FordPass 3.25 released

[Kdpt]

In the UK we have V3.23.0

On Android in the UK

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[Calvin4000]

In the UK we have V3.23.0

Same in Switzerland… 3.23.0…. But at least PaaK works flawlessly on IOS… ?

 

[Shayne]

3.25

All the comments are to 3.25. It was pretty much fine until that update to FordPass. I also don’t generally have FordPass running though unless I’m using the car or will be shortly.

I have been checking charging to ensure it is working and before that to make sure the 12V did not die again. I do not really like the fact that is is so unresponsive when powered off. I wonder what the BMS is doing when it is in that deep of sleep.

 

[Eraser]

I updated to v3.25 yesterday on Android. Today will be the first full day that I'll leave the app running in the background while I'm at work. On v3.24 the app would drain my phone battery at a rate of 2-3% per hour. I'll report back on the results tomorrow.

Outside of the battery drain issue, PaaK worked perfectly 95% of the time on v3.24. There was only 1 time I had to open the app to get it to unlock the car (and no key detected), and once or twice it was delayed unlocking the doors for about 5-10 seconds. In all of those cases it was while the car was parked in my garage.

 

[agoldman]

Does this fix the constant notice of your car was walk away locked?

 

[Eraser]

Does this fix the constant notice of your car was walk away locked?

Fix? I've never once received a notification like that. I heard the recent OTA update (Ford Power-Up 1.4.0) might allow that feature to work as expected. I haven't received it yet so I can't confirm it.

 

[Mirak]

FordPass is getting better for me, but I’m not sure how much of that relates to these updates, and how much of it relates to me doing a master reset of the Sync system (which was necessary to get my plug-in / charging banner functionality back).

I can even push changes to the charging schedule from the app to the car now! It’s still a little screwy - when I tap “save” it will either go to a “loading” indefinitely, or load for several minutes. But eventually, within about 15mins or so, the change does go through. Anybody have the same experience re delays?

Otherwise, FordPass is edging up into the “acceptable performance” category.

Oddly, PAAK seems to have gotten a bit worse lately? I seem to be getting more delays, and more “restart now or key is needed” messages.

 

[Mirak]

Does this fix the constant notice of your car was walk away locked?

Is that considered a bug? I never considered it terribly useful, but it always amused me how rock solid reliable that notice was when so many other things didn’t work. I wonder if that particular notice is being sent to the phone directly through Bluetooth because the phone is still in range while walking away, and that’s why it is so much more reliable?

 

[Mirak]

Fix? I've never once received a notification like that. I heard the recent OTA update (Ford Power-Up 1.4.0) might allow that feature to work as expected. I haven't received it yet so I can't confirm it.

Start by checking the app’s Settings -> Notification Settings. If all that is enabled, you probably need to do a Sync master reset. Beware though, this is kind of a pain in the ass because you’re going to lose all your settings and PAAK keys and have to set everything up again.

 

[RSH]

Start by checking the app’s Settings -> Notification Settings. If all that is enabled, you probably need to do a Sync master reset. Beware though, this is kind of a pain in the ass because you’re going to lose all your settings and PAAK keys and have to set everything up again.

I did not get the walkaway notice until I had the recall completed. It started immediately once that was done.

 

[Mirak]

I did not get the walkaway notice until I had the recall completed. It started immediately once that was done.

That’s a good idea.

 

[Eraser]

Start by checking the app’s Settings -> Notification Settings. If all that is enabled, you probably need to do a Sync master reset. Beware though, this is kind of a pain in the ass because you’re going to lose all your settings and PAAK keys and have to set everything up again.

I think it was related to that OTA, I had previously completely removed PaaK for about a month, so I was going in fresh and all my settings on Android are good. I only just started using it again with v 3.24.

I did not get the walkaway notice until I had the recall completed. It started immediately once that was done.

That makes sense. I was scheduled to have that done tomorrow but I canceled it. My dealer said they would need my car for 2 or 3 days to do this. That was enough for me know they way too busy and probably don't know what the hell they are doing, so I'm playing it safe and waiting for the OTA.

 

[agoldman]

Is that considered a bug? I never considered it terribly useful, but it always amused me how rock solid reliable that notice was when so many other things didn’t work. I wonder if that particular notice is being sent to the phone directly through Bluetooth because the phone is still in range while walking away, and that’s why it is so much more reliable?

Plus it popped up when I locked with the dam button. It makes no sense. I have now turned off all notifications.

 

[agoldman]

I did not get the walkaway notice until I had the recall completed. It started immediately once that was done.

yup.

 

[Eraser]

After 4 hours, I've had enough. No need to test for full day when I clearly know the battery drain issue hasn't been addressed at all.

After the first hour things were looking promising. 3 hours later complete disaster. Keep in mind the app was only running in the background. I never once opened the app since unplugging my phone from charging overnight. The odd part is it actually got worse over time:

@ 1 hour: 1% usage
@ 2 hours: 3% usage (2 point increase)
@3 hours: 8% usage (5 point increase)
@4 hours: 14% usage (6 point increase)

@Ford Motor Company FYI this battery drain issue is still a major problem even with the most recent release v3.25 on Android (probably iOS as well).