Tuning with a tablet?

Black Knight

Black Knight

I Glow Therefore I am
I tried searching this and came up with zip.

I went to Best Buy to look at a net book just for tuning purposes and they only had one. The guy told me they're phasing them out since tablets are so popular now.

So is anyone successfully tuning with a tablet (iPad, Galaxy, Kindle :lol:, etc.)?

Not sure on the logistics of it, but if you had everything saved on a cloud server, and had a 3G connection???

Any bluetooth connectability?
 
sytyguy

sytyguy

Moderated User
Re: Tuning with a tablet?

Most tablets lack the ability to run any of the conventional tuning software applications we use. Additionally, they natively lack the necessary drivers and hardware recognition needed to communicate with the popular hardware today (Ostrich, AutoProm, etc...). Obviously, someone could go to great lengths to provide support for this hardware for Apple and Android based OSs, but TBH, the market isn't there and I'm not sure the desire is either. You could also grab a Windows based tablet (the EP121 is a good example), but that doesn't guarantee you compatibility despite the fact that it runs Windows 7, has a USB port, and has compatible hardware (Core i5 & DDR3). Besides, for $1K, I'll pass. For our purposes, we would need Mansur and Moates to fully commit to this as the majority of us use their tuning products.....and I doubt you'll find ANY company making auto software for tablets interested in doing anything OBD1.

Also, Best Buy might be phasing out netbooks (they're restructuring their entire company), but netbooks still have a few years of life before tablets and ultrabooks completely force them out. Between OLPC and education sources, netbooks have a market.....for the not to distant future at least.
 
RealFastV6

RealFastV6

@jb_and_his_coffee
Re: Tuning with a tablet?

I'm really surprised that some of the bigger standalone players like FAST or HOLLEY don't have iPad \ iPhone \ Tablet capability yet.

:squint:
 
littleblackpsycho

littleblackpsycho

Donating Member
Re: Tuning with a tablet?

Some of corvette guys use tablets and some use there Iphones.It's on the vette forum. I would be more interested in having something like a hidden minimac and using a in dash monitor that I never have to screw with. I sat on my laptop and cracked the screen and one just plain died so I'm on my third.
 
sytyguy

sytyguy

Moderated User
Re: Tuning with a tablet?

It's obvious that OBDII and aftermarket standalones already have or will eventually have tablet/smartphone support. That's a no brainer as it's either proprietary hardware to code for or it's a standardized DLC (pinouts and COM). A third party app is looking at this market like any other....mass appeal. OBDI and it's non-standardized format is VERY unappealing and even those willing to cater to that market have trouble with ALDL communication.

The point: Don't expect anything for OBDI on any modern mobile device unless you're gonna code it yourself or pay absurdly to have it done. It just isn't feasible.
 
Throws

Throws

Active member
Re: Tuning with a tablet?

sytyguy said:
...Also, Best Buy might be phasing out netbooks (they're restructuring their entire company), but netbooks still have a few years of life before tablets and ultrabooks completely force them out. Between OLPC and education sources, netbooks have a market.....for the not to distant future at least.
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Best Buy is high. Like "is the moon really made of green cheese?" high. Mike is right, Netbooks have a place, and they're doing pretty comfortable business. Tablets, IMHO, are still a novelty at this point. I'm taking a very firm "wait-and-see" for what Win8 holds.

-P
 
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77tech9

New member
Re: Tuning with a tablet?

I have used a cheap bluetooth ODBII adapter and a program called Torque (http://torque-bhp.com/) and you can use anything android, tablet, smartphone. Can't tune, but you can clear codes, etc. Lots of cool plugins
 
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Damian

Member
Re: Tuning with a tablet?

Go to Walkart and get the Acer Netbook they have for $250, works great. I use it to tune Mitsubishis all the time.
 
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2kwik4u

Resident slow guy
Re: Tuning with a tablet?

I have an EP121. Been wondering how it would work for tuning. Pen input tends to change the interface a little.

Love the machine otherwise!
 
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