OBD Auto Doctor Changelog

What's new in OBD Auto Doctor 4.5.2

Apr 9, 2024
  • Internal improvements
  • Updates to dependencies

New in OBD Auto Doctor 4.5.0 (Mar 6, 2024)

  • Major internal improvements on connectivity
  • Updates to the OBD functionality

New in OBD Auto Doctor 4.4.6 (Mar 6, 2024)

  • Improve software stability
  • Fix few minor issues
  • Fix issue with Windows dark mode, use light theme always for now

New in OBD Auto Doctor 4.0.0 (Dec 1, 2021)

  • Add initial support for OBD Auto Doctor account usage.

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.9.4 (Nov 26, 2021)

  • Maintenance release
  • Fix crashing on macOS 12 using classic Bluetooth

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.9.2 (Nov 9, 2021)

  • Maintenance release
  • Fix issue with new installs on macOS
  • Fix issue with some Linux distros

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.9.0 (Oct 26, 2021)

  • Add support for Windows 11
  • Add support for macOS 12 (Monterey)
  • Improve support for the latest and the oldest supported OS version in general
  • Minor fixes and improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.8.2 (Apr 20, 2021)

  • Maintenance release
  • Fix launch on some setups

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.8.0 (Apr 19, 2021)

  • Add possibility to export Sensor Grid graphs as image
  • Add support for OBDLink CX adapter (Windows, macOS)
  • Update user interface library (Qt 5.15)
  • Update other 3rd party libraries (OpenSSL, etc)
  • Improve support for new operating system versions
  • Improve performance
  • Drop support for macOS 10.12
  • Drop support for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and other i386 Linux distributions
  • Other minor fixes and improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.7.4 (Oct 2, 2020)

  • Maintenance release
  • Minor fixes and improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.7.2 (May 25, 2020)

  • Maintenance release
  • Minor fixes and improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.7.0 (Apr 6, 2020)

  • Update user interface library (Qt 5.12)
  • Update other 3rd party libraries (OpenSSL 1.1, etc)
  • Improve support for new operating system versions
  • Improve performance by using newer compiler and C++17 versions
  • Add better support for smaller screens
  • Minor fixes and improvements
  • Drop support for OS X 10.10 and OS X 10.11

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.6.2 (Jan 22, 2020)

  • Maintenance release
  • Minor fixes and improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.6.0 (Apr 18, 2019)

  • Notarize the software with Apple
  • Add better support for high DPI displays
  • Improve performance by using newer compiler and C++ versions
  • Update 3rd party libraries (Qt, OpenSSL, Windows support libraries)
  • Minor fixes and improvements
  • Drop support for Portuguese Brazil translation
  • Drop support for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.5.2 (May 21, 2018)

  • Maintenance release
  • Fix random crash on launch

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.5.0 (May 18, 2018)

  • Update user interface library (Qt)
  • Update Windows support libraries and used compiler versions
  • Add action to check for updates
  • Minor fixes and improvements
  • Drop support for Russian translation
  • Drop support for Windows XP SP3 and Windows Vista

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.4.8 (Feb 2, 2018)

  • Maintenance release
  • Fix rare parsing issue with clone adapter sending invalid data when using SAE J1850 VPW protocol
  • Enable the DTC reset button after the first freeze frame is fetched, don't wait for the rest

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.4.6 (Dec 27, 2017)

  • Maintenance release
  • Fixed a crash with the histogram

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.4.4 (Dec 7, 2017)

  • Maintenance release
  • Improve fuel consumption calculations, use lambda value from the car
  • Minor fixes and improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.4.2 (Oct 13, 2017)

  • Maintenance release
  • Update user interface library
  • Update Windows support libraries
  • Minor fixes and improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.4.0 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Add support for new calculated performance parameters: Engine Power, Torque and Boost Pressure
  • Add several new scaling IDs for the Mode $06 from the latest J1979 standard
  • Drop support for OS X 10.7
  • Drop support for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.3.2 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Maintenance release
  • Add support for LELink and Viecar BLE adapters on Mac and Linux
  • Improve Italian translation
  • Fix rare issue with some clone adapters and SAE J1850 multiline messages

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.3.0 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Add support for multiple Freeze Frames. The software is now able to fetch all available freeze frames from the control unit.
  • Add new Diagnostic Trouble Codes based on the latest J2012 standard. Total of 3899 new DTCs added.
  • Add user selectable timeout to console queries

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.2.4 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Maintenance release
  • Fix random crash in vehicle profile creation
  • Improve communication with some ELM327 dongles

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.2.2 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Maintenance release
  • Improve console operation
  • Fix minor issues

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.2.0 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Add sensor data histogram graph
  • Improve performance of sensor data graphs
  • Improve interoperability with some clone dongles

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.1.4 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Maintenance release
  • Tested to work with macOS Sierra (10.12)

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.1.2 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Maintenance release
  • Fixes for Bluetooth LE functionality

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.1.0 (Jun 13, 2017)

  • Add support for new Bluetooth LE adapters. Now supporting Kiwi 3 dongle.
  • Improve user interface icons
  • Improve interoperability with different adapters

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.0.8 (Mar 5, 2016)

  • Improve parsing of CAN data with clone adapters
  • Improve German translation

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.0.6 (Mar 5, 2016)

  • Improve parsing of J1850 and ISO 9141-2 data with clone adapters
  • Improve functionality for usage without vehicle profile
  • Improve software stability
  • Fix locale issue with graph data
  • Fix fuel trim names in Freeze Frame
  • Fix Equivalence Ratio (lambda) and Oxygen Sensor Current decimal counts

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.0.4 (Mar 5, 2016)

  • Add support for Engine Serial Number and Exhaust Regulation or Type Approval Number
  • Improve interoperability with adapters
  • Improve French translation
  • Fix issue with DTC and Freeze Frame data export

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.0.2 (Sep 14, 2015)

  • Improve internal communication
  • Fix some minor bugs
  • Improved user interface text translations by native translators.

New in OBD Auto Doctor 3.0.0 (Sep 14, 2015)

  • Redesigned user interface
  • Add support for OBD mode 8 (On-Board System, Test or Component service)
  • Increase the number of simultaneous sensors in the sensor graph to 6
  • Improve the automatic scaling of graphs
  • Add sensor graph grid as new features
  • Add support for readines monitor status for current drive cycle
  • Improve functionality with clone adapters reporting version 2.1
  • Remove support for some languages
  • Verified support for Windows 10

New in OBD Auto Doctor 2.0.4 (Apr 16, 2015)

  • Fixed special initialization case with USB adapters
  • Other minor improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 2.0.2 (Mar 19, 2015)

  • Fixed support for Windows XP
  • Fixed couple of bugs
  • Updated to use Qt 5.4.1

New in OBD Auto Doctor 2.0.0 (Mar 14, 2015)

  • Improved support for Windows 8.1 and Windows 8
  • Add possibility to export Diagnostic Trouble Codes and Freeze Frame
  • Add sensor data export functionality; export data to csv file
  • Add support for 16 new parameters (OBD2 parameters $70 - $7F)
  • Add possibility to graph two different sensors simultaneously
  • New languages: Polish
  • Updated to use Qt 5

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.8.4 (Sep 5, 2014)

  • New languages: Greek, Italian and Persian
  • Couple of bug fixes and improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.8.2 (May 8, 2014)

  • New languages: Hungarian and Portuguese Brazil
  • Some small improvements and fixes

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.8.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Add OBD Mode A support (Permanent trouble codes)
  • Minor improvements

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.7.2 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Add battery voltage and 15 other sensors
  • Update German translation

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.7.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Add calculated fuel economy sensor
  • Improvements to oscilloscope

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.6.2 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Fixes to communication with some clone adapters and SAE J1850 PWM protocol

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.6.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • New supported OBD adapters
  • New parameters
  • New OBD trouble codes
  • Several improvements
  • New languages: Czech, French, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish and Swedish

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.5.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Fixed licensing issue
  • German translation
  • Portuguese translation

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.4.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Added support for imperial units (English units)
  • Improved vehicle profiles to include selected PIDs
  • Added DTC database search for generic trouble codes
  • Improved sensor view illustration with PIDs reporting multiple values

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.3.1 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Dutch translation
  • Improved communication with some scantools by Scantool.net

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.3.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Support for WiFi (WLAN) wireless scan tools
  • Added option to select the used OBDII protocol manually
  • Minor updates and some bug fixes

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.2.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Support for Oxygen Sensor Monitoring Tests (mode $05)
  • Support for On-Board Monitoring Tests (mode $06)
  • Added support for ScanTool.net OBD interfaces (incl. OBDLink Scan Tool and other STN11XX adapters)
  • Improved functionality on non-CAN vehicles
  • Enhanced free demo version with more features unlocked

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.1.1 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Support for localization; added Finnish translation.

New in OBD Auto Doctor 1.1.0 (Feb 18, 2014)

  • Support for multiple Engine Control Units (ECU) on the same vehicle bus
  • Improved the User Interface to support two or more ECUs
  • Full header support for all supported protocols (PWM, VPW, ISO 9141-2, KWP and CAN)
  • Redesign of the sensor monitor view
  • Added support for service $09 infotypes: Calibration Identifications, Calibration Verification Numbers, In-use Performance Tracking, and ECU name