Volvo Community Forum. The Forums of the Volvo Owners Club

Forum Rules Volvo Owners Club About VOC Volvo Gallery Links Volvo History Volvo Press
Go Back   Volvo Owners Club Forum > "Technical Topics" > S60 & V60 '11-'18 / XC60 '09-'17 General

Notices

S60 & V60 '11-'18 / XC60 '09-'17 General Forum for the P3-platform 60-series models

Information
  • VOC Members: There is no login facility using your VOC membership number or the details from page 3 of the club magazine. You need to register in the normal way
  • AOL Customers: Make sure you check the 'Remember me' check box otherwise the AOL system may log you out during the session. This is a known issue with AOL.
  • AOL, Yahoo and Plus.net users. Forum owners such as us are finding that AOL, Yahoo and Plus.net are blocking a lot of email generated from forums. This may mean your registration activation and other emails will not get to you, or they may appear in your spam mailbox

Thread Informations

Apps?

Views : 435

Replies : 4

Users Viewing This Thread :  

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old Dec 8th, 2017, 09:19   #1
davB
Junior Member
 

Last Online: Jul 21st, 2023 18:48
Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: abcd
Default Apps?

Never really explored this feature of the Mighty XC60 and would need to connect via my phone. So, any Apps actually worth using?
davB is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Dec 8th, 2017, 09:44   #2
wimorrison
Grumpy Old Sod
 
wimorrison's Avatar
 

Last Online: Dec 14th, 2021 16:39
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Hampshire, nee Scotland
Default

I looked at them when they first appeared, can't recall having used anything since then.

My phone does much more better and faster
__________________
Currently XC60
Previously XC60, V70, S40, ...
wimorrison is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Dec 8th, 2017, 19:54   #3
simonjedrake
Premier Member
 

Last Online: Yesterday 15:07
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Shrewsbury
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by davB View Post
Never really explored this feature of the Mighty XC60 and would need to connect via my phone. So, any Apps actually worth using?
The apps are not worth the wait whilst they very slowly load unless you are watching some paint dry, much better to use your smart phone which will most probably use 4G v the slow 3G that your XC60 uses.
__________________
XC60 T5 AWD Inscription Pro (MY19). Electric Silver. Xenium & Intellisafe Packs, HUD, HK Sound, Heated Rear Seats, 4 Zone Climate, Towbar, Exterior Styling Kit, Apple CarPlay, Polestar
simonjedrake is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Dec 8th, 2017, 21:25   #4
MacV50
Master Member
 

Last Online: Mar 24th, 2024 09:03
Join Date: Feb 2012
Location: Aberdeen
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by simonjedrake View Post
The apps are not worth the wait whilst they very slowly load unless you are watching some paint dry, much better to use your smart phone which will most probably use 4G v the slow 3G that your XC60 uses.
Does your XC60 have it's own mobile connection?

Mine connects to my phone's hot-spot so benefits from whatever connection speed my phone has

Having said that, the apps are slow and my phone does it all better everything.
MacV50 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old Dec 8th, 2017, 22:24   #5
Chief inspector
Master Member
 

Last Online: Mar 11th, 2022 09:02
Join Date: Feb 2015
Location: Global Village
Default

The apps are no better than a novelty, if you forgot to look at weather at your destination, that works, or if you want wiki locations to tell you the population of the nearest town....

Thankfully I was only buying that for the Nav
__________________
2018 V90 Momentum Pro
Chief inspector is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 13:15.


Powered by vBulletin
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.