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Widgets, Siri & Shortcuts
Everything EvmetricsOBD adds to your iPhone outside the app itself, and how to set each one up.
Your car, without opening the app
Everything on this page runs on iPhone. Widgets and Live Activities show the last reading the app captured: they never talk to the OBD adapter themselves, so open the app (or CarPlay) to refresh them.
Home Screen widgets
Nine widgets, each in small, medium and large sizes. They also work in StandBy and on the CarPlay Dashboard, and tapping one opens the matching screen. Live widgets dim and show an Updated time once their reading is more than a minute old, so an old figure never passes for a live one.
| Widget | What it shows | Tap opens |
|---|---|---|
| Garage | An overview of your garage: charge, temperature, cost and alerts for your most recently scanned vehicles. | Garage |
| Charge | Energy added, speed and duration from your current or last charge. | Charging |
| Journey | Distance, energy and efficiency from your current or last drive. | Journeys |
| Power Monitor | Live power and SoC monitoring for CarPlay and the home screen. | Dashboard |
| Battery Pack | Live battery module temperatures for CarPlay and the home screen. | Dashboard |
| Temperature Monitor | Live aggregate temperature monitoring for CarPlay and the home screen. | Dashboard |
| Tyres | Live tyre pressure and temperature for CarPlay and the home screen. | Dashboard |
| Climate | Live duct and seat temperatures for CarPlay and the home screen. | Dashboard |
| Track Dial | Your last lap on the Track Day status dial: peak G-force, braking, top speed and temperatures, with your lap times. Updates when a lap completes. | Track Day |
Lock Screen widgets
Five compact widgets for the Lock Screen, readable at a glance without unlocking.
| Widget | What it shows | Shapes |
|---|---|---|
| Charge Level | Battery charge, or fuel level, from the last reading. | Circular, inline (above the clock) |
| Warnings | The most serious active warning, and how many others there are. | Rectangular, circular |
| Tyres | Pressure or temperature at each corner, with a mark on any that is out of range. | Rectangular |
| Last Charge | Energy added and charge gained in your current or last charge. | Rectangular |
| Dongle StatusNew | Whether EvmetricsOBD is connected to your OBD adapter, over which link, and to which car. Stays on the Lock Screen when nothing is connected, with the time it last was. Tap to open the Dongle screen. | Rectangular, circular, inline |
Live Activities & Dynamic Island
Two Live Activities start on their own while a car is connected. They sit in the Dynamic Island and on the Lock Screen, and their small layout also appears on the CarPlay Dashboard and in a paired Apple Watch's Smart Stack. For the adapter link at a glance even when nothing is connected, add the Dongle Status Lock Screen widget.
Adapter link
The state of the connection to your OBD adapter, and how it is connected.
- Searching, Connecting, Starting up, Connected, Link lost, Reconnecting
- Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or USB
- Whether the drive is being recorded
- Tap to open the Dashboard
Drive, charge or track session
The session in progress: distance, speed and efficiency on a drive; power, battery and energy added on a charge.
- Becomes Last drive, Last charge or Last session with the final figures when it ends
- Tap to open Journeys, Charging or Track Day
Control Center, Lock Screen & Action button
One control, Connect to Car: "Opens EvmetricsOBD and connects to your OBD adapter." Put it in Control Center, in place of the torch or camera at the bottom of the Lock Screen, or on the Action button, and one press gets you connected as you sit in the car.
In Demo Mode the control opens the Dongle screen instead of connecting.
How to add the control →Siri phrases
Nine shortcuts work with Siri straight after install, with nothing to set up. Say the phrase with the app's name in it. The reading answers come from the last reading, with the phone locked and the app closed, and always say how old that reading is.
| Shortcut | Say |
|---|---|
| Charge Level |
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| Check Adapter |
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| Tyre Readings |
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| Oil Temperature |
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| Pack Temperature |
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| Vehicle Status |
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| Read a Group |
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| Scan for FaultsPro |
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| Connect |
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Shortcuts actions
Twenty actions in the Shortcuts app. Combine them into your own shortcuts, or run them from automations, for example connecting the moment CarPlay starts. Actions marked "Opens the app" bring EvmetricsOBD to the front; the others answer in place.
| Action | What it does | Options |
|---|---|---|
| Connection | ||
| Connect to the Vehicle | Connects EvmetricsOBD to your OBD adapter and starts reading the vehicle. Opens the app. | |
| Disconnect from the Vehicle | Disconnects EvmetricsOBD from your OBD adapter and stops reading the vehicle. | |
| Diagnostics | ||
| Check OBD Adapter | Reports which OBD adapter EvmetricsOBD is connected to, over which connection, and on which protocol. | |
| Get Charge Level | Reports your vehicle's charge or fuel level and estimated range, from the last reading if it is parked. | |
| Get Vehicle Status | Reports your vehicle's charge or fuel level, estimated range, odometer and how many warnings are active. | Vehicle (another Garage car needs Pro) |
| Get Tyre Readings | Reports the temperature or pressure at each wheel, as your vehicle's TPMS sensors last reported them. | Temperature, Pressure, or Temperature and Pressure |
| Get Engine Oil Temperature | Reports your engine's oil temperature, on vehicles that report one. | |
| Get Battery Pack Temperature | Reports the high-voltage battery pack's module temperatures: the average, the hottest or coldest module, or the spread between them. | Average, Hottest Module, Coldest Module, Spread |
| Read a Sensor | Reads any sensor your vehicle reports, by name. British and American wording are both understood. | Sensor name |
| Read a Metric Group | Reads back a whole group of readings at once: the tyres, the battery pack, engine vitals, climate control and more. | Tyres, Battery Pack, Cell Voltages, State of Charge, State of Health, 12V Battery, Climate Control, Engine Vitals, Intake and Exhaust, Drivetrain, Odometer, Temperatures |
| Get Fault Codes | Reports the trouble codes found by the last scan, with the official fault name for each. | |
| Scan for Fault CodesPro | Runs the Trouble Code Scanner across your vehicle's modules and reports how many faults were found. Opens the app. | |
| Journeys | ||
| Save the Current DrivePro | Closes and saves the drive EvmetricsOBD is currently recording. Opens the app. | |
| Get Recent JourneysPro | Reports your most recent drives: distance, energy used and how long each took. | How many (1 to 10) |
| Get Distance DrivenPro | Totals how far you have driven over a calendar period or a recent window, from your logged journeys. | A number of days, This week, This month, Last month, This year, Last year, All time |
| Fleet | ||
| Get Running CostsPro | Reports what this vehicle has cost you: spent over the last year, due over the next, and the annual run rate. | |
| Get Next Scheduled CostPro | Reports the next scheduled cost on this vehicle: what it is, what it costs and when it falls due. | |
| Workshop | ||
| Get Workshop JobsPro | Reports how far through your workshop checklists this vehicle is, and what each one found. | |
| Get Workshop FailuresPro | Reports which checks failed or were flagged as advisories across this vehicle's workshop jobs. | |
| Navigation | ||
| Open an EvmetricsOBD Screen | Opens EvmetricsOBD on a chosen screen. Useful in automations: open the Dashboard when CarPlay connects, for example. | Dashboard, Health, Dongle, Garage, Workshop, Fleet, Journeys, Charging, Track Day, Tools, CAN Buses, Backups, Settings |
Spotlight
Swipe down on the Home Screen and search for a registration, a fault code or just the symptom. Results open straight on the right screen in the app. The index stays on your iPhone.
| Indexed | Details |
|---|---|
| Vehicles | Every car in your Garage. |
| Sensor readings | The latest readings, refreshed when a connection ends or the app goes to the background. |
| Fault codes | The full fault-code database bundled with the app, searchable by code, name or "trouble code" and "DTC". |
| JourneysPro | Your logged drives. |
| Workshop jobsPro | Your workshop checklists. |
Demo Mode data is never added to Spotlight.
How to search with Spotlight →Quick Actions
Long-press the EvmetricsOBD icon to jump straight to a screen. You choose up to four in the app; the defaults are Dashboard, Garage, Journeys and Fleet.
How to choose your Quick Actions →CarPlay app Pro
EvmetricsOBD appears on the CarPlay screen with a Power Monitor list that refreshes about every two seconds, and an adapter section to connect over Bluetooth, Wi-Fi or USB without touching the phone. The widgets and Live Activities above can also sit on the CarPlay Dashboard, free.
More about CarPlay →Links & files
An evmetricsobd:// link opens the app on a given screen, from a Shortcuts "Open URL" action, a
note, or a reminder. Files EvmetricsOBD exports open back into it from Files, AirDrop, Mail or Messages.
Screen links
evmetricsobd://dashboard, health, dongle, vehicles (Garage),
workshop, fleet, journeys, charging, trackDay,
tools, canbuses, backups, settings.
A screen that is not available goes to Health.
File types
.evobdVehicle Data.evmwtWorkshop Template.evmtrackTrack Session.evmfleetFleet.evmjourneyJourneys.evmchargeCharges
Step-by-step setup
The Support page walks through adding every widget, control and shortcut.
Open the setup FAQ →