BT OBDII/Android/Torque Confirmed working

[Furtive]

Originally Posted by soros151

I left it connected all day today while driving, and about 3 hours later, I was able to communicate. I disconnected it and re-connected it multiple times, until it was able to work... NO CLUE.

hmm. didnt experience that issue maybe you had a DOA.

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Word of warning to people looking at this:
I don't have an FRS/BRZ but I bought one of these for 11 dollars off Ebay. It works, but the refresh rate is about 0.5Hz, so if you want to have nice gauges to look at on your phone/tablet, probably should find something known to be a little faster.

hmm i don't know where you got that refresh rate from but, when i use it, i dont really noticed a "lag".. then again maybe im just not that picky LOL. ill check again today

[soros151]

Originally Posted by Furtive

hmm. didnt experience that issue maybe you had a DOA.



hmm i don't know where you got that refresh rate from but, when i use it, i dont really noticed a "lag".. then again maybe im just not that picky LOL. ill check again today

Well somehow now I have a zombie adapter then. LMAO!!

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[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Furtive

hmm i don't know where you got that refresh rate from but, when i use it, i dont really noticed a "lag".. then again maybe im just not that picky LOL. ill check again today

Really? Mine lags really really badly.... Ah well.

I got the refresh rate by using the datalogging feature. I had it log 1 value per second, and the values sometimes don't change from one second to the next :/

[soros151]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

Really? Mine lags really really badly.... Ah well.

I got the refresh rate by using the datalogging feature. I had it log 1 value per second, and the values sometimes don't change from one second to the next :/

Do you use a phone or a PC for the information gathering?

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[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by soros151

Do you use a phone or a PC for the information gathering?

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I use a phone. I don't think that has anything to do with it, because the expensive Bluetooth interfaces are known to have pretty good refresh rates, and it takes very little processing power to just display some numbers and record them.

[Laika]

Has anyone had any luck doing this with an iphone?

[Furtive]

Originally Posted by serialk11r

I use a phone. I don't think that has anything to do with it, because the expensive Bluetooth interfaces are known to have pretty good refresh rates, and it takes very little processing power to just display some numbers and record them.

hm, could be your phone. do you have another phone you can try? I use a samsung galaxy note 10.1.

[soros151]

Originally Posted by Furtive

hm, could be your phone. do you have another phone you can try? I use a samsung galaxy note 10.1.

I agree with this.

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[ProjectD]

Originally Posted by fuddbutter

I really want one of these, but i think the physical size of it may not work with me, my legs are pretty close to the plug..

My thoughts exactly. Im close to 6ft even, but i do like to have a slight bend on the knees (no gangster driving) lol

Based on the Pic the OP posted - it would seem like a very low drop and would definitely start to annoy me.

Originally Posted by Laika

Could someone familiar with this share any info on basic phone requirements to run the Bluetooth adapter and his app in my car? I ask because I was hoping to just score a cheap used android phone on eBay and use it only for my car. I completely forgot about this app when I was shopping for a new phone and wound up with the iPhone 5

Would you be Interested in a Samsung Galaxy S3? (Sprint)

I was planning on switching to att towards the end of the Year and hopefully changing to a different phone. The GS3 is top notch - bought from Sprint Retail about 2-3 months ago. If not interested - i am definitely keeping it for Music/ a second Nav/ and for applications like Torque.

Originally Posted by fuddbutter

I am not to sure on the exact hardware, something more modernish, and with 2.1 or higher i would say.

I bought a Nexus 7 for this, nice 7in screen which is big enough for quick glances while driving, also can use it for maps/nav and for music.
and fairly cheap too!

Again, great idea. I thought about this too, but I also have the GS3 that would suffice.

Originally Posted by Furtive

works well too, small and not in your way

This one looks neat. Mind if I ask which vendor? I found a few decent/ ok ones from Amazon and Ebay ($20-30) - which leaves me very skeptical.

Originally Posted by 2forme

I can confirm that USB OBDII connectors work just fine as well.

Thanks for this....

[serialk11r]

Originally Posted by Furtive

hm, could be your phone. do you have another phone you can try? I use a samsung galaxy note 10.1.

No 6 more months before I can switch this out... been getting impatient ever since it started acting wonky right after its 1 year warranty went.

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by ProjectD

My thoughts exactly. Im close to 6ft even, but i do like to have a slight bend on the knees (no gangster driving) lol

Based on the Pic the OP posted - it would seem like a very low drop and would definitely start to annoy me.

I've driven with it in place a couple of times, and its not technically in the way, but I'm very conscious of it being there, which is distracting. I think the newer, smaller ones would definitely be better.

[The Slow One]

I used the torque app's track recorder + data logging. I can post up some vids if you guys wish for it. Though, the wind noise is annoying and my phone was having issues that day. Being below 35% battery life, I think my phone was trying to conserve power thus resetting my presets on the track recorder.

[CoBrA788]

Originally Posted by Dadhawk

I've driven with it in place a couple of times, and its not technically in the way, but I'm very conscious of it being there, which is distracting. I think the newer, smaller ones would definitely be better.

Have you tried using an OBD extension cable?

[Dadhawk]

Originally Posted by CoBrA788

Have you tried using an OBD extension cable?

I had thought about it, but didn't do it. I only use it casually and rarely drive with it. The whole point of it was to avoid cables. If I was going to use it for anything serious while driving I would definitely consider that, or the smaller BT device.