Resetting the service indicator on 2012 Audi?

No 1 son has my old company car, a 2012 Audi A3 1.6 TDi. We've just done a service and want to stop the thing warning that the service is overdue. It's possible to reset the oil change service message manually by pulling the buttons on the dash, but the infuriating Service Due! message remains. My wife's convinced the thing is about to self-destruct despite my assurances that it's just a message and the service items have been done.
Our local indy garage say they won't reset it if they haven't done the work (they did it once before FFS!), and I'm not even bothering to call Audi. Is there a reasonably cost-effective way of resetting it?
A bit of googling hints that it may be possible with a OBDII dongle and some software, but I have no idea which will reliably do this. And is there a way of avoiding buying some ropy Chinese rubbish that's going to fry the car?
Our local indy garage say they won't reset it if they haven't done the work (they did it once before FFS!), and I'm not even bothering to call Audi. Is there a reasonably cost-effective way of resetting it?
A bit of googling hints that it may be possible with a OBDII dongle and some software, but I have no idea which will reliably do this. And is there a way of avoiding buying some ropy Chinese rubbish that's going to fry the car?
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Which doesn’t work on a 2012 car. I’ve watched that and about 50 other YouTube vids. Audi appear to have made it impossible to reset manually. I was just wondering if anyone had any experience of something affordable which plugs into the OBD socket...
I’m sure he’d love a Range Rover, Jag, McLaren or Lotus (do any of them count as British?) but the Audi’s hard to beat for economical motoring.
Audis may be economical but they are p1ss boring to drive unless you have an R or RS. Life's too short to drive a boring car.
I've ordered a Carista bluetooth thing to plug into the OBD socket and the pro version of the app will apparently reset the service indicator.
I'm part of the IT support for a big dealership and done enuff favours getting their sh i tty (not supported by us) VW diag machines up and running they owe me.
You sign up to get a month's trial of the necessary Pro functions because you bought their gadget; just need to remember to cancel in time if you don't want to pay the £40 annual subscription.
In future if I need to do it again I can just pay a tenner for a week's access to the Pro functions. Still a lot cheaper than being held to ransom by Audi.
The next cheapest option was £225 for the VCDS software / lead the PhotoNic69 mentioned. If I end up buying an Audi when I retire I might invest in that because it does a whole lot more. Essential if you want to replace rear pads on a car with an electronic parking brake, or prime the fuel system properly after a filter change.