Ford Mobile Vehicle Diagnostics
Ford DiagNow: Diagnostic Codes and Live Data for Ford
Senior reviews editor
- Decodes a VIN into specific model information
- Reads and clears trouble codes from every equipped module
- Live data parameters and live network monitoring
- Service bulletins for codes read from the vehicle
- Key programming and factory keyless entry code lookup
- Needs a Ford dealer or Motorcraft account with a subscription
What Ford DiagNow is for
Ford DiagNow is a diagnostic app from Ford Motor Co. The developer describes it as a way to work through a vehicle concern quickly, without a full scan tool and a laptop. It covers Ford, Lincoln and Mercury vehicles from 2010 onward.
The listing points dealership employees to a separate Ford page for more information. Most of the functions are aimed at people who work on the car, though the listing does not limit them to dealers.
Reading and clearing trouble codes
The app reads Diagnostic Trouble Codes from all equipped electronic control modules in the vehicle, and it can clear them. A cleared code is removed from the module's stored list, so a person can see whether a fault comes back after a repair.
For each code read from the car, the app shows the service bulletins and messages that Ford has issued for that code. That gives a technician or owner a starting point for the repair without leaving the app.
Live data and network monitoring
Live data parameters are readings the car reports while it runs, such as sensor values from its electronic modules. Watching them change lets a person check how a system behaves under different conditions.
The live vehicle network monitor shows traffic across the car's communication network. The listing does not say what specific messages it displays, so the monitor is best understood as a view of the network itself.
Key programming and keyless entry codes
The developer lists key programming as a function of the app. It is used to set up keys for the vehicle.
The app can also read the factory keyless entry code for a vehicle. The listing presents both as separate functions, each with its own note.
Account, subscription and the VCM Lite interface
To use the app, a person needs a valid Ford dealer account or a Ford Motorcraft account, and that account must have a Ford DiagNow subscription. The VIN lookup and the other functions depend on this account.
The listing names Ford VCM Lite as the interface needed to run the diagnostic functions with the vehicle. The app reads and clears codes, shows live data and runs the network monitor through that interface.
What's new
This update improves overall app performance by fixing crashes, adding diagnostic logs, and updating the Android target API. Camera access has been improved for scanning PTS VINs and QR codes. Fixes have also been made to PATS errors, Datalogger cancel and save functions, and the Keyless Entry flow. Delivery Mode and AdBlue validation have been refined. Login and translations have also been improved.
About this APK
The build we hold is Ford DiagNow 7.5.4 (APKS split bundle) for Android 5.0 and up.
- Version
- 7.5.4
- 500705004
- Requires Android
- 5.0+
- Target Android
- 16
- Package ID
- com.ford.diagnow
- Format
- APKS split bundle
- Malware scan
- Clean on 66 engines
- Permissions
- 13 declared · 4 sensitive
- Camera
- Modify files on your device
- Precise location
- Read files on your device
- Signed by
- CN=Android, O=Google Inc.
- Certificate SHA-256
- d4e11c450592c9e747adc804449e3b1ec2a283c8b83d0aedecc4a637229ccc05
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