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#61 ·
J24 said:
iPhone here. It just uses bluetooth as far as I know.

From what it sounds like, the Silverado has the same (or very similar) mobile app technology as my '22 Yukon Denali. It's fine, but nothing near what Tesla has. You can lock, unlock, remote start, track via GPS which is all great, but it's just not as useful as Tesla's app. @originalprime - please chime in if it's any better than this!

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You've got the gist of it. I was learned a thing earlier in this thread when I was told to be patient and wait for that "start" button to change to a thermostat button. Magic! It worked. It took a while, but it worked.

Functionality is still limited though. They clearly took their ICE-compatible app and dropped the Silverado EV into that, instead of taking the time to re-engineer anything, or to reimagine what the full EV experience can be. Even though they don't really have to imagine much on that front, since Tesla has already done that part for them.
 
#62 · (Edited)
Phone as a Key isn't enabled yet and it uses UWB. As for how the App communicates with the vehicle. It communicates via Wifi/Cellular connection.
App>Wifi-Cell>GM Server>Vehicle Wifi-cell>Vehicle and reverse

App responsiveness on Ultium vehicles is sluggish and GM is aware and working on improvements. They already introduced some for Lyriq.

There are dozens of new features in the App waiting to be enabled by a flip of a switch on the GM Mothership side but not yet.
 
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#63 ·
nebula1701 said:
Phone as a Key isn't enabled yet and it uses UWB.
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That's really interesting. This makes perfect sense given UWB is the perfect balance between Bluetooth and NFC, but in practice, this is only limited to premium phones. I suppose the assumption is that majority of people either have Apple iPhones or Samsung Galaxy S series. There's others, but most midrange and budget phones are going to be excluded.
 
#64 ·
akldjian said:
That's really interesting. This makes perfect sense given UWB is the perfect balance between Bluetooth and NFC, but in practice, this is only limited to premium phones. I suppose the assumption is that majority of people either have Apple iPhones or Samsung Galaxy S series. There's others, but most midrange and budget phones are going to be excluded.
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GM documentation for some time has stated Phone As A Key would only work with iPhones at first.
 
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UWB is also on all current iPhones and iPhones have a more stable OS base.
 
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Grandma-EV said:
Okay, y'all made me Google UWB. How have I not heard of this? I am very anti-Apple, long story dating back to the first Mac, so only Androids here. Looks like, if they open it to Android, I'll have to upgrade to a Pixel Pro to get UWB. I am always looking for a valid excuse to get a better phone!
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What phone do you have?
 
#74 ·
Set or change a screen lock
  1. On your car display, open your profile settings.
  2. Tap Screen lock.
  3. Choose None, PIN, or Pattern.
  4. Follow the on-screen instructions to set or change your screen lock.
 
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#75 ·
Here is test message to bring up the phone as key subject back to life and see if GM listened to their customers and improve feature and similar to Tesla, and lots of other EV manufacturers out there. FYI, VW ID.x are not selling in China as their software still sucks… GM are you listening?
folks please add your comments and what improvements has been made by gm as we go to 2025.
 
#76 ·
I don't think you are going to see many feature adds until sometime next year.
 
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Hopefully soon next year. First world problem, but I've been pretty irate now that the weather isn't nice about finding myself trying to open a locked door without my key or the option of a keypad on the door. Not going to lie, had a few curses under my breath, lol. BTW, I know there's the phone app. However, by the time I recognize the door is locked. Pull out the phone, unlock it, pull up the app, hold the unlock key, wait for the signal to reach the truck; I'd be in the truck in half the time with the keypad.

At least offer the keypad. I asked if the current keypad accessory that works with the ICE version would work here at my dealer service department, and I was told it wouldn't. I used that keypad multiple times a day when I had the Ford.
 
#78 ·
VAF84 said:
Hopefully soon next year. First world problem, but I've been pretty irate now that the weather isn't nice about finding myself trying to open a locked door without my key or the option of a keypad on the door. Not going to lie, had a few curses under my breath, lol. BTW, I know there's the phone app. However, by the time I recognize the door is locked. Pull out the phone, unlock it, pull up the app, hold the unlock key, wait for the signal to reach the truck; I'd be in the truck in half the time with the keypad.

At least offer the keypad. I asked if the current keypad accessory that works with the ICE version would work here at my dealer service department, and I was told it wouldn't. I used that keypad multiple times a day when I had the Ford.
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phone as a key is so convenient, walk away lock/shut down, an app that is actually responsive and useful would also be nice. Another idotic quirk is when you hit the button to leave vehicle on, and close the door, you cant just hit the door handle button to lock the vehicle, you have to get the key out and hit the fob lock button. Truck should be smart enough to know if i request it to stay on, to lock it upon exit, or at the very least, let me lock it via the handle button.
 
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ilovemytdi said:
phone as a key is so convenient, walk away lock/shut down, an app that is actually responsive and useful would also be nice. Another idotic quirk is when you hit the button to leave vehicle on, and close the door, you cant just hit the door handle button to lock the vehicle, you have to get the key out and hit the fob lock button. Truck should be smart enough to know if i request it to stay on, to lock it upon exit, or at the very least, let me lock it via the handle button.
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That’s been the standard procedure on GM for years. Perhaps to make locking the key in the vehicle accidentally more difficult.
 
#80 ·
Suburban said:
That’s been the standard procedure on GM for years. Perhaps to make locking the key in the vehicle accidentally more difficult.
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Tesla figured it out. Ive owned two and never locked myself out...........................YET ;)
 
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