BMWhat Problems

335dwanted · 03-29-2015, 11:46 AM

I have both the BMWhat app and the BT OBDII Adapter and they have worked fine since purchase until this morning. I was able to check for faults and successfully reset a couple of minor faults this morning but when I attempted to check Parameters the app advised that Parameters could not be read by my OBDII adapter. I have never had this problem before.

I did uninstall the app and re-install but no luck (I am running android).

I have an email out to the programmer so we will see what they respond with.

I was curious if anyone else has had similar issues with BMWhat? Perhaps a recent software update? While I use Torque daily, I only infrequently use BMWhat and don't think I have used that app for a month or so and I can only point to that rather large time window to suggest the onset of my problems.

Persian Whisperjet · 03-29-2015, 12:35 PM

I only mention this because it threw me for a loop when I changed phones, but are you sure the BT adapter is still paired/added to your android?

taibanl · 03-29-2015, 01:25 PM

When I did the last update, my adapter would only fully connect with the alternative method

335dwanted · 03-29-2015, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Persian Whisperjet

I only mention this because it threw me for a loop when I changed phones, but are you sure the BT adapter is still paired/added to your android?

Yes, it sees the BT adapter and connects; I can check for faults under the Diagnosis menu.

335dwanted · 03-29-2015, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by taibanl

When I did the last update, my adapter would only fully connect with the alternative method

Hmmm.... I will have to look into this "alternative method" you speak of when I get in the car next time.

Yozh · 03-29-2015, 10:20 PM

I have checked mine today and parameters work after the update.

335dwanted · 04-03-2015, 10:20 AM

Just an update - Fired up BMWhat a couple of days ago and Parameters was working fine again. I have a sneaky suspicion that when I detected the problem that I neglected to start the engine (just had the ignition on but unstarted).

Note that it was not the absence of live data that suggested a problem but rather the message from the app indicating that the BT adapter did not support Parameters.

At any rate, all is good again.

Big_Daddy_38 · 04-03-2015, 11:03 AM

I run BMWhat with their wifi adapter on iOS. To monitor parameters, I always need to reset the phone and unplug/replug the adapter.

The other issue I see is that I can't monitor or log parameters for a long period of time (<5-15min).

Anybody else experienced/fixed these issues?

While I run via wifi, it acts the same with Bluetooth on or off.

03-29-2015, 11:46 AM	#1
335dwanted Private First Class 22 Rep 109 Posts Drives: 2009 335d Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	BMWhat Problems I have both the BMWhat app and the BT OBDII Adapter and they have worked fine since purchase until this morning. I was able to check for faults and successfully reset a couple of minor faults this morning but when I attempted to check Parameters the app advised that Parameters could not be read by my OBDII adapter. I have never had this problem before. I did uninstall the app and re-install but no luck (I am running android). I have an email out to the programmer so we will see what they respond with. I was curious if anyone else has had similar issues with BMWhat? Perhaps a recent software update? While I use Torque daily, I only infrequently use BMWhat and don't think I have used that app for a month or so and I can only point to that rather large time window to suggest the onset of my problems.
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Persian Whisperjet Kind of a Big Deal 167 Rep 857 Posts Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Washington, D.C. iTrader: (0)	I only mention this because it threw me for a loop when I changed phones, but are you sure the BT adapter is still paired/added to your android? __________________
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335dwanted Private First Class 22 Rep 109 Posts Drives: 2009 335d Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Northern NJ iTrader: (0)	Just an update - Fired up BMWhat a couple of days ago and Parameters was working fine again. I have a sneaky suspicion that when I detected the problem that I neglected to start the engine (just had the ignition on but unstarted). Note that it was not the absence of live data that suggested a problem but rather the message from the app indicating that the BT adapter did not support Parameters. At any rate, all is good again.
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Big_Daddy_38 Private 5 Rep 67 Posts Drives: 2011 335d Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Southwest Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 335d [0.00]	I run BMWhat with their wifi adapter on iOS. To monitor parameters, I always need to reset the phone and unplug/replug the adapter. The other issue I see is that I can't monitor or log parameters for a long period of time (<5-15min). Anybody else experienced/fixed these issues? While I run via wifi, it acts the same with Bluetooth on or off.
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