Please stop forcing us to use smart mechanic
I loved carly for its ease of use. It’s not the strongest diagnostic tool out there for sure, but it mostly does its job. It had helped me many times, but recently they added the smart mechanic feature. At first it didnt bother me because it didnt affect how the scanner worked, but with the latest update, carly keeps trying to connect to the smart mechanic server everytime I run diagnostic on my car. It’s extremely, extremely annoying because it significantly slows down the diagnostic. I have to wait for 5 minutes after the diagnostic is completed to see the report because it tries (and fails) to connect to the smart mechanic server. I have gen 2 scanner which uses wifi to connect, meaning I dont have internet connection whenever I’m connected to the scanner. So trying to connect to the server when I’m using the scanner is impossible, yet the app keeps trying, and as a result, I get the loading screen for 5 minutes after the diagnostic is completed, then another 5 minutes to sync the report, then another 5 minutes whenever I click on an error, 5 more minutes when I click “back” to check another error. If carly doesnt fix this issue, I will cancel my subscription. UPDATE: Carly still tries to connect to the Smart Mechanic server, even more rigorously now. It tries to connect both before and after the diagnostic. I found a workaround to counter this issue, which is NEVER to tap “connect car” before entering the diagnostic page. Once it connects to the smart mechanic server, then run diagnostic. Once it reaches 100%, disconnect from wifi so the phone can use its mobile data to connect to the server. It’s very annoying. What was once an easy task, now takes a much longer time. To the developer, I’m sure people love your Smart Mechanic feature, but please fix this issue. The app should only try to connect to the server AFTER the diagnostic is completed, and only if the user chooses it.