Foxwell Scan Tool on Prius Prime

Here's a link to what @High Mileage is taking about:

Possible Monthly install meets. Bay Area-Fremont

I have techstream on an old laptop.

But timing is contingent on COVID factors.

 

I bought OBD Link LX Bluetooth version. I think the native LX app is for Android and Windows only, but I think it can be used with third-party iOS apps. You may have to check this from someone who uses LX and iPhone. AFAIK it is as fast as MX+. Apps I have used it with Hybrid Assistant App, and it always gave me very quick responses. I also used it with the Carista app which is fully supported now at least on Android app. It is cheaper than MX+ (about half the cost at ~$60 new at most retailers, or you can pick up a used one for ~$20). I did purchase Prime-specific APP for LX for $10 (not a subscription, but the app is model year specific, so I bought one for 2017PP, but it would not work on 2020PP even though they may have the same functionality.

I also bought a Carista dongle later when it was on sale, but by the time I received it, I realized that Carista App has expanded the supported OBD dongles, and OBD Link LX was one of them. So I never used the Carista dongle. If you are interested, I can sell you cheap. You do not have to buy the dongle to get the free 30 days Carista app. You subscribe to the app and they give you a 30days free trial, if you do not cancel it then the subscription fee will be charged automatically at the end of the trial period. A least that's the way the Google Play Store subscription worked on my Android Phone. I suspect it will be similar for iPhone and Apple Store.

 

The OBDLink LX is only $60. Wouldn't that work?

The potential "gottchya" for the Carista adapter is if you try to use it later on with Hybrid Assistant. Guess how I found that out. Several of the data fields on the display will just say, "bad data" or something like that with the Carista. The OBSLink LX shows all the data.

 

Latter is the case. For LX, the app you download is free. It will give you basic scan capabilities similar to any handheld device you can buy suitable for multiple models of cars. For vehicle-specific PID, you have to shell out $10. Although it should work for multiple-year models, they force you to buy another model year-specific app. In my case, I bought an app for a 2017 PP, but I traded 2017 PP for a 2020 PP. I had to pay another $10 for the app for now 2020 PP.

 

I use the LX with my iPhone. Works fine. Of course, I had to dig up an Android phone to use Hybrid Assistant since they don't have an iOS version, but that's not what you're planning to do. All my iOS apps connect just fine with the OBDLink LX and with Carista.

The Carista subscription is for the Carista app, not the adapter so would have no impact on another app being used on another operating system. The Carista adapter works extremely well without subscription (since there's no subscription for the adapter) with every app I've tried on the iPhone (OBD Fusion, Carista, Engine Link, Dr. Prius, & Car Scanner). It just can't do everything that that HA requires and that's the only reason I got the OBDLink LX. It was recommended by the HA programmers. And it also works perfectly with all my iOS apps.

In other words, I've never yet seen anything the OBDLink LX would not do on either iOS or Android. I've seen one thing so far the Carista adapter could not do but it was a very demanding task.

 

Right. I have never even considered using the software that comes with those adapters. I already have the apps I want. I just need a connection to the car The adapters themselves are OS agnostic.

 

I own OBD-Link LX which I use occasionally to record trip data with Hybrid Assistant and analyse later on with Hybrid Report. I don't like it too much because tends to unpair from the car BT without any specific reason.

However, for the purpose of basic customizations such as belt chime and backup chime, I used Scangauge II, which usually I keep fitted in the RX. The Prius Gen III xgauge set on a Scangauge II demonstrated to work well for the removal of unnecessary and annoying chimes on:
1) Toyota Prius Gen III 2) Toyota Yaris HSD MY 2012 3) Lexus RX450h MY 2010 4) Toyota Prius PHV MY 2017 (AKA Prius Prime '17).