the camera should be shown as a normal USB disk drive named Insta360GO2.
• Copy your InstaGo2FW.pkg file to the root of that disk drive.
• Unmount that disk drive safely.
• Disconnect the USB-C cable from the box to exit the USB Mode.
• Press the right button in the box to connect it to the camera again.
• Once connected the screen should show "Camera Firmware Checking" for some time and then both the camera and the box will reset.
• When both finish resetting connect again the box to the camera pressing the right button.
• Go to Settings > About > Fw version to see the firmware version.

See the official support page for more info.

Insta360 GO 3

• Once you have your modified firmware file make sure you rename it to Insta360GO3FW.pkg.
• Power on the Action Pod with the camera in and connect it to your computer with a USB-C cable.
• In your computer the camera should be shown as a normal USB disk drive named Insta360GO3.
• Copy your Insta360GO3FW.pkg file to the root of that disk drive.
• Unmount that disk drive safely.
• Disconnect the USB-C cable from the Action Pod to exit the USB Mode. It will automatically power off.
• Power on GO 3 and the firmware update will start. The indicator light will slowly flash blue.
• GO 3 will automatically restart once the update is complete.

See the official support page for more info.