Only 18%? My phone showed 45% battery usage for Ford Pass last night. I should have taken a screenshot.So far PaaK had been great since the update. The thing that I forgot about is how much of a battery hog the Fordpass app is.
I stopped using PaaK about a month ago so I forgot how bad it was with battery use. Between this app and Android Auto I don't know if I can make it through a normal day without a mid-day charge. It wouldn't be so bad if the MME wireless charger would actually charge my phone instead of just slowing the discharge rate. I could plug it in too, but who's got time for that nonsense. Ah well, first world problems
.
I kept the app on my phone, but I reset the app to defaults, then logged back into the app. That is the equivalent to an iPhone user uninstalling and reinstalling the app. After doing that the app uses little to no battery at all. Its the background service for PaaK that is killing the battery. It seems like when it isn't connected to your car it is constantly trying to make that connection, killing your phone battery in the process.
It might be related to the SSM49730. I asked the dealer to apply it my MME a few weeks ago. Before that PaaK would work less than 50% of the time. After the update PaaK failed to detect the key once.
Depending on where I am in the house it will connect and disconnect on the regular. I don't know if you're on Android or iPhone. On Android I can keep the persistent notification that the service is running in the background, but silence the notifications so I never know if the app connects/disconnects unless I choose to look. Additionally you shouldn't get the "honk" sound when the app connects and disconnects, it should only do that if you open the close the door, then walk away. Subsequent connections won't trigger the car to honk.Do you guys always have your phones trying to connect to the car in your homes? This is the biggest reason I got rid of it because I kept getting notifications that my phone was trying to connect near constantly no matter where I am in the house. If this has happened to anyone and you solved this issue, how? I would really like to use PaaK but this is horribly annoying and worrying if the car is constantly unlocking and honking at me.
Quick answer, probably so.
Wait for it. The “new and improved” PaaK damn near left me stranded a week ago. My phone and car wouldn’t talk to each other and I couldn’t remember my passcode.
I almost froze on that one the first time. Luckily (or not?) I hadn't had the car too long and wasn't to hard to remember. A memorable passcode is helpful, and a secure password keeper on the phone is a backup.
. Although it has been working a lot better than before the battery usage is absurd. If things keep up like this I may need to put PaaK back on the bench.
fsa 21b36 require some software to be uploaded via ODB port.... so has to go to dealship service. takes about an hour, and you DO have to bring your KeyFob with you for Service to turn vehicle on/off several times during the process.
don't turn on the battery saver functions in the app.... that may cause communication disconnects and delays.By the end of my day here is the damage the Fordpass app did to my battery
