MG iSmart 2.0 features & usage thread [no moaning in here please!]

[meveringham]

I know there's now a (merged) thread on the update to the MG phone software app but it's almost entirely issues and problems with the app, rather than any information on what new features the update has brought, or how to use them. Can we keep this thread as that, perhaps?

For instance on the home page of the app, there is now a (more obvious?) 'Air Conditioner' section alongside the battery section that seemingly allows us to set a temperature and pre-heat our cars. That would be awesome if that's the case.

(Mods please delete this thread if not acceptable)

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

For instance on the home page of the app, there is now a (more obvious?) 'Air Conditioner' section alongside the battery section that seemingly allows us to set a temperature and pre-heat our cars. That would be awesome if that's the case.

Except that for Trophy owners, the seat heating isn't in there like it used to be, it's at the bottom of the front page instead.

 

[dhoogland]

The only thing I could find was the ability to replace the pincode with a biometric option like face-id on apple phones and finger-print on android.

Apart from that, the V2.0.1 app doesn't really have new features, it's just that everything that was available before is now slightly rearranged.

 

[Brettus]

It’s like when Office introduced the ribbon. People were requesting features that existed but were hard to find so they redesigned the UI and people who knew where to find stuff were lost for a little while but it was better for newer users.

 

[Rolfe]

Seems like a useful thread to me. Keeping up with the moaning on the other one in the hope of finding something useful was almost impossible.

So - no moaning in this thread, just constructive discussion on how best to use the app.

 

[STJ73]

Except that for Trophy owners, the seat heating isn't in there like it used to be, it's at the bottom of the front page instead.

It is with mine mate

 

[STJ73]

Except that for Trophy owners, the seat heating isn't in there like it used to be, it's at the bottom of the front page instead.

It's at the bottom of the app page

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

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It's at the bottom of the app page

That's what I said!

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

It is with mine mate

That's the preheat page, not the seats.

 

[siteguru]

I find the location/map page seems to be more responsive, and being able to easily filter the POI is useful. (Yes, I know that in some cases the list of EV charge points seems a bit haphazard, given that some aren't publicly available, but it's still a step forward).

Biometric "login" instead of PIN for HVAC functions, digital key etc. is also useful given that such functionality is intuitive as we use it for so many other functions in other apps. And now that the login Token issue seems to have been resolved and the app just logs straight in then not having true biometric login is not a concern.

Just needs a Dark theme and all will be good.

 

[Butty]

And the seat heating now works the right way round !

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

The app now has a battery heating button!

 

[fnegroni]

The app now has a battery heating button!

It was always there, it simply was on the scheduled charging and scheduled heating page

 

[fnegroni]

Digital Key has been massively improved

It’s now on the home page

The lock and unlock buttons use the digital key if the app has a Bluetooth connection to the car

Otherwise they’ll use the mobile network.

It will try to connect to the car via Bluetooth upon opening the app, and the indicator will be lit.

 

[siteguru]

It was always there, it simply was on the scheduled charging and scheduled hearing page

Pardon?

 

[Drate]

I can't find how to set up charging times on the updated app. Any suggestions?

 

[Martinonline]

From the battery icon on the home screen go to the EV management. Click the cog at the top right of the screen.

 

[RN88R]

I can't find scheduled heating. (hvac on at 07.00am for example)
Is this removed in the new app?

 

[Koomi]

Seems the car has changed to "Brighton Blue"

Other than that - nothing else seems to be reporting/connecting - although it has been parked up since 7pm and I have since downloaded/logged into the app, so maybe the car needs to be turned on

 

[Koomi]

I can't find scheduled heating. (hvac on at 07.00am for example)
Is this removed in the new app?

I don't think this was a feature of the old app was it?
You could pre-heat the battery at xx:xx but that wasn't hvac
Well at least in the UK it wasn't.