what happens to you OBD II Gauge App if you shut off your phone
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what happens to you OBD II Gauge App if you shut off your phone
For those of you who have Torque Pro, Dashboard or any other gauge apps -
1) Can you tell me what happens if you shut off your phone while driving then re-start the phone? Does the app resume if you start it again like nothing happened?
2) Also, would someone who has an OBDII bluetooth setup and app be willing to test something for me?
Request is to go to Google play and add "Auto Start" app to your android phone, then open it and set your gauge app (whichever you use) to auto start when the phone turns on.
Then, while driving the car, turn off the phone and restart it. I would like to know if the auto gauges resume or not.
My query is for android only. I have a dongle on order but thought the collective experience, some may already know this info.
Thanks in advance
1) Can you tell me what happens if you shut off your phone while driving then re-start the phone? Does the app resume if you start it again like nothing happened?
2) Also, would someone who has an OBDII bluetooth setup and app be willing to test something for me?
Request is to go to Google play and add "Auto Start" app to your android phone, then open it and set your gauge app (whichever you use) to auto start when the phone turns on.
Then, while driving the car, turn off the phone and restart it. I would like to know if the auto gauges resume or not.
My query is for android only. I have a dongle on order but thought the collective experience, some may already know this info.
Thanks in advance
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I'm not clear on what you mean by "shut off your phone". do you mean turn off and reboot the phone or do you mean just go to another app or thirdly do you meant to shut down and restart the blue tooth app? Fourth potential - Shut down app and restart?
Also there are numerous auto start apps in google play. Which one do you mean?
Also there are numerous auto start apps in google play. Which one do you mean?
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I'm not clear on what you mean by "shut off your phone". do you mean turn off and reboot the phone or do you mean just go to another app or thirdly do you meant to shut down and restart the blue tooth app? Fourth potential - Shut down app and restart?
Also there are numerous auto start apps in google play. Which one do you mean?
Also there are numerous auto start apps in google play. Which one do you mean?
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Also, can I ask, can you configure Torque Pro to boot up right to the gauges screen?
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I've determined by Ralph's feedback that the app needs time to shut down properly. I have a solution for that.
I also want to find out if the app can be booted directly to the gauge screen. I realize some use the app to log data, clear codes etc...
So if there's an app out there, be it Torque Pro, Dash Command, etc... That can boot directly to the gauge screen upon launch and bypass the menu, that's the one I'll ultimately go with.
I have a BT dongle on order and I'm guessing most of the free app versions won't have the capability so if anyone knows and can save me some time, I would greatly appreciate it.
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I guess with each post I think I can see what you are trying to achieve. What I guess is you are looking to set up a cell phone as a gauge panel and leave a BT dongle plugged in all of the time. The intent is for the app to start as soon as you start the car and act like a normal gauge set. Is that the net of your experiment?
For me I use the torque pro on occasion just to verify engine parameters . As I mentioned I check fluids whenever I take the car out so I am not to concerned unless I get a catastrophic failure. If this happens I will get enough dash lights to safely shut down the car.
For me I use the torque pro on occasion just to verify engine parameters . As I mentioned I check fluids whenever I take the car out so I am not to concerned unless I get a catastrophic failure. If this happens I will get enough dash lights to safely shut down the car.
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I guess with each post I think I can see what you are trying to achieve. What I guess is you are looking to set up a cell phone as a gauge panel and leave a BT dongle plugged in all of the time. The intent is for the app to start as soon as you start the car and act like a normal gauge set. Is that the net of your experiment?
If that's doable, I will attempt to take it further and display said gauges on the touch screen. If it's not, then my project will probably dead.
I'll know soon enough when I get the dongle. I just assumed that someone on the forum has already done it, as it would seem to be a PIA to get to those gauges every time you start the car (for those that use them all the time).