Ok I use NONE of them.


The in control lock/startup ap scares me constantly. I turned the apt on in the office today and it told me my trunk was open and doors weren't locked. I then tried to lock and it told me of communication error. 5 minutes later it indicated the car was locked and armed. Tried climate start to warm it up before leaving and took five or six tries with communication error before I gave up. This has happened in different environments before. It has worked in this exact scenario before just seems random functionality and ergo useless

 

Yep, that's pretty much my feeling with "Remote" as well. It's too flaky to be taken seriously.

 

9 out of 10 times it works just fine for me. I do occasionally get the "Unlocked" message, but restarting the app seems to update the status properly.

 

Love the music app in Incontrol. Shows album artwork and is searchable.

 

I tried out the remote climate /start last night when we got out of the movies. Fired it up when credits rolled and by the time we got in the car it was nice and warm. Too bad the seat heaters don't fire up (although they get warm in no time).

 

I have given up on the remote app for the same reasons. Worthless. By the time I get the car started 15 min after firing up the app and waiting for the network connection, I'm walking out the door. This is the same story whether I'm connected to WiFi, or using cellular data and is location independent.

 

My 2014 Jeep Cherokee provided a free year of the UConnect app for remote controls. It also took 3 - 10 minutes for the command to be executed and confirmed back to the smartphone. It did come in handy for pre-cooling in our desert summer. However, I gave it up after the free trial period expired because the cost wasn't worth it given the performance and the few times I used it.

Desert Hiker

 

You need to check when the vehicle was last contacted. It says it at the bottom. If it was an hour ago, it might not reflect the current state.