Rivian App updated version released for iOS and Android

[Lars24]

Did they remove (or just move) the vehicle's GPS location (on Apple/Google maps)?

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[TollKeeper]

I agree.. It certainly isnt a 2 row app..

 

[defcon888]

Love the new update.

I did this using SHORTCUTS on the Iphone 14Pro running the latest iOS. Doing this makes it easier to do things without opening the app.

Going to play with the widget.

 

[godfodder0901]

I'm on Android (Galaxy S22 Ultra) and while I like the widget, the vertical size doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It takes two rows of screen layout, which is fine, but why is there so much wasted space here?

And for a comparison, here it is with a 1-row widget from Foreca. They're nearly the same height:

Since the Rivian widget has buttons to interact with, I think 2 rows is good, but I'd like to see it use up a little more of that space.

Hmm... Mine doesn't take up that much room. S24 Ultra

 

[TollKeeper]

Im also on a S24 Ultra... 2 row for sure on mine. Looks like you have your set to 4 columns. Mine is set for 5 columns.

 

[godfodder0901]

Im also on a S24 Ultra... 2 row for sure on mine. Looks like you have your set to 4 columns. Mine is set for 5 columns.

Mine is 5 as well.

 

[SSteveEV]

Very cool, but could Rivian allow us to edit/disable some buttons on the widget? I'm paranoid about accidentally opening the tailgate and have it crash against a closed garage door.

I know this probably isn't a good work around/solution but you can disable the power tailgate in the in truck settings menu. I was happy when I found that for towing but don't think it would be as useful for your case.

Agree it would be nice to customize the widget and I'm sure that'll come eventually

 

[ozziegt]

That’s the time since last update. You don’t want the widget to wake the vehicle when you are simply looking at it. Lucid and Tesla do the same thing.

I know what it is. Having a second ticker that updates every second is poor UX. It should be something like "1m ago", "30m ago", "1h 30m ago". Updating every minute would a lot better than updating every second.

 

[Grajjie]

While the widget is cool there is room for improvement:

1. I tried to turn on climate from the widget and no matter how many times I tap it the "Turning climate on" text did not show nor did the bottom change color indicating it is on. However when I open the app it does show that it's running the climate. Seems like the widget didn't update until after I opened the app and once I did then I see the widget change.

2. I would like to change the range display to be battery SOC % instead.

3. When I turn on climate it only sets the temperature and no seat/wheel heating. Since Rivian is adding additional ways to turn on the climate controls I would like to see a climate preset option where I can set what I normally want the car to precondition to like what my parent's Hyundai has.

In the winter I almost always want to heat the cabin to 70 and set the seat heat to max and turn on the wheel heat. In the summer I would set the preset to cool to 68 and also set the seat to max cool.

 

[YellowR1T]

How do you add the Home Screen widget in iOS? - Never mind. I found it!

How did you find it on iOS? I tried holding lock screen, customize, searching the pick list options but Rivian was not listed.

 

[defcon888]

Hmm... Mine doesn't take up that much room. S24 Ultra

Love TURD FERUGSON........LOLOL.

 

[Frisbee]

It would be nice if the Rivian app could be opened with facial or fingerprint recognition.

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