Car Minder app compatibility with iOS 14.5

Same thing happened to me. The database file can be extracted from a backup with iMazing but not just by browsing the phone. Run a backup with iMazing then use the application to browse for the file. Works like a charm

This particular developer seems to be completely gone. His website is no longer registered and no way to contact through the app store. All my vehicle maintenance records are GONE!

iMazing and SQLiteBrowser worked for me too. Here is the SQL I used to get my data:

select *
from (
	select 
		date(r.date, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') as Date
		, c.name as Vehicle
		, r.mileage as Mileage
		, s.name as 'Service / Repair'
	from record r
	left join service s on s.id = r.service_id
	left join car c on c.id = s.car_id

	union

	select 
		date(r.date, 'unixepoch', 'localtime') as Date
		, c.name as Vehicle
		, r.mileage as mileage
		, r.name as 'Service / Repair'
	from repair r
	left join car c on c.id = r.car_id
) a
order by a.Date

Fuelly is sorta OK. Just started using it. I do wish CarMinder was still maintained. Too bad the developer has disappeared. Or at the very least offered to open-source the product.

Give this a try:

Open App Store app

Tap the circle at the top with your profile pic in it

Tap Purchased

Tap My Purchases

See if the app is there with a cloud next to it. Tap the cloud if it is.

Thanks for all the responses. I ended up using a backup utility to extract the data file and then used an SQL (?) reader to get the data. It was pretty time intensive. Lesson learned. I won’t use an app like this again for data tracking since my data is at the mercy of a developer updating the app. I’m making my own spreadsheet to track it for me.

I hate answers like SravanKrA gave.... they are no help at all. They might as well just say, "blue."

I used to have Moto Minder. I really liked it and put all my vehicles in it. Then Apple updated their software and it quit. I then found Car Minder. I'm pretty sure it's the same developer, but guess what? All my vehicles are in it and now it doesn't work.

This is not only frustrating, but I've lost all the scheduled maintenance for my vehicles, the mileage, and most importantly, the service history. (The program quit emailing the services to me.)

What good are these apps if Apple doesn't write backward compatibility into the new updates?

I definitely had to download the app on the old iPhone as it did not have the carminder app installed. As part of the app restore it asked me to sign in with the same Apple ID as the updated phone and then it automatically downloaded the app as part of the restore process. Not sure exactly how this worked as I know the app is no longer available when you search in the App Store. Hope that helps!

Yeah I tried reading the folder too but no luck. Once you have the app backed up from your current phone, you drag and drop it (as I recall) to the other phone running the older iOS. Then it goes through some restore steps and that should be it. I did not need to buy a license to complete this. Hope it works for you!!!

OK, I got it! I had to buy the license in order to restore the data file back to my older phone. I was able to find a promo code, so it only cost me $25. I now have the app loaded with the data, along with the exported .csv files from SQLite. Now I'll spend the time and work on organizing some sort of file. Maybe Excel? Maybe something in Notes? Note sure yet.

Also, I downloaded the app called "Carminder" (one word). It's very similar to the original. I contacted the developer (and he responded!) asking him to keep improving his app as it's missing some things like being able to add notes. Maybe if others contact him he will continue.

Thank again everyone for their help. :)

If you are talking about recovering CarMinder data, see the posting from morrij6 which has step by step instructions which I used to download the data off my iPhone. Then, loaded the data into Excel.

https://imazing.com/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw5auGBhDEARIsAFyNm9HTwJYTsWQdOCqvZ4W_X4FKqroh9m8eH1qXhVg56ykYqsOlaCNuwlMaArIIEALw_wcB

IMazing worked for me. Best of luck!

Read the thread. A poster has found a solution to get the data out of the app and the solution can be found if you take your time to read past the first post.

Does anyone have experience with extracting data from an app when you cannot load it anymore due to Apple breaking the app with a iOS update? I have relied on this app for years and the developer does not appear to be active any longer. I actually need some of this data to prove a warranty claim for tires (I need to prove number miles on these tires) and I can't even load the existing app data right now.

AJT218 wrote:

This is a ridiculous answer. We can’t get a hold of the developer and Apple is holding our car maintenance data where we can’t get to it. We need this historical data!!!!

You are completely misinformed. Apple does NOT own the app, the code for the app or hold ANY of your data which is in that app.