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Old 11-25-2013, 11:57 AM
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Bluetooth OBDII Dongle and iPhone app
Does anyone have any recommendations for a Bluetooth OBDII dongle and corresponding app for the iPhone? I have INPA working on my laptop but it would sure be nice to be able to use my iPhone instead for reading codes.

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Blue Lemur ??
seems to get good reviews. I dont have the dongle (yet) but i was thinking of purchasing it as a gift to myself for christmas!
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Check the "bluetooth" forum on this board.
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I use it on android, got a OBD2 off of ebay for $9.99. Works perfectly
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any adapter that has plenty of good reviews. Should be in the price range of $10-20, including shipping. I bought mine from newegg for $15 with free shipping. search for ELM327 and you'll get lots of results, then just pick the highest rated one.
I use Torque on my android phone. quick search for iphone see lots of mentions for Rev. not having an iPhone, I can't make an informed recommendation for you though.
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I looked into this but could not find one with a connector that had a 90 degree connector that was relatively flat.

I thought I would constantly be hitting it with my knee/leg.

I would love to know of one that was low profile.
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This is what I would get if I planned on using it while driving. Doesn't list iPhone as compatible though. Maybe iOS has it's own set of proprietary car/bluetooth dongle comms?
Super Mini ELM327 V1.5 Processor OBD2 OBD-II Bluetooth CAN-BUS Auto Diagnostic Tool for Windows OSX and Android - Newegg.com
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This is what I would get if I planned on using it while driving. Doesn't list iPhone as compatible though. Maybe iOS has it's own set of proprietary car/bluetooth dongle comms?
Super Mini ELM327 V1.5 Processor OBD2 OBD-II Bluetooth CAN-BUS Auto Diagnostic Tool for Windows OSX and Android - Newegg.com
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Apparently no one has an iPhone app that works with the ELM... :-(



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Old 11-26-2013, 03:53 PM
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this one says its ELM compatible.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/engi...le/id591557194
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