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Sep 21st, 2019, 22:08 | #1 |
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VOC app, car location while driving
Today I just found out that when you open VOC app and the car is on and you get the “car is in use” message, you can tap the map button and see the real time location of the car.
I am 95% sure this was not possible before. If I’m not wrong I remember there was a guy here whose car was stolen and he was not even able to get the location from Volvo directly. Can anyone help me understand if this is indeed a new feature of VOC app, or it was always there but I was so ignorant and never pressed the map button? Thanks
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But I have found an alternative this week using the car’s already installed Glympse App. For the 1st time in the 12 months of ownership of my latest XC60 I was a passenger yesterday so I started playing with the built in SENUS Apps most of which I had ignored as my iPhone could do the same much faster. When I tried Glympse for the 1st time & set up the corresponding App on my iPhone I found with the correct Account/App privacy settings that I was able to view my car’s location & direction of travel, etc whilst a passenger in the car, likewise I can view the car’s location anytime just as on the VOC app. So the end result is that I should be able to now ‘view’ my car’s location at any stage whilst it is being driven away should it be stolen unlike the VOC’s useless failings in this area. Has anyone else used this App?
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Sep 22nd, 2019, 07:20 | #3 |
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I use glympse quite often to report to the loved ones where I am, thus avoiding the “where are you? When do you arrive?” Calls. But never thought about installing the phone app... will do that.
Now, after reading your post, I realized that yesterday when I checked the location in VOC and it was working, I was actually in the car, connected via Bluetooth to sensus. In the past, when it was not working, I was always at home and someone else was driving. This could also justify the split answers in this forum. Next time I have the chance I will test it.
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Looking at the app it looks like you have to go into the app to share you’re position and then set the time limit. Is there any way of permanently sharing the position without having to go into the app every time
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Alright, mystery solved! The location that I saw while driving was the blue dot symbolizing the location of my phone (which was obviously inside the car). The small car icon symbolizing the car’s location is not visible while the car is running.
Sorry for an useless topic on this forum...there is no update and no location while the ignition is on. Cheers.
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