Alternative to the original MG iSmart app

[Totti1001]

I don't know if there is any interest in alternatives to the original MG iSmart app, but I find this topic fascinating, so I did some research and came across a GitHub page. I'm interested in topics like this, but unfortunately I don't understand everything .

I installed this SAIC add-on in Home Assistant and I'm amazed at what this ‘app’ displays and what you can do with it. It's actually written for the ZS, but a lot of it also works with the HS PHEV. In conjunction with Home Assistant, there are almost endless possibilities. I can't say yet how reliable the whole thing is. I only installed it yesterday.

SAIC iSmart API

 

[Eponemuss]

What is Home Assistant? Can you post a link to it, please?

 

[Eponemuss]

What is Home Assistant? Can you post a link to it, please?

It's OK, I found it.

 

[indgy]

that is interesting, thanks for the links. I’m planning on setting up home assistant over the summer and just got my HS this week!

 

[Totti1001]

But please use with caution. I ran it yesterday and, strangely enough, the alarm suddenly went off. I received a message via SMS and the app: abnormal invasion.
I don't know if this causes the vehicle to be constantly awakened and the battery to be discharged.
Some things don't seem to work either. I was able to open and close the vehicle, but I couldn't open and close the windows. But I'm no expert in these things.

 

[indgy]

You’ve raised some good points, I would be a little wary of using the plugin. I’m a software dev myself so I understand the software is a work in progress. I’d be happy reading data from the car, probably just to build an automatic log of time vs fuel consumption. But not sure about sending data to the car.

The developers are trying to reverse engineer the MG iSMART API so they don’t have full clarity on how the car operates so some things are bound not to work 100%

To be honest I think the MG app seems ok, it’s rough round the edges but functional. I could monitor the battery charging at work.

I’m coming from a 2008 Volvo estate though - that didn’t come with an app

 

[Totti1001]

I have also deactivated the add-on for now, as I am not familiar enough with it.
However, I find it very unfortunate that with the original ismart, the car is no longer accessible after a few hours. This is annoying, because I wanted to preheat it before departure, especially in winter.

 

[Herandnu]

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