WARNING about Launch scan tools before you buy! 

That is absolutely something that I plan to keep in mind for the future when I replace this scan tool with one from a company that can actually translate their software to english properly.

That is NOT ok either.

I sent back my Xtool D8S because most of the special functions only work on a few vehicles. Topology is great, but again depends on the vehicle. It may only display and scan 3 or 4 modules. Xtool is overrated

Thankfully I haven't had that problem, but after conversing with the Launch customer support, I've come to lean that they'd rather send out new products to people, rather than rolling back or combing through and fixing their broken software. They're sending me THEIR OWN branded tpm sensors and another tool to avoid fixing the software issue on the scanner.

Well I haven't seen too many people making videos warning people about the company and their products, so hopefully this helps the next guy who is considering buying one.

I paid for a product with a feature to deal with an annoying light on my dash. Now that product doesn't have that feature because they either unintentionally or maliciously removed it. That means I no longer have the product I paid for. Are you implying that you would be perfectly fine with something you paid several hundred dollars for suddenly no longer being capable of a feature you specifically bought it for? More importantly, if they don't care that it's lost that feature, what is the next feature they will be fine with the device loosing in the next few updates? How long before the device becomes virtually inoperable? At what point will I have a several hundred dollar piece of e-waste paperweight? By your reaction, I would guess that you also work for one of these unscrupulous companies and are simply playing p.r. damage control with a comment like that.

@@hellcat1988 why would you buy a full fledged bi directional scanner for TPMS specifically...

@@tragedytm6975 Because that was one of several functions I needed that a simple, non-bi-directional bluetooth dongle couldn't even read, let alone alter. That wasn't the only thing I bought it for though. I also bought it to diagnose abs and srs faults in my vehicles, as well as the vehicles of friends and family that I've been working on. Being able to diagnose a fault in the abs system due to a bad wheel speed sensor, or finding out which impact sensor for the srs systems is causing the airbag light allowed me to fix problems I would otherwise not have been able. The ability to activate various solenoids for testing during fault diagnosis was also a function that I bought it for. Now I'm in limbo as to when each of those functions will stop working, making the several hundred dollar scanner less and less advantageous when compared to the $20 amazon bluetooth obd2 adapter that I pair with Torque on my smartphone for reading basic trouble codes. It's like buying a computer, only to loose the ability to write to a usb drive. Sure, I can still use it for other things, and can still read the drive, but it's still a pain in the ass to know I now have to buy another computer to do a simple, basic function that the computer came with when I bought it.

@@tragedytm6975 Retarded Launch rep detected