Solution: Pull ELM327 out of the socket and put it back again. Possible reason #1: Software bug in the device (it happens very often with cheap ELM327 clones) 2) ELM327 part of the device is not responding. Solution: Go to iOS Settings -> WiFi and connect to network that is called “OBDII WiFi” or something similar. List of most common reasons of connection issues and their solutions: 1) iPhone/iPad not connected to ELM327 OBDII WiFi network.

In this case you should set Wi-Fi network settings manually (read point #4).

This often happens with iOS 14 and higher (yes, iOS 15 is higher than iOS 14). This is very important! You would see Wi-Fi network checked in iOS settings, but you wouldn’t see Wi-Fi icon in the top bar. Please, don’t be the one, who have connected to his home Wi-Fi network and asking why he can’t connect to the ELM327 device.ģ) While iOS is expecting normal Wi-Fi network with Internet access, it may connect to ELM327/OBDII Wi-Fi network, check that it doesn’t provide Internet access and use “iOS magic”: show to the user that iPhone/iPad is connected to the Wi-Fi network, but doesn’t actually use this network. “Keenetic-1234”, “MyHOME”, etc.) or your car brand (e.g. It’s never called like your home network (e.g. This network usually have name “OBDII WiFi” or “WiFi OBD2” or something like that. You should do this before you try to connect in Car Scanner. Besides, ELM327 uses simple TCP/IP connection, that is usually not affected by iOS version update.Ģ) ELM327 device with Wi-Fi connetion type pretends to be a Wi-Fi access point and creates Wi-Fi network, that you should connect using iOS settings. Car Scanner is always updated to support latest iOS versions. First of all, you should understand 3 simple things:ġ) Car Scanner supports all iOS versions, even the latest one.

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