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This App can be used as a boilerplate for reading Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) from the OBD2 port of a car via Bluetooth. These trouble codes can be translated with the Car Diagnostic API by Hella ...

To use it, just plug the TopScan into the OBD2 port of your vehicle and open the TopScan app on your phone. You can use the ...

What I found - that device is connecting (after sending SMS to it) to XX.aika168.com - and communication between mobile app and server is open (no ssl). This was an invitation to create this library.

That said, the BlueDriver also comes with its own free app in case you’d rather not shop around for software. As with dedicated OBD2 scan devices, the software provides real-time data on various ...

Then plug in a diagnostic tool to your OBD2 port and find out what’s wrong—or at least narrow down the possibilities. If you’re not sure which OBD2 code reader to buy, this bestselling ...