• otacon239@lemmy.world
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      I’ve had good luck on Android with these, but I’ve had no luck getting two different ones to connect to iOS for some reason, and they even boldly claim iOS compatibility right on the unit. I just grab my old Android when I need to check it.

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        It’s a Bluetooth incompatibility. There’s something wrong with most scanners and how they support Bluetooth Low Energy.

        I bought this scanner in 2020 and the one I bought then has worked fine across two different iOS phones.

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          Seconded the Veepeak. It’s still an ELM327 clone but a high quality one so if you get one that says it supports BTLE, it works on IOS. Mine does.

        • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today
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          Lol, seems I already had it purchased. I’ll be honest, I haven’t used the little blue guy in years after getting a newish Avalon.

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            Yeah this is front of mind for me lately because I need to figure out where mine is now that the 40mpg grocery getter is throwing a code

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        Usually they have a standard chip like an ELM327 clone (basically all the cheap ones) so you can use any app