XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: jollyroger@pobox.com   
      
   On 2021-08-29, sms  wrote:   
   > On 8/28/2021 5:46 PM, Jeff Liebermann wrote:   
   >> On Sat, 28 Aug 2021 12:26:03 -0700, sms    
   >> wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> OBD-II is interesting because the low-cost OBD-II dongles are   
   >>> Bluetooth-only and use the SPP (Serial Port Profile) which iOS does not   
   >>> support.   
   >>   
   >> Worse.  Most of the OBD-II wireless dongles use cloned (counterfeit)   
   >> ELM327 chips, which may or may not support various features.  There   
   >> are apps that will test for which features are available.  For   
   >> example:   
   >> I've ordered OBD-II readers on eBay that were advertised to be 2.3   
   >> compatible, that turned out to be an older version.   
   >   
   > I had some cheap ones that had difficulty connecting sometimes, but   
   > then they worked okay after that. The one I use now, the "Carista" was   
   > $30   
      
   Then you paid too much. I got mine on Amazon for $19.99.   
      
   > but always connects properly. I use it with Torque Pro, but Carista   
   > has their own app that has manufacturer specific codes for some   
   > brands.   
      
   Apparently you never bothered to try it with an iPhone, which you and   
   your butt buddy Arlen (Robin) claim won't work.   
      
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