KartaView/OBD2

Both iOS and Android clients support WiFi, Bluetooth (classic), and Bluetooth LE (low energy) dongles for connecting OBD2-compatible devices in cars. Please note that Bluetooth LE is not the same as Classic Bluetooth!

OBD2 devices list

Which OBD2 units work with the Android / iOS OpenStreetView (or newer OpenStreetCam) apps?
Make	Model	Online purchase	Android	iOS
Bealvly	OBD2 Diagnostic Device Bluetooth 4.0	Amazon (UK)	No^[1]	Not tried
ScanTool	OBDLink LX	ScanTool.net (US)	Yes	No
ScanTool	OBDLink MX Bluetooth	ScanTool.net (US)	??	No
ScanTool	OBDLink MX+	ScanTool.net (US)	No	??
TOPDON	AutoMate Bluetooth 4.0	eBay	??	No
VeePeak	VP-01	Amazon (US)	Yes^[2]	Yes^[3]
VeePeak	OBDCheck BLE OBD2	Amazon (US)	No^[4]	??Unknown
VeePeak	VP11- Mini OBD2 Diagnostic Scanner	Amazon (UK)	No^[5]	Not tried
Generic	ELM327 OBD Scanner BT	EBay	No^[6]	??
Carly	Universal Adapter	Carly	Not tried	No

Notes and references

↑ Dongle works on most other OBD Android apps I tried, but OSC would not connect after many attempts.
↑ WiFi version only! While connected to a WiFi dongle, you will not have internet access on Android.
↑ To maintain internet connectivity, connect to the dongle using a static IP address / netmask / gateway rather than using DHCP
↑ Dongle works on most other OBD Android apps I tried, but OSC would not connect after many attempts.
↑ BLE dongle works on most other OBD Android apps I tried, but OSC would not connect after many attempts.
↑ Generic blue mini BT OBD device from Ebay (China). Worked on older version of OSC app (version 2.1.4) that ran on android 4.4.4, does not work on the latest version of OSC (2.9.1) on android 8.1.0

[1] Dongle works on most other OBD Android apps I tried, but OSC would not connect after many attempts.

[2] WiFi version only! While connected to a WiFi dongle, you will not have internet access on Android.

[3] To maintain internet connectivity, connect to the dongle using a static IP address / netmask / gateway rather than using DHCP

[4] Dongle works on most other OBD Android apps I tried, but OSC would not connect after many attempts.

[5] BLE dongle works on most other OBD Android apps I tried, but OSC would not connect after many attempts.

[6] Generic blue mini BT OBD device from Ebay (China). Worked on older version of OSC app (version 2.1.4) that ran on android 4.4.4, does not work on the latest version of OSC (2.9.1) on android 8.1.0

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