I like this idea. I would use my apple watch. Waakey, a third party watch as a key solution exists now. I wonder if this would work. When Rivian releases their watch solution I’d definitely use MFD in this case.
Good question. It did not pop up when I unlocked the phone. I checked the notification list, and there was nothing there. So I opened the Rivian app. Still no pop up until I did the "drag" down and exposed the part above the image of the truck. Then the window popped up and I pressed the button to drive.
I received and responded to the push notification on my watch and it works. I didn’t need to use my phone. I probably didn’t pay attention the first time because I was so focused on my phone.
So, it works, BUT.…. It still needs the phone to be present. It’s nice that you may not have to fetch your phone out of your pocket - but, no phone, no worky. The watch communicates back and forth with the iPhone. The iPhone does the heavy lifting. The Apple Watch doesn’t do much on its own. Try turning off your phone and see how well the watch works. It can’t unlock doors, lock doors, or anything else. The chain is broken when the phone gets disconnected.
Of course it won’t work without the phone. We don’t have watch key support from Rivian, but WaaK/WatchMyRivian are third-party watch solutions that can be configured as keys, without your phone.
I have the same issue. My rivian app will not pop any notification (iOS). I checked the apps notification settings, reinstalled the app. I do get live activity for charging etc, but notifications don't pop at all (for example disabling bluetooth should pop a warning notification etc). Therefore i have toopen the app manually to accept MFD and cant use watch.
Since it may matter, I am using an Android phone: Galaxy S25 Ultra.I notice also this popup no longer appears when you close the mobile app.
It is no more difficult than an ICE vehicle, especially if it uses 'keyless' entry which is highly susceptible to replay attacks. With the right hardware, it can be done in seconds, even from across the globe.
The vehicle is susceptible to replay attacks at home as well. Often, home is where you are targeted, and I feel MFD would be more useful there than anywhere else.
