Torque – Android application review – HTC Thunderbolt and 2010 Ford F150
Torque, by Ian Hawkins Available in the Android market; free version to test it out, and a paid version (less than ) that is full featured (which is the version I’m using – some features I’m showing and/or using may not be available in the free version) I don’t normally do reviews, but this is such an awesome application for us automotive gear-heads, I thought it deserved one showing just how neat and useful it is. I don’t touch on everything like data logging and mapping like it is capable of, but mainly on just the OBDII trouble code reading and the real-time data it can display. The mentioning of turning the bluetooth off in the Pandora app ONLY APPLIES TO HTC DEVICES. They come pre-loaded with Pandora, and for whatever reason the built in bluetooth connectivity in the app interferes with the Torque app and causes it to lag when running, and ultimately lock the phone up when you try to exit the application. It’s not a big issue though, because simply turning Pandora’s bluetooth option off as shown in the video solves the problem, and then everything works perfectly fine. Non HTC devices do not appear to have this issue though. This is all in the info for the application in the Android Market, I just though I’d bring it up in the video as well. This is on a non-rooted 1 week old HTC Thunderbolt, and the vehicle is a 2010 Ford F150 with the 4.6l 3v engine. The bluetooth dongle I’m using is a cheap one I got off eBay. Many people might say not to use one because they … Video Rating: 4 / 5
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