Toyota dealership charges to reprogram options?

I think I'll do this. Is this it?

"Carista OBD2 Bluetooth Adapter, Scanner and App for iOS and Android: Diagnose, Customize and Service your Audi, VW, Toyota, Lexus, BMW, Mini or Scion with dealer level technology.
Price: $39.99 & FREE Shipping. Details "


Is this ^^ everything I need?

"PAID advanced features: manufacturer-specific diagnostics, vehicle settings personalizations, and electronic service tools. Free 1-month trial with adapter purchase"

Because ^this^ is confusing -- implies I need something else.

TIA

I believe that it is now a subscription service. Used to be one time payment, but now it is $10 for a week pass or $40/year. The one month trial is if you buy their $40 OBDII dongle. Most of the cheaper ones work, but for $40 and a month to make changes it is still cheaper than one visit to the dealer.
 
Have any of you professional technicians out there found out if any of the Snap On scan tools have the ability to control some of these features? I have not had a chance to hook up my truck to my shop scanner yet to find out...
 
Carista users, read this:

Dear me,
Thank you for your interest in Carista. Unfortunately, now you need a Bluetooth adapter on Android and a WiFi adapter on iOS. We are working on adding the option to use a WiFi adapter on Android and we hope to be ready for beta testing in the next couple of weeks. Would you be interested in trying it?

Regards,
Borislava Kaneva
Carista
 
Carista users, read this:

Dear me,
Thank you for your interest in Carista. Unfortunately, now you need a Bluetooth adapter on Android and a WiFi adapter on iOS. We are working on adding the option to use a WiFi adapter on Android and we hope to be ready for beta testing in the next couple of weeks. Would you be interested in trying it?

Regards,
Borislava Kaneva
Carista

i read it and...?

And bluetooth does work on IOS as I just used it 2 days ago.
 
Any issues connecting the Carista app to the Panlong ODBII adapter?
The app won't recognize it.

To ensure that the adapter works, I installed the Torque app and was able to connect.

:ybrick:

I had no issues connecting to the Panlong adapter using the Carista app.

If I remember correctly, there was an option for the ELM327 OBDII within the carista app, I just selected that and it worked.

*** Edit: Just to confirm, I uninstalled the Carista app and reinstalled to restart the process. When prompted to choose my ODBII device, I chose the ELM327 (Even though I Have the Panlong OBDII) and it connected fine.
 
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My dealer wanted to charge me an hour labor, like $130, to program a new smart key. I purchased the techstream cable and software for $20 and had it done in 5 minutes.

I guess I could see them charging for a half hour if that's their minimum, but an hour seems ridiculous for a 5 minute job.
 
I had no issues connecting to the Panlong adapter using the Carista app.

If I remember correctly, there was an option for the ELM327 OBDII within the carista app, I just selected that and it worked.

*** Edit: Just to confirm, I uninstalled the Carista app and reinstalled to restart the process. When prompted to choose my ODBII device, I chose the ELM327 (Even though I Have the Panlong OBDII) and it connected fine.

According to Carista, the android version is not able to connect to wifi adapters.

I'm going to dig around the web to see if I can find an older version of the app (apk).
 
According to Carista, the android version is not able to connect to wifi adapters.

I'm going to dig around the web to see if I can find an older version of the app (apk).

Have any friends with an iPhone you could possibly use to get it done?
 
Not adding anything to the Carista discussion, but thanks to this site, I knew to make the salesman put in the "We Owe" form that I get time in Techstream with the Tech.

Went to pick it up, told them what I wanted done, they ended up having to come get me and bring me back into the service bay to show them what to do. I tried to get them to real quick switch off the seat belt chime, but no dice.
 
Has the android version of the app ever been able to connect to a wifi obdii adapter?

I tried installing version 2.x and it still wants a bluetooth device.
 
Well, does anyone have an answer for android devices? I have this useless panlong dongle

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