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Originally Posted by jr429
Wait you guys cannot get torque onto the head unit? is that the problem? Why is that? because no marketplace / launcher?
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I'm assuming you're asking about the Ca-Fi and other Android based knock off's, not the AppRadio2. The Bluetooth on the pure Android based head units was crippled by the vendor to only allow handshaking with cellphones. Thus you couldn't use a Bluetooth based OBDII reader. Once 2forme found out how to root the device that limitation could be defeated.
Now you can use a Bluetooth OBDII adapter. Cost wise, it was an issue of having a USB hub, USB based OBDII reader, etc all connected and turned into a giant collection of cables and wires and basically just an inelegent solution.
I really have to hand it to me, 2forme has put in a LOT of leg work on this project. What has me most appreciative is that it's not just a pure FRS/BRZ product. I'm just as interested in this for my '08 Jeep Wrangler as I am for my BRZ. Having the ability to use non-propriatary maps and topo maps for off roading would be extremely useful to me, as would having access to an onboard OBDII reader to keep track of oil pressure and fuel/air mix at high altitudes when I'm off roading in Colorado.
Keep up the great work 2for!