Find My Car

[andi51081]

Would I be right in thinking that the find my car feature in the iSMART app works like Apple Maps where it just shows the last place you were connected to the car, not a live location?

 

[N2STY]

No I think it can give live location

 

[andi51081]

No I think it can give live location

Pick mine up tomorrow, I guess the only way to test it out is to let my missus drive it and see if it updates the location.

 

[hmadsen]

It will do live location reporting.

I once used it to track my wife's progress for an important meeting, and everytime i updated, it would show a new address, that she was passing.

So yeah, you can use it to do live tracking, it will update everytime you ask it to update the location

 

[Witeduke]

It’s live so don’t leave your phones at home !

 

[Gadget Geek]

The car's internal 4G modem connects to the MG server, and your phone also connects to the server which routes it to your car. One person who had his car stolen was able to give the police ongoning updates until they were behind the stolen car.

 

[andi51081]

Thanks all, and this is for all models, correct?

 

[N2STY]

Thanks all, and this is for all models, correct?

Yes

 

[andi51081]

Yes

Thanks for the info.

 

[Pauli363]

Would I be right in thinking that the find my car feature in the iSMART app works like Apple Maps where it just shows the last place you were connected to the car, not a live location?

Its give pinpoint live location with an address.

 

[Gandalfharrow]

Issue I find is that the car loses connection to the MG server and you need to re boot it by disconnecting the 12v battery for a minute...

 

[marksou]

Issue I find is that the car loses connection to the MG server and you need to re boot it by disconnecting the 12v battery for a minute...

Is this why I can’t connect to my car today via the so called i-smart app? Worked yesterday after I picked the car up, but today, despite it being in view, the app thinks it doesn’t exist

 

[smoked]

Pick mine up tomorrow, I guess the only way to test it out is to let my missus drive it and see if it updates the location.

you could park it down the street or something and click live location it gives the approximate door number of the house its parked outside

 

[WNJ85]

Was excellent (along with the sound horn and flash lights button) for finding my car in the Download Festival carpark each night last weekend!

 

[Gandalfharrow]

It's not reliable though, mine "started" working ok yesterday, I did not do anything!

 

[lgvdriver]

No I think it can give live location

Yes it gives live location