I have an OBDLink LX Bluetooth for my 1997 Tacoma. I’d like to use Torque Pro, but my cellphone isn’t a smart phone. I plan to use my son’s Android, but I’d like to know the best way to set up this program. Can I download it onto my computer and then transfer it to his phone, or does he need to download it directly onto his phone? Can I use my email and credit card, or does he need to use his? Sorry to complicate things, but us seniors are a bit behind the times when it comes to technology. I’m open to any suggestions you have to offer.

I have Torque Pro installed on my old phone and it still works even though it hasn’t been connected to a data service or wifi for over a year.

Quote from BJL on October 23, 2014
But will there be a problem if the phone number for the phone is changed?

I hope there is someone who can address my specific questions and give me specific answers.

1) Can I purchase the program using my email and credit card and then install it on my son’s phone, or does he have to purchase it using his email and credit card?

2) If it is on his phone and I change the phone number for that phone, will the program still work?

1. Yes, you can
2. As long as the phone still the same, program still work, unless you change the phone, you have to install the new one

Obviously, the people on this forum are different from the helpful people I’ve encountered on other forums. Everyone here seems to be too wrapped up in themselves to answer simple questions. If you don’t know the answer, don’t bother to advertise your ignorance by spouting garbage on a forum. My questions have nothing to do with the five dollars; they were my attempt to understand the process of how this is all handled. Pardon me for wanting to understand something. What do you think you are proving with your posts? I guess I’ll have to find another source of information where people actually care about more than just trying to prove they are better than everyone else.

Sorry Pren, I missed your post. Thank you for answering my questions.

Hi!

Torque is registered to the /google/ account that bought it – this means that you’ll need to be logged into google play for googles servers to recognised that you own the app

You can use multiple android devices with the same google account (I use several here, phones and tablets all logged into my google account) and it’s normal to share apps between phones on the same account (pretty much expected as this lets you do things like upgrade your phone and take all your apps with you)

Nothing is tied to the phone number or the device itself, so you can happily switch providers, phone numbers, and phones, and keep your apps (not just Torque, but any app you have purchased). All you need to do is sign into the google account that you used to purchase your apps (they will usually then become available to you to re-download in Google Play)

Hi!

I’m not sure – last time I checked that you had to switch accounts manually, so yes, you can have multiple accounts, but not at the same time (you’ll need to switch from one to the other, and that will likely mean that some of your paid apps may stop working until you switch back to the google play account that purchased them)

I’m not sure that’s changed recently