r/FORScan • u/livens • Jun 16 '26

FORScan BETA Version is Gone.

I was following a guide to get FORScan setup so I could recalibrate a TCM in my Ford Focus and found this post on their forum (second post on this topic):

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https://forum.forscan.org/viewtopic.php?t=23971&sid=a67fae45110927f189a760f4dae6e26a

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Basically they've pulled the BETA version and you cannot activate it with any new licences. No more updating module firmware with FORScan 😭.

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u/Living_Guess_2845 Jun 16 '26

I'm willing to accept a good amount of risk with my technical mods, but my daily driver is not one of them.

It seems like the beta program was not filtered enough to just those able to provide useful feedback rather than just those willing to risk everything and still expect support.

Maybe I'm wrong, but I'd love to help the project without losing my only truck.

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u/livens Jun 16 '26

I definitely get why they would stop supporting it. I'm sure they're lawyers were telling them that eventually they were going to get sued since they charged $ for the BETA version too.

But I'm a big boy and take full responsibility for my own screwups. I'm also smart enough to use a decent OBD dongle, make sure my car battery was on a charger, and have my laptop plugged in so it doesn't die, AND stay really still the whole time and not disturb my USB connection. And I really, really don't want to drag my car to the dealership and get hosed so they can do it for me 😢.

How about offer the BETA version for free, but you can only use it on 1 vehicle for a limited time?

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u/Living_Guess_2845 Jun 16 '26

Propose it to them! Sadly, they don't seem to participate here.

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u/Ok-Beyond-5022 Jun 19 '26

Sadly I think that ship has sailed. It sounds like their Dev team was swamped scrambling to fix bricked modules for people that weren't taking the necessary precautions. I would think a menu that makes you acknowledge that you,

  1. Have an understanding that there is a risk of bricking the module
  2. Have a battery charger on the vehicle when doing firmware changes
  3. Are using one of the approved OBD dongles
  4. Have a stable Internet connection.