GoPro

Raised as a usability problem by 14 people on Hacker News over 13 years (2014–2026), in 8 threads.

People raised many different problems with GoPro, but no single problem has yet been raised by 3 people in 3 different months and threads.

Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.

The newest 14 complaints

Laggy touch screen and confusing buttons make the interface painful to use2026-07-18
Desktop software lacks features that exist in the mobile app, forcing users to edit on phones2026-07-18
PC software lacks features that mobile apps have, forcing awkward editing workflows2026-07-18
Forced cloud upload over poor connection; transferring footage is a pain2026-06-04
Software is so clunky the user can't get anything usable out of the camera2023-10-24
Cannot charge and record together, and gives no signal when battery is empty2022-06-19
A modal popup interrupts the stabilisation video and forces the user to close the page2018-09-20
Immediately bombarded by push notification request and newsletter modal2018-09-20
Popups block access to content, so people close the tab2018-09-20
Camera locks up when stopping recording and can't be used while charging2018-09-20
Accessories have a horrible user experience2016-11-04
Could not import large video files despite ample free disk space2016-01-14
Unintuitive camera UI requiring too many clicks to reach goals2016-01-14
Tiny controls and cryptic symbols make it hard to learn and operate2014-02-07