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What Scooter Tools actually does to your scooter: it reads data already reported over Bluetooth and shows it on a dashboard, without installing, modifying or unlocking anything.

Why the connection between Scooter Tools and your scooter is a direct Bluetooth link with no cloud step involved, and exactly where your scooter data actually goes.

What's the same and what's different between the Scooter Tools iOS and Android apps today, including widgets, Apple Watch and iCloud sync.

How the Scooter Tools watchOS companion shows your scooter's key stats on your wrist, synced from the main iPhone app, and what you need to set it up.

How Scooter Tools' home and lock screen widgets on Apple devices show your scooter's key stats at a glance, reading from the same App Group data the app itself uses.

How Scooter Tools reads battery percentage, estimated range, temperature and mileage directly from your scooter's BMS over Bluetooth and shows them on your live dashboard.

How Scooter Tools saves trip history and ride stats locally on your device as you ride, without sending your route or vehicle control commands to any cloud service.

See how Not My Scooter uses your phone's own sensors for a speedometer-style dashboard, with no Bluetooth connection to a vehicle.

Learn what the DRV, BMS and BLE firmware components mean and why Scooter Tools checks all three to confirm compatibility with your scooter.

Understand what SHFW is, how it compares to Official firmware and CFW, and what Scooter Tools reads from scooters running it.

Understand what CFW (custom firmware) means for Scooter Tools monitoring and compatibility — it only reads data, it never installs or modifies firmware.

See if the Ninebot F40 works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the Ninebot F30 works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the Ninebot F25 works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the Ninebot F20 works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the Ninebot Max G30 works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware and CFW, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the German-market Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter Lite works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter 3 works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter Pro 2 works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the Xiaomi Mi Electric Scooter 1S works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware and CFW, and what you can monitor once connected.

See if the Xiaomi M365 Pro (China version) works with Scooter Tools on Official firmware and CFW, and what you can monitor once connected.

Pair a compatible Ninebot or Segway scooter with Scooter Tools over Bluetooth and start monitoring speed, battery and range, no manufacturer account needed.

How to pair a Xiaomi or Mi Electric Scooter running Official firmware with Scooter Tools over Bluetooth — no Mi account needed.

Understand Official firmware, CFW and NB, the three Bluetooth modes Scooter Tools recognizes, and what each one means for monitoring your scooter.

See which Ninebot and Segway scooter models work with Scooter Tools and what you can monitor once connected, without a manufacturer account.

See which Xiaomi and Mi Electric Scooter models work with Scooter Tools, what Official firmware and CFW mean for compatibility, and what you can monitor once connected.

Scooter Tools is now available on Android! A native Kotlin app to connect to your scooter, monitor BLE data, record trips and view your stats.

Scooter Tools surpasses 560K downloads, an incredible milestone. Plus, news about Printer Tools, AdMate, and the jump to Android with native Kotlin

Intense months of recovery, but Scooter Tools hasn't stopped: 441K downloads, 5.17M impressions, 20 languages and migration to Astro

7 months later! Scooter Tools reaches 181K downloads, 20 languages and #17 position in Spain, with +420% growth since launch

Three months later! Scooter Tools has tripled its downloads reaching 109K, improved compatibility and optimized user experience

Discover the incredible journey of Scooter Tools from a simple idea during quarantine to becoming a successful app with 34.6K downloads. Learn about the development process, challenges overcome, and the story behind this electric scooter monitoring app that helps users manage their Xiaomi and Ninebot scooters.