Pan V3 bricked and trashed. No warranty. Nvm

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  • bricked: unable to re-pair, unable to re-setup
    Attempted firmware recovery with 32GB FAT32 but:
  • not able to get purple light
  • tried both file names: recovery_wyzepan3.bin
    and recovery_wcpv2.bin

but neither works, no purple light with >6 seconds press. (cam v2, v3 recovery-tested fine with purple light - so SD card is valid).

From: https://support.wyze.com/hc/en-us/articles/360031490871-How-to-flash-your-Wyze-Cam-firmware-manually

Please help. The Pan V3 out since last weekend. Appreciated all the help.

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First guess is that you are not actually getting the button pressed. Using your finger makes it hard to get the button pressed enough. I normally use a pair of needle nosed pliers (ones with a flat tip, not a point). You can also use a small screwdriver, machine screw, dowel rod, etc.

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I had more than 1 pan v3 cams. I pressed them right. I used philips screw driver too.

Photos with finger just for demonstration that I have the cameras on hand, not trying to pushing Wyze under the bus as
they already have a big headache to deal with.

I posted because this problem give me a big headache since last weekend.

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Chatted with wyze support. Result: will throw it in the trash. (Outside warranty period)

I won’t buy another Pan until they have sort out the bugs for future products.