No Widgets, No Shortcuts, No Control Center Actions, No Watch Complications
It feels very “first world problems” to complain about the app I can use to remotely start my car from anywhere on Earth lacking functionality, but here goes:
My wife has a Drone installed in her vehicle, and I can use Siri to start, lock, or unlock her car. I can have a widget accessible on my Home Screen to instantly control those functions. I have no way to do that with the Dodge App. I can’t have a widget on my Home Screen that allows me to quickly start my car. I can’t use Shortcuts to enable voice control. I can’t even put a complication on my Apple Watch. There is no integration between the Dodge app and any of Apple’s hardware or software features.
I’m thankful that there’s an Apple Watch app, though that too is a poor experience. I get that security is important, but more often than not when I go to open the Dodge app on my watch, it tells me I need to sign in on my phone. There’s no point in having it on my watch if I can’t use it, and the watch is already password protected so I don’t really believe it’s a security risk to allow the app to just work.
I should also note that the GPS locator is slow to update. It does work but even after I refresh it’s sometimes several minutes before the correct location appears, even after my car’s been parked in the same spot for half a day. If I were trying to use the app to remember where I parked or, god forbid, to locate my vehicle after a theft incident, this would be beyond frustrating.
I appreciate that this app exists. Remote vehicle control was one of the biggest features I looked forward to when I bought my Durango. It’s better than nothing, but it could really stand some more attention. I sincerely hope that, especially given that I pay a subscription for these features, Stellantis will decide to address some or all of my concerns. I’m happy to re-review in the future if that ever happens.
My wife has a Drone installed in her vehicle, and I can use Siri to start, lock, or unlock her car. I can have a widget accessible on my Home Screen to instantly control those functions. I have no way to do that with the Dodge App. I can’t have a widget on my Home Screen that allows me to quickly start my car. I can’t use Shortcuts to enable voice control. I can’t even put a complication on my Apple Watch. There is no integration between the Dodge app and any of Apple’s hardware or software features.
I’m thankful that there’s an Apple Watch app, though that too is a poor experience. I get that security is important, but more often than not when I go to open the Dodge app on my watch, it tells me I need to sign in on my phone. There’s no point in having it on my watch if I can’t use it, and the watch is already password protected so I don’t really believe it’s a security risk to allow the app to just work.
I should also note that the GPS locator is slow to update. It does work but even after I refresh it’s sometimes several minutes before the correct location appears, even after my car’s been parked in the same spot for half a day. If I were trying to use the app to remember where I parked or, god forbid, to locate my vehicle after a theft incident, this would be beyond frustrating.
I appreciate that this app exists. Remote vehicle control was one of the biggest features I looked forward to when I bought my Durango. It’s better than nothing, but it could really stand some more attention. I sincerely hope that, especially given that I pay a subscription for these features, Stellantis will decide to address some or all of my concerns. I’m happy to re-review in the future if that ever happens.
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