I'll add to this, I wanted to retest after you posted.
It appears the fob may have some active component as I walked up to the vehicle with just the fob and the vehicle 'woke up' (brake lights flashed, charger reconnected) but did not unlock. I have gear guard turned off so it should not be...
I cannot confirm. I do know you have to press the buttons or the car does not respond to the fob.
Unfortunately, I've had a Tesla now for many years with my phone as the key and while it was shaky for the first couple months while they worked it out, it's been rock solid for over 3 years now...
With the truck at the shop, the Rivian app doesn't even register 1% battery usage on the iPhone.
It's definitely the bluetooth attachment using the most battery. Seems like they need to dial back the communication between the phone and the car.
I'd say for anyone far away from the truck most...
Yes, very close to it throughout the day. Far enough for it to stay locked but definitely only a room or so away. I'm also that same distance from the Tesla.
That's very fascinating, here are a few pics. You're right, the background app refresh is missing... Sorry I missed the bluetooth one being different from yours. So that means they're using the app to actively hit the car in the background vs using background app APIs? See Tesla screen for...
The truck goes in for PPF and won't be back until Friday. It will be interesting to see if it's the proximity to the truck causing the high battery usage.
Interesting as we were just talking about this, so Rivian has stated (service department told me this recently) it will not auto-unlock or lock without it set to 'Always'. You will need the app actively open at the time you approach the vehicle.
In my real world usage, that is not the case...
Thanks for the info. I have noticed that since our garage is close to our living space, when I walk 'near' the garage with my phone, the truck unlocks and re-locks, maybe that's a contributing factor. 16% is still higher than 4% (the 4% is with it attached to two Teslas) but definitely better...
Yes, I’m specifically asking folks who have delivered R1Ts.
I’m sure it is talking more (and it’s mostly background activity) but so is the Tesla app with 4% usage.
Has anyone who's had a delivery noticed high battery usage by the Rivian iOS App? Disabled access to location when not open which seemed to help slightly, but I'm still running close to 40% over 24 hours.
Included a snap of the Tesla app for background usage comparison.