How To HACK any DJI Drone in 2026 — Transcript

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1. 0:00Welcome to Ufly UAS tutorials.
2. 0:03In this video, I'll introduce the new No
3. 0:05Limit Drones FCC Android only
4. 0:08application and explore some of the
5. 0:10drone hacks modifications it offers.
6. 0:13These features include fly up to 500 m
7. 0:16and flying at faster speeds. It also
8. 0:18removes CO altitude and speed
9. 0:20restrictions on any smart RC.
10. 0:23The application also offers FCC mode for
11. 0:25both 2.4 and 5.8 GHz along with offline
12. 0:29operation and automatic startup.
13. 0:32You can also enable 4G connectivity
14. 0:34without a DJI subscription, although
15. 0:37you'll still need a compatible DJI 4G
16. 0:39dongle and a valid Nano SIM card.
17. 0:42The free parameter editor provides
18. 0:44access to supported flight controller,
19. 0:46aircraft OS, camera, and gimbal
20. 0:49parameters.
21. 0:50You can also create customizable
22. 0:52parameter macros for functions such as
23. 0:54the LEDs, GPS, and atti mode and access
24. 0:58those macros directly over supported
25. 1:00flight applications using the free
26. 1:02flight overlay buttons.
27. 1:04I will be testing this application with
28. 1:06my DJI Mini 5 Pro, but you can try this
29. 1:09with any DJI drone you currently have.
30. 1:12This video is for educational purposes
31. 1:14only.
32. 1:15Always follow all applicable rules and
33. 1:17regulations.
34. 1:19You are solely responsible for your
35. 1:20actions and for operating your drone
36. 1:22safely and legally. Since I'm using a
37. 1:24Mac, I'll download OpenMTP, a small
38. 1:27open-source application available on
39. 1:29GitHub.
40. 1:31It allows my Mac to access the internal
41. 1:33storage of the DJI RC 2 controller, so I
42. 1:36can browse its folders and transfer
43. 1:38files. Open your preferred web browser
44. 1:40and navigate to openmtp.org.
45. 1:44Click download and you'll be redirected
46. 1:46to the project's GitHub page.
47. 1:48On the right side of the page, find
48. 1:50releases and select the latest OpenMTP
49. 1:53release.
50. 1:55Since I'm using an Intel-based Mac, I'll
51. 1:57download the macOS X64 DMG file.
52. 2:01If you have an Apple Silicon Mac, choose
53. 2:03the ARM64 version instead. Once the file
54. 2:06has finished downloading, open your
55. 2:08downloads folder.
56. 2:10Right-click the OpenMTP DMG file, and
57. 2:13then select open. Drag the OpenMTP icon
58. 2:16into the applications folder.
59. 2:18Since I already have an earlier version
60. 2:20installed, my Mac will ask whether I
61. 2:22want to replace it.
62. 2:24Once the installation is complete, open
63. 2:26the applications folder and locate
64. 2:28OpenMTP.
65. 2:30Right-click the application and select
66. 2:32open.
67. 2:33If you see this warning message, click
68. 2:35okay.
69. 2:36Then, select the Apple menu in the upper
70. 2:38left corner of your screen and open
71. 2:41system settings, and navigate to privacy
72. 2:43and security, and click open anyway.
73. 2:46Then, click open.
74. 2:48Enter your computer password when
75. 2:50prompted. Or, like in my case, use Touch
76. 2:53ID to authorize and launch the
77. 2:54application. I can now close the system
78. 2:57settings window.
79. 2:58While OpenMTP is launching, I'll drag
80. 3:01its icon to the dock so I can access it
81. 3:03more easily in the future. Great.
82. 3:05OpenMTP is now running and waiting for
83. 3:07me to connect my DJI RC 2 controller.
84. 3:10Power on your controller, and then
85. 3:12connect your Mac to the DJI RC 2 using a
86. 3:15USB-C data cable. Great. We now have
87. 3:18access to the files and folders on the
88. 3:20DJI RC 2 controller.
89. 3:22We'll use the downloads folder to
90. 3:24transfer the No Limit Drones FCC app and
91. 3:27the Android package installer. Let's
92. 3:29minimize OpenMTP. Open your preferred
93. 3:31web browser and navigate to
94. 3:33nolimitdrones.com.
95. 3:35You'll also find the link in the video
96. 3:37description. Click download, and then
97. 3:39select the version intended for the
98. 3:41smart remote controller.
99. 3:43The other option is designed for
100. 3:44compatible Android tablets and phones.
101. 3:47Since this tutorial uses the DJI RC 2,
102. 3:50we'll download the smart RC version. Now
103. 3:53that the download is complete, close the
104. 3:55No Limit Drones website and open your
105. 3:57downloads folder.
106. 3:59Locate the No Limit Drones FCC Smart RC
107. 4:02folder and open it.
108. 4:04Inside, you should find three files.
109. 4:07A text document containing the
110. 4:08installation instructions,
111. 4:10the No Limit Drones FCC application
112. 4:12file, and the package installer.
113. 4:15Highlight the package installer.apk file
114. 4:18with the No Limit Drone FCC.apk
115. 4:21file and launch Open MTP.
116. 4:24Look for the download folder in the DJI
117. 4:26RC 2 controller and open it.
118. 4:28Now drag the two files that you
119. 4:30highlighted into the downloads folder of
120. 4:32the DJI RC 2 controller. And just like
121. 4:35that, you transferred the two files to
122. 4:37the controller, as you can see here.
123. 4:39We can now close Open MTP and close any
124. 4:42window that you have open. You can now
125. 4:44safely disconnect the USB-C cable from
126. 4:47your controller.
127. 4:48Now the first thing we need to run is
128. 4:50the package installer.
129. 4:52To do that, swipe down from the top of
130. 4:54your controller to bring out the Android
131. 4:56interface menu. Click the settings icon.
132. 4:59Next, select storage, followed by music
133. 5:01and audio.
134. 5:03From there, open audio files, tap the
135. 5:05three lines menu icon in the top left
136. 5:08corner, and choose downloads. You are
137. 5:10now inside the downloads folder, where
138. 5:13you'll find the two files previously
139. 5:14transferred to the controller. First,
140. 5:17launch the package installer by double
141. 5:18tapping the file, then select continue,
142. 5:21and click install. Next, double tap the
143. 5:24No Limit Drones FCC.apk file, select
144. 5:27continue, tap install, and open the
145. 5:30application. Great.
146. 5:32Now that the application is installed,
147. 5:34let's review its interface and available
148. 5:36features. This No Limit Drones hack
149. 5:39includes a complimentary 6-hour free
150. 5:41trial, allowing you to test the software
151. 5:43before committing to a purchase, as
152. 5:45shown on the website here. The good
153. 5:47thing about this hack is that once you
154. 5:49install it in your your drones
155. 5:53that connect to the RC 2 controller or
156. 5:55for all the drones that use your Android
157. 5:57phone or tablet.
158. 5:58Support is also available for older DJI
159. 6:01smart controllers. All right, let's
160. 6:03power on the DJI Mini 5 Pro and wait for
161. 6:06it to connect to the controller. Now
162. 6:08that we're connected, let's go over the
163. 6:10interface.
164. 6:11On the top left, you'll see the model of
165. 6:13your drone and the serial number. And on
166. 6:15the bottom left, you'll see your
167. 6:17controller model and the serial number.
168. 6:19In the top middle, this is where you can
169. 6:21turn on and off your LED lights of your
170. 6:23drone.
171. 6:24You can turn off GPS on your drone.
172. 6:27If you turn off GPS, you are disabling
173. 6:29remote ID on your drone.
174. 6:31You can also activate ATI mode instead
175. 6:33of Cine mode.
176. 6:34And you can also add other
177. 6:36functionalities using this hack.
178. 6:38On the top right, you'll see enable FCC
179. 6:41mode which adds FCC to those countries
180. 6:43that don't have FCC available. This hack
181. 6:46also removes any altitude restrictions
182. 6:48from your drone.
183. 6:49The free parameter editor lets you
184. 6:51increase your drone speed.
185. 6:53It also enables the fly overlay using
186. 6:55macros so that you can see the options
187. 6:57through the DJI Fly app.
188. 7:00You can also launch the DJI Fly app
189. 7:02right from the No Limit Drones FCC app.
190. 7:05This hack virtually lets you modify
191. 7:07anything on your drone.
192. 7:09The best part of this hack is that it
193. 7:11stays on the notification window all the
194. 7:13time so you can launch it anytime you
195. 7:15want or switch between DJI Fly app and
196. 7:18No Limit Drone FCC app. Since I cannot
197. 7:21legally go outside and try all these
198. 7:22functionalities because I'll be breaking
199. 7:24FAA rules and regulations, I can tell
200. 7:27you that all these functionalities do
201. 7:29work as I try some of these inside the
202. 7:31house.
203. 7:32It's the only space that I can try this
204. 7:33without violating FAA rules.
205. 7:36As I stated before, please follow all
206. 7:38rules and regulations.
207. 7:40This tutorial is for educational
208. 7:42purposes only and nothing else. If you
209. 7:44purchase a license from No Limit Drones,
210. 7:47you need to click enable FCC mode, then
211. 7:49click enable FCC mode again, and this is
212. 7:52where you can enter your email and
213. 7:54activation key to activate the license
214. 7:56for your controller.
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