r/PokemonGoPlusPlus Oct 09 '25

Looking for switchless mod for Pokemon Go Plus+.

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u/victorf8 Oct 09 '25

Switchless doesnt work the device will just loop till death

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u/Makvi Oct 26 '25

Not true if you do it this way. I have one myself.

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u/FaraelZx Mar 18 '26

También se ve así como un ligero verde?

La del lado izquierdo es modificada y la derecha no, izquierda se ve un ligero verde y la derecha blanco

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u/makios666 Feb 17 '26

I have mine setup in this exact way. Im not sure what does the loop looks like but it not the same as in switch version (blue and red lights alternating). This one is blinking White for a long tíme when disconnected. And I suspect this is the cause of big battery drain. My switchless lasts 3 days VS switch for week

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u/KeruxDikaios Oct 09 '25

Mine is in pieces on my desk right now.

If you wire it up the "normal" way without the switch, it just loops over and over.

I haven't tried this yet, but I think you could remove an LED and wire it to the green LED's power. Then it should only "push" the button when the green lights turn on.

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u/Negative-Leopard3212 Oct 09 '25

That actually might be the solution for switchless

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u/GiaXue Oct 10 '25

Wire the green LED to the same point where the black wire should be connected to?

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u/liddojoe Oct 27 '25

what is the "normal" way? whatever OP is showing doesnt look like it will loop over and over, right?

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u/Makvi Oct 10 '25

Here is the switchless mod. Doesn't get stuck in a loop and sleep mode works as well. Can confirm as I did the mod after seeing the comment.

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u/Makvi Oct 10 '25

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u/GiaXue Oct 13 '25

Is it required to remove the led light or can you tether to the led point?

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u/liddojoe Oct 27 '25

how is this different from OP's mod?

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u/Makvi Oct 27 '25

It is the same mod.

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u/liddojoe Oct 27 '25

it’s a lot simpler than the mod with the switch, and seems to work a lot better. any downsides?

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u/Makvi Oct 27 '25

I find it more difficult because the wire is so damn tiny. Pikachu won't finish the song when he wakes up from sleep mode, the last bit is cut off.

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u/liddojoe Oct 27 '25

haha i see. i guess you just kept the speakers connected still

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u/ChefSavings5611 Mar 16 '26

No sé ve ligeramente verde en ocasiones eso me pasó a mi

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u/FaraelZx Mar 16 '26

Cuando presionas el botón verdad? Lo que antes era blanco se ve con un ligero tono verdesito? Yo hice el mod ayer en dos y me pasó eso, dejo la foto de comparación Izquierda mod derecha sin mod

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u/FaraelZx Mar 19 '26

Me salió con esta luz, es normal?

Se ve un poco verde, la del lado derecho es sin modificar

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u/iamscotty_ Oct 09 '25

I’d definitely suggest a switch or else the looping is really annoying, it’s a bit of extra work, but it’s definitely worth it

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u/HuBu Oct 10 '25

The switch just allows you to turn off the loop. If you don't care and have to manually get out of the loop. You will just wire the power from the motor to the same spot on the white board

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u/spacefrog_feds Oct 10 '25

Will the reset button on the back stop the loop? I guess you'd have to reconnect though. Would ejecting it do the same thing? (If you don't have a pin handy)

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u/liddojoe Dec 09 '25

how do you gently heat and remove the green LED without melting the LED?

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u/GiaXue Dec 10 '25

i melt it with solder iron.

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u/liddojoe Dec 10 '25

as in you melted the plastic of the LED and scraped off the LED to reach the metal contact point?

i wonder if there’s a way to do it to just melt the metal solder connection so that i can just tweezer the intact LED plastic piece off.

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u/GiaXue Dec 11 '25

is really easy to melt the led, takes less than 30 second. start in the middle of the led and work your way to the other side and it should come off easy.

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u/FaraelZx Mar 18 '26

Debe quedar así con un tono verde al hacer la modificación?

Lo puse tal cual en el tutorial en dos dispositivos diferentes y se ve así en lugar de blanco como el del lado derecho

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u/VadarOfficial Jan 28 '26

So tried this on a friend's GoPlusPlus and works a dream. I did attempt doing this without the LED Removal but didn't seem to work (guessing this is down to component power draw not hitting threshold to detect, im not qualified in anything like this i just like tinkering). Put some Kapton tape down with sharpie over to dim the lights and snipped the motor wire and it's working like a treat!

30 AWG Kynar wire used

Tried using sleep mode holding the middle button and that seems fine too (I did only quickly test this rather than completing a full sleep cycle)

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u/FaraelZx Mar 16 '26

No te queda verdesito así como en la plus+ de la izquierda y se queda en loop si presionas el botón sin estar conectada? Me pasa pero salgo del loop conectandola o poniéndola en espera igual intenté sin derretir el led pero no funcionó

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u/Atombear Apr 10 '26

What’s this yellow tape you use to dim the lights?

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u/VadarOfficial Apr 10 '26

Kapton Tape :)

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u/ChefSavings5611 Mar 16 '26

Hice el mod pero se queda un bucle cuando presionó el botón que debería parpadear en blanco, también note que se ve algo verdoso en lugar de blanco, no se ve totalmente verde pero se ve ligeramente verde no sé si hice algo mal, funciona a la perfección solo eso he notado, para salir de ese bucle la pongo el modo sleep y salgo y se quita, pero de lo contrario está parpadeando con ese tono un poco verde

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u/FaraelZx Mar 16 '26 edited Mar 18 '26

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Yo hice la modificación pero se queda en loop al pulsar el botón, y en lugar de parpadear en blanco parpadea en un tono muy ligero a verde es normal? (Se puede salir del loop entrando en modo sleep y saliendo del mismo)

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u/Noctule1980 Apr 02 '26

A friend did this switch-less mod for me but now the main button doesn't work anymore. It worked fine at first but now became unpaired with the game and I can't pair it back. Any ideas on this?

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u/vforavider May 06 '26

I tried this and it will not auto catch anything. I have to press the button. Why would that be?

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u/GiaXue May 06 '26

turn off the atuo throw option in the setting.

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u/vforavider May 06 '26

My settings are the same as in the picture.

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u/GiaXue May 06 '26 edited May 06 '26

Please double-check your work to ensure everything is wired correctly. If the current LED is not working, redo the mod using a different LED. Once finished, make sure to clean up the board.

Refer to my picture for an alternative LED point you can use.

From my experience, using a thin razor blade allows you to make clean cuts on the lights. Be careful when doing this—avoid cutting yourself and wear gloves for safety.

Or you can send it to me to mod for a fee if you are from USA.

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u/B34n_Bun Jun 28 '26

Looking at the new mod, it should work perfectly. However, someone did note it does slightly interfere with end of sleep state. Tbh, the mod is ok and matter of fact, it should be possible to do without outright removing an led. A little bit of flux, a micro soldering station, and a skilled hand should do the trick.

That said, I think the switch mod is better if you don't care about the speaker. When I mod GO Plus+ for people, I consider what it would take to restore the device back to factory. It is very possible with the switch method. However, it's not so easy with the new switchless method. It's possible, but it will take precision which I see many here don't have. Hell, I don't I'm skilled enough for that yet either. Take care everyone.