Spynet Video Watch not working - battery was removed fine but will not charge properly and have to change time and date everytime plugged in USB slot again to charge. Is this just a piece of **** I should return?

All you need is a mini-USB to USB cable. Then use your laptop or any open USB port to charge.

If you have a Iphone charger base unplug the wire then just cilp in the long retangular part of the usb charger (also works with a nitendo charger) then plug itno the wall connected to the watch. not everyone needs a computer used to charge it!

get ur USB and plug it up to the computer and and then plug it up to ur watch, and the computer has to be on, so play on the computer for a while and then it should be charged if not then u should return it or buy a new one.

Have you tried replacing the battery?

Go to the "restore memory" at the options menu and you should be good to go.

Hi there we had to take back his first spynet watch because the speaker decided not to work then we took back a second spynet watch because it would work when it felt like it...our son really liked it too, however after the second watch we didn't wan't to keep having problems so he decided to buy something else...gave up trying to get on their website because it kept freezing and couldn't download spy missions so we had nothing but problems with it ...hope that helps

Make sure the plastic tab is completely removed from under the store battery pack. My tab broke and we had to take the watch apart to remove it. Once we did this, the watch worked.

Hope this helps.

A bit late to the party, but two things come to mind. If the watch is new old stock with a few years on it, more than likely the battery is bad, it won't charge any more. Also, the power supply may be bad, I use 5 volt one amp charger, also, the manual says to charge it with the screen on, I tried that, and the battery will never be fully charged because the screen being on drains the battery faster than the charger can charge it.If the watch is working but the battery is low, connect the charge cable to the watch, then to the charger, otherwise the charger will pull the battery down too. So, let the screen go blank, then charge it, I have tried this method multiple times, and every time, assuming the battery is good, it fully charges in few hours. If you are adventurous, you can upgrade the battery to 450mah, it's a little bigger than the one it comes with, but lasts a lot longer, only a small amount of modification to the plastic strips made into the watch back need to be done, simply remove the strip closest to the electronics and it will fit just fine.

The external battery pack supplied in the box with the watch works in "Try Me Mode". There is a reset button on the back of the watch. Reset the unit and the USB port will work. I have two units that had exactly the same problem. Both are charging now!

I had the exact same problem. The instructions aren't real clear, but it says you have to remove the "battery tag" in addition to the temporary "try me" battery. My father-in-law broke off the batter tag instead of removing it. It is a little clear plastic piece inside the back cover that keeps the battery from making contact. Thus, the batter is never charged until you remove this piece. I tried tweezers to get it out, and then had to use a very sharp knife to remove. It looks like a little **** on the back cover. Apparently the plastic breaks off rather than removing easily. Now the watch says it is charging.