Code Reading App for Android

[Cyrix2k]

Hopefully this is allowed. I've been working on an Android app to read manufacturer codes. It's totally free and reads & clears codes from the DME. You'll need an ELM327 compatible bluetooth adapter for it to work. If you'd like to try it, you can join the open beta here
https://play.google.com/apps/testing...eretrieverfree





I've tested this on a 3.0, XDrive35i, and my 4.8i X5. It should work on all late E-Series BMWs, but I'm not sure what the compatibility with Diesel engines will be. It does not work on F-series vehicles yet.

[ard]

sweet! All I need is an android...




GL

[Cyrix2k]

Ha, hopefully Android is popular enough, at least there are plenty of cheap android devices out there... Unfortunately, I don't have the hardware to develop of iOS/Apple yet (and I think they don't play well with bluetooth?)


Anyway, thanks!

[Toothbrush]

My [Android] phone is completely disassembled right now, waiting on parts (some how seems oddly familiar) ... but I'll try it out once it's all put back together in a week or so, hopefully.

[Cyrix2k]

Thanks! Any feedback is most welcome. I know the feeling about having the phone apart too... my development phone is an old HTC One M8 with a built-in battery that failed. Replacing that was lots of fun, then the charge port died so I got to replace that too. Funny story - the microphone is integrated into the board that holds the charge port and somehow I killed the mic. I bought my 335i around the same time and the seller originally thought I was a scammer because I couldn't talk on the phone

[Toothbrush]

Put the phone back together yesterday and tried downloading the app today through the early tester link and it's stuck on "Waiting for download..."

Clicked link
Got notice I was now part of early testing
Clicked link to Google Play (did say "Note: it can take a while fo ryou to receive the update.")
Clicked Install
Watched the spinning circle go round 'n round...

Guess I need to check back later to see it it'll download?

phone guts:

[Cyrix2k]

Hmm, it should download quickly. It only take a few seconds on my phone as the app is quite small (1.88 mb according to google play). Maybe try restarting your phone and/or clearing the google play cache?

[Toothbrush]

Originally Posted by Cyrix2k

Hmm, it should download quickly. It only take a few seconds on my phone as the app is quite small (1.88 mb according to google play). Maybe try restarting your phone and/or clearing the google play cache?

Turns out it was a reset phone setting (guess being shut off for a week reset more than I realized).

Will do some testing and provide some feedback in the next few days.

[json]

Why not contribute to Deep OBD ?
https://github.com/uholeschak/ediaba...BMW_and_VAG.md

[Cyrix2k]

Originally Posted by Toothbrush

Turns out it was a reset phone setting (guess being shut off for a week reset more than I realized).

Will do some testing and provide some feedback in the next few days.

Thanks, I appreciate it!

Originally Posted by json

Why not contribute to Deep OBD ?
https://github.com/uholeschak/ediaba...BMW_and_VAG.md

Deep OBD solves a different problem; it's a very heavy app, clunky to use, but provides a lot of functionality. My app is much lighter (over 1000x smaller), faster to read codes, works with commonly available & cheap ELM327 adapters, and is hopefully more user friendly. I also have some other ideas in the pipeline that aren't implemented yet. The motivation behind my app really came from owning & working on N54 powered vehicles that constantly pop codes. Having to dig out a K+D CAN cable is annoying and they're hard to source if you don't have one on hand. This will read the codes quickly & clear the (DME) faults to get you back onto the road in seconds.

All that said, I'll look into contributing to the Deep OBD project.