Noticed something different the other day when I quickly started the car and shifted immediately into reverse – the reverse camera view was simpler and centered. Upon testing it looks like that’s the view you get if you shift into reverse before the legal disclaimer times out or is manually dismissed.
Also still unsure why the extra lines aren’t turned on all the time, they were in the previous Range Rover, Here’s what they look like turned on:
You must tap that currently active orange button on the left to toggle them on/off
Finally a Range Rover with official remote start (Remote Climate)!!
Yes, it’s very cool (just flakey).
This works very intermittently from the Remote app on the iPhone and even less so from the Watch. The first time it worked for the Watch was when I was writing this – that’s why the times in the picture below don’t match. When it doesn’t work on the Watch, the status graphic just spins until there’s eventually an error notification displayed on the iPhone, not the Watch.
One other bit of info – the Watch app does work more consistently when trying to lock or unlock the vehicle remotely and further still, if the vehicle is unlocked and I try a Remote Climate start, the doors do lock but the engine itself has only started one time as of this post.
This is all being done with an iPhone 7 running iOS 10.2 and an Apple Watch Series 2 running watchOS 3.1.1. (as of 12/29/2016)
Here’s what it looks like and if you care to read my comments, keep reading below the image:
Minutia comments:
* As seen above, the app is in metric for some reason – inconsistent throughout ICTP for me. As far as I can see all settings in vehicle and on their website are good:
* Why are they creating their own UI elements? Just stick with what Apple provides and embrace the Watch. The digital crown can be used to scroll the main screen but then doesn’t do anything on the subsequent screen – seems like a great way to change the target temp, no?
* Then there’s the PIN screen… – no visual feedback on the numbers themselves, just that little pie chart that appears in the lower right of the screen as you press the numbers, not knowing if you pressed the right one. Red screen below is what flashes if PIN is incorrect. For comparison, the other screen below is the Apple PIN entry screen – bigger buttons that visually flash when pressed and entry status shown at top of screen, where fingers don’t cover. That pie chart being in the lower right means my finger covers it as I type in the numbers. So no visual feedback on the actual number pressed and an obstructed view of the pie chart…
And one last image for completeness:
First of many little bits that need polishing – why no degree symbol next to the temperatures? Why just floating numbers? Maybe they rationalize it because the hard controls don’t show the degree symbol? But then they use it just below for the outside temp and then use it again on the InControl Touch Pro Weather app.
Interesting informational screen showing all the important measurements…
Finally that 12.3" screen put to some creative use – the 2017 Range Rover updates include four new themes for the gauges:
Chronometer:
Precision:
Graphic:
Minimal:
And a shot of the little animation that happens when various info appears on gauge cluster:
Neat little animations all around the new 2017 Range Rover interface pic.twitter.com/peYvbZ2ESu
— OVALNEWS (@ovalnews) December 24, 2016
Updated (1/23/17) – Here are some official examples of the new themes and more:
Some great minutia videos from an F-Pace Forum member, who coincidently turns out to be a "neighbor" of mine(I can see where I live when he brings up his route planning map).
Full list here, and a few to check out right now…
Pre InControl Touch Pro October 2016 updates:
Post big InControl Touch Pro October 2016 updates:
