See Pro Power Usage Outside of Truck?

[astrand1]

IIRC the old version of the Fordpass app relied on data transmission for this via bluetooth.

Bluetooth if close enough otherwise it would use cellular.

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[TaxmanHog]

Bluetooth if close enough otherwise it would use cellular.

Correct, but I think it would fail to function when the phone was too far, for some reason that aplet never worked correctly over the cell network.

 

[astrand1]

Correct, but I think it would fail to function when the phone was too far, for some reason that aplet never worked correctly over the cell network.

I never had an issue as long as truck and my iPhone had service. Although I did have to manually refresh to see data with a screen pull down IIRC.

 

[zinkscott]

You can also start the climate.

Really? I haven’t found that option yet.

 

[Maquis]

Really? I haven’t found that option yet.

You don’t have the fan button?

 

[zinkscott]

You don’t have the fan button?

Ahh, on my watch I do. Widgets on the phone are locks only I’ve seen.

 

[Maquis]

Ahh, on my watch I do. Widgets on the phone are locks only I’ve seen.

Were we talking about the widget? My bad.

 

[TaxmanHog]

I never had an issue as long as truck and my iPhone had service. Although I did have to manually refresh to see data with a screen pull down IIRC.

You had better luck than I on Android.

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