Chillout
Go Kart Champion
- Location
- the Netherlands
- Car(s)
- SEAT Leon FR ST
Hi all,
Recently, I came across an app that enables Torque output to be shown in Android Auto, meaning you can display all kinds of engine information on your headunit, like this:
What you need:
- Discover Pro MIB2 with Android Auto
- Torque Pro (Android app)
- Android phone with Android version 5 or higher.
- Android Auto (I will call this AA in this guide)
- USB cable to hook your phone to the car
- OBD2AA app (available on XDA Labs. Note: this is a paid plugin, $1.99 but it is worth EVERY cent)
- about 15 minutes of your time to get it all up and running
- OBD dongle
(Additional detailed info on OBD2AA and support discussion can be found here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/app-obd2-plugin-android-auto-torque-t3657805/ )
Step 1:
Get Android Auto working on your phone, with your car. If AA is not supported in your country, download the APK here:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/android-auto/
Step 2:
Install Torque, if you don't have it. People who already have it: awesome.
Use it with your OBD dongle.
Step 3:
Put Android Auto in developer mode. This is needed so AA can run third-party apps.
Open Android Auto, go to About, if you are not a developer yet, tap the "About Android Auto" header 10 times till you see a toast message saying you're a developer. From the right top corner select developer options, scroll down and make sure you check "Unknown sources" - This step is not alway required only if app doesn't show up on car screen.
Step 4:
Get OBD2AA working (credits for instructions go to the developer)
Install XDA Labs on your phone.:
https://labs.xda-developers.com/latest
Open and install OBD2AA:
https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/uk.co.boconi.emil.obd2aa
Instructions on how to use:
Install the app
Open the app on your phone and it will be quite self explanatory on how to set it up (choose colors, set gauge number, etc)
Connect your phone to the car by using an USB cable and start AA on the headunit.
Select the last tab on the right, by pressing it again you should see an app selector and choose OBD2AA
Give it a bit of time to start pulling the data from Torque.
Step 5:
Enjoy the dials. Don't crash your car while looking at the dials.
Bonus step:
Customize the displays to look like VW style ones!
I used the following dials, to match the Performance mode graphics.
You can use the following settings:
- Number of gauges: 3
- Layout: 3 gauges (style 2)
- Gauge style: Clear
Background to be used as custom background:
Recently, I came across an app that enables Torque output to be shown in Android Auto, meaning you can display all kinds of engine information on your headunit, like this:
What you need:
- Discover Pro MIB2 with Android Auto
- Torque Pro (Android app)
- Android phone with Android version 5 or higher.
- Android Auto (I will call this AA in this guide)
- USB cable to hook your phone to the car
- OBD2AA app (available on XDA Labs. Note: this is a paid plugin, $1.99 but it is worth EVERY cent)
- about 15 minutes of your time to get it all up and running
- OBD dongle
(Additional detailed info on OBD2AA and support discussion can be found here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/general/paid-software/app-obd2-plugin-android-auto-torque-t3657805/ )
Step 1:
Get Android Auto working on your phone, with your car. If AA is not supported in your country, download the APK here:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/google-inc/android-auto/
Step 2:
Install Torque, if you don't have it. People who already have it: awesome.
Use it with your OBD dongle.
Step 3:
Put Android Auto in developer mode. This is needed so AA can run third-party apps.
Open Android Auto, go to About, if you are not a developer yet, tap the "About Android Auto" header 10 times till you see a toast message saying you're a developer. From the right top corner select developer options, scroll down and make sure you check "Unknown sources" - This step is not alway required only if app doesn't show up on car screen.
Step 4:
Get OBD2AA working (credits for instructions go to the developer)
Install XDA Labs on your phone.:
https://labs.xda-developers.com/latest
Open and install OBD2AA:
https://labs.xda-developers.com/store/app/uk.co.boconi.emil.obd2aa
Instructions on how to use:
Install the app
Open the app on your phone and it will be quite self explanatory on how to set it up (choose colors, set gauge number, etc)
Connect your phone to the car by using an USB cable and start AA on the headunit.
Select the last tab on the right, by pressing it again you should see an app selector and choose OBD2AA
Give it a bit of time to start pulling the data from Torque.
Step 5:
Enjoy the dials. Don't crash your car while looking at the dials.
Bonus step:
Customize the displays to look like VW style ones!
I used the following dials, to match the Performance mode graphics.
You can use the following settings:
- Number of gauges: 3
- Layout: 3 gauges (style 2)
- Gauge style: Clear
Background to be used as custom background:
thanks man 