Please keep in mind that V2 units are backordered for a 1-2 week minimum at this time.
I actually bought a V1.2 a few months after my V2.0, and am currently selling my V2.0. I had no intention of mounting the V2.0 to monitor parameters, and when I tried a few times anyway, I could never find a comfortable way to route the long ODB2 cable that connects the unit to the car's port. It always either dangled (hitting my legs), or blocked my view. By contrast, the V1.2 is just a small bluetooth module that plugs directly into the car's ODB2 port. It's about 2" x 1" in size, only weighs a few grams, and plugs directly into the port itself, without any dangling parts (it never comes close to touching my legs, if you were wondering). You just plug it in, leave it in, and forget that it's there - out of sight, out of mind.
I didn't realize it was that small and w/o the cord. That's a *huge* benefit for those who want to run it 24/7. The only drawback for the '18 crowd is that the tuner view stuff still doesn't work as I understand. For the '16-'17 crowd... there's practically no reason to own a V2.0 once you run the data through your infomat.
Awesome write-up! You can use TunerView Lite on your rooted headunit to flash tunes?! So you can store actual tunes onto the headunit's memory and flash as if were a laptop?! That's crazy. Do you need to load them into the headunit via USB first? Very interested on how this all works. How does running TunerView Lite on your headunit interact with its other functions like the radio and Android Auto/Apple CarPlay?
Wait what's holding the '18s back from using TunerView Lite on their headunits opposed to '16-'17? I thought the headunits were the same?
There's a thread for tuner view... I think maybe Ktuner themselves started. The last I saw, the '18s still could not use it. While the hardware is the same, I thought there were software differences that prevented it from working. This is as of several weeks ago... so it may no longer be a thing.
Yep - unlike Hondata which, if I recall correctly, is similar to a small laptop power brick and connects to the car via a long cable, the V1.2 is the size of large container of Tic Tacs (but lighter) and plugs directly in. You can wirelessly monitor everything, flash tunes, or take logs. And when you head into the dealer for service, just use your car's stock infotainment screen to flash back to stock, pop off the V1.2 and throw it in your pocket. Good to go.
The tunes are actually stored on the V1.2 itself - it's like a large flash memory stick with an ODB2 connector on the end. When you want to load a new tune onto it, you just take it inside and plug it into your computer (via a standard micro USB to USB A port on the back). Save your tunes to the module using the KTuner desktop app, then disconnect, pop it back on the car, and use the TunerView Lite app right from the stereo's infotainment screen to flash. FYI - this is also how you load tunes onto the V2.0, so no difference between the two versions there.
Nope, there is root available for the 18's already. It's actually a bluetooth issue holding things up right now. Something about the bluetooth on the 18's has changed, and it no longer allows pairing to devices like KTuner (though clearly still works with phones).
