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Comment by criemen

5 hours ago

> Using a phone as a key is super convenient, and having a little credit card sized NFC key works great as a backup. I've rarely had any problems with it.

The author elaborates that it only works intermittently for them, providing a long list of links to similar complaints?

The author also seems to drive an EX30. My mom bought one a year or two ago and I can attest that it is easily the shittiest software I have ever experienced in a car. Every single thing is half-baked. I'm sure that there are plenty of cars out there that can do this better.

  • This is correct (I'm the author the post). The EX30 could be a great car but the quality of the software really lets it down. Prior to this I owned a Tesla and while it was way better, it still had the occasional failure to recognise my iPhone as the key and wouldn't let me into the car. Maybe 1 in 10 occasions compared to 5 in 10 with the EX30.

Sure but if we're comparing anecdotes all I'm saying is I've had a great experience.

The linked complaints are all for one specific car which I've never driven, so maybe there's some problem with that model or Volvo's software.