Vgate BLE 4.0 Dual Scanner

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As the title shows I bought a Vgate BLE 4.0 Dual Scanner. I followed the instructions linked from this site but I can’t get my phone to recognize the plugged in scanner. When I first insert the scanner all lights come on briefly: red, green and blue. Quickly, green and blue turn off and only the red stays on. My iPhone does not pick up the scanner under Bluetooth devices. The car is on while I am trying to get it to connect. Anyone with this scanner have any suggestions? Car is a 21 and I want to get a reading on the battery health/capacity. I have seen a bit more reduction in range during this 5th winter. Thanks for any help.
 
This sounds like it should work to me...
I am not familiar with the particulars of iPhone

A couple of thoughts -
  • Sometimes you have to initiate a scan for new devices
  • Do you have a list of devices that goes off the bottom of the screen? Maybe you can scroll down.
  • You could try turning off your phone's Bluetooth and turning it back on again. Maybe that will force a re-scan
  • I assume you are well within range (close to the vehicle).
  • Try a different phone... Do you have access to an Android phone?
Send a link to the specific device that you bought. It sounds right, but maybe seeing the actual device would help.
 
From what I can see, this looks like the right device.

Here is another thought...

The VGATE will go to sleep after being plugged in for a while. It will not wake up even if the vehicle is turned off and back on again.

So - Try this. Unplug the Vgate from the vehicle. Wait for a few seconds, then plug it back in and turn on the vehicle.
Then attempt to find the device again with your phone all within a few minutes.

If still no luck, I would suggest trying a different phone (even another iPhone if that's what is available to you).
 
I checked mine, using the carscanner app on ios, the vgate device does not show up in my blue tooth list until I connect it using the app. And then after disconnecting with the app the device disappeared from the blue tooth list.
 
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