OBD Now on Windows Pc
Developed By: GLM Software
License: Free
Rating: 1,8/5 - 5 votes
Last Updated: December 25, 2023
App Details
| Version |
1.0.292 |
| Size |
24.9 MB |
| Release Date |
December 09, 23 |
| Category |
Communication Apps |
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App Permissions:
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices. [see more (6)]
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What's New:
Build 1.0.292 - Mar 10th 2020Further modified the setting for devices with Notches or Cutouts so as only the OBD screens are modified. Basically all screens... [see more]
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Description from Developer:
OBD Now, in conjunction with an ELM327 chipped scan tool (Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), transforms your Android phone or tablet into a complete OBDII diagnostic tool.
OBD Now is designed t... [read more]
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About this app
On this page you can download OBD Now and install on Windows PC. OBD Now is free Communication app, developed by GLM Software. Latest version of OBD Now is 1.0.292, was released on 2023-12-09 (updated on 2023-12-25). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 1,000. Overall rating of OBD Now is 1,8. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 5 users, 3 users had rated it 5*, 1 users had rated it 1*.
How to install OBD Now on Windows?
Instruction on how to install OBD Now on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop
In this post, I am going to show you how to install OBD Now on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...
Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.
[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.
Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.
If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!
Step By Step Guide To Install OBD Now using BlueStacks
- Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
- Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
- Once installed, click "OBD Now" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D
[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more
[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.
How to install OBD Now on Windows PC using NoxPlayer
- Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
- Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
- The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "OBD Now" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.
Discussion
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OBD Now, in conjunction with an ELM327 chipped scan tool (Bluetooth or Wi-Fi), transforms your Android phone or tablet into a complete OBDII diagnostic tool.
OBD Now is designed to report on all the OBDII Services of the OBDII specification in a minimal amount of time. An experienced operator can quickly connect to each vehicle as presented.
OBD Now’s simple menu driven structure guides the operator through all the OBDII services. Within a minute or two of connecting with OBD Now, an operator can quickly determine if a vehicle is running normally or has faults that require further investigation.
OBD Now supports all OBDII services $01 through $0A as specified by SAE J1979 and ISO 15031-5.
• 01 – Current Power train Diagnostic Data.
• 02 – Power train Freeze Frame Data.
• 03 – Emission-Related Diagnostic Trouble Codes.
• 04 – Clear/Reset Emission-Related Diagnostic Information.
• 05 – Oxygen Sensor Monitoring Test Results.
• 06 – On-Board Monitoring Test Results for specific monitored systems.
• 07 – Emission-related Diagnostic Trouble Codes detected during the last drive cycle.
• 08 – Control of On-Board System components.
• 09 – Vehicle Information.
• 0A – Permanent Diagnostic Trouble Codes
Supports the following features:
• Real-time digital display of up to 162 Pids of power train data.
• Real-time display of 24 custom analogue dashboard gauges.
• Real-time display of 20 custom analogue fuel dashboard gauges including Instantaneous and Average Fuel Consumption
• Real-time graphing of Pids.
• Automatically supports all vehicle protocols including J1850 PWM, J1850 VPW, ISO 9141, ISO 14230, and ISO 15765 (CAN).
• Display of Vehicle readiness - Continuous and non-continuous monitoring and monitor status of MIL lamp and detected Diagnostics Trouble Codes.
• Display of Freezeframe pid data as stored in the vehicle’s ECU.
• Display of stored, pending and permanent Diagnostic Trouble Codes.
• Clearing/Resetting engine MIL light.
• Display of Oxygen sensor data.
• Display of On Board monitoring of non-continuous tests.
• Display of vehicle information including VIN number.
• Logging of both diagnostic data and real-time data.
• Displays Pid data in either Metric or Imperial units
• Pid Sensor information can be individually selected or deselected.
• Display of vehicle’s OBD compliance, protocol and scan tool interface and version.
• Sensors display - current, minimum, maximum and average values.
• Additional alternate multi-row card view type display, without having to rotate the screen for minimum, maximum and average Pid values.
• Connection support for either Bluetooth or Wi-Fi scan tools.
• Summary display of vehicle’s supported services.
• Connection window displays real-time hexadecimal data for those conversant with SAE J1979 or ISO 15031-5.
• Incremental adjustment of Elm 327 timeout value to maximize sensor response speed.
• Three settings for Elm Adaptive Timing.
• Fully incorporated help manual of our easy to read OBD Now User Guide.
• Playback module.
• Fully featured evaluation version, limited to 3 days of operation by an evaluation license automatically issued by our server.
OBD Now contains a comprehensive 60+ page User Guide. It can also be viewed from the following link https://www.glmsoftware.com/documentation/OBDNowUserGuide.pdf.
Supported scan tools:
We recommend any of the following scan tools OBDLink Bluetooth MX and MX+ or LX, OBDLink MX Wi-Fi, OBDPros Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, OBDKey Bluetooth/Wi-Fi, Kiwi 3, Kiwi 2 or any genuine ELM327 chipped scan tool, version 1.3a and above. Please see our User Guide for a detailed discussion re problems associated with using cheap "Clone" scan tools.
Build 1.0.292 - Mar 10th 2020
Further modified the setting for devices with Notches or Cutouts so as only the OBD screens are modified. Basically all screens from the Setting menus will remain as they were before adding this setting.
Please note there is no change to any screen if your device doesn't have a Notch/Cutout as the setting is ignored for those devices.
Allows applications to connect to paired bluetooth devices.
Allows applications to discover and pair bluetooth devices.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows applications to open network sockets.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
