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Mx dongle bluetooth issues

subzero747
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Hi guys bluetooth seems to be playing up on laptop and not detecting any devices, can I hot spot phone to laptop and connect the phone bluetooth to oblink and run forscan on laptop still of will programming not send through the multiple devices?

Also can android forscan now change programming like the PC?
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subzero747 wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 2:40 pm Hi guys bluetooth seems to be playing up on laptop and not detecting any devices, can I hot spot phone to laptop and connect the phone bluetooth to oblink and run forscan on laptop still of will programming not send through the multiple devices?

Also can android forscan now change programming like the PC?
Don't know about the first question.

Forscan on Windows is needed to alter the settings.
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got the bluetooth working now was bluetooth dongle not Oblink issue.

so the paid Forscan app is the same as other free ones just code clearing and gauges?
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subzero747 wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:47 pm so the paid Forscan app is the same as other free ones just code clearing and gauges?
Yes

If you read this it will all be clearer viewtopic.php?f=12&t=2074

That is for a USB Dongle but all the instructions are the same.
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subzero747 wrote: Tue Nov 13, 2018 10:47 pm got the bluetooth working now was bluetooth dongle not Oblink issue.

so the paid Forscan app is the same as other free ones just code clearing and gauges?
From reading the play store description, that sounds correct.
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