Volkswagen's myVW App Now Available on Apple Watch

Volkswagen today announced that it is bringing Apple Watch support to the myVW app, allowing Volkswagen owners to access key vehicle functions from their wrists.

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The myVW ap is available for most MY20+ ICE and electric vehicles that have an applicable connected vehicle service plan. Volkswagen has several paid plan options, like Remote Access, VW Vehicle Insights, and Safe and Secure.

Some of the features available through the Apple Watch app include Lock/Unlock, Honk and Flash, Vehicle Status, and Lock Status. For EVs, Remote Charging, Charge Status, and Climate Start/Stop are available. ICE models have access to Remote Start/Stop and Fuel Status.

To use the app, vehicle owners will need to download the myWV app, accept the myVW terms of service, add their vehicle to the virtual garage, and subscribe to a paid or included Remote Access or VW Vehicle Insights plan.

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banfiz Avatar
10 hours ago at 10:08 am
VW ID Cars software is so bad, why they doubled down on it is beyond me. Sent mine back the UI was bad and the bugginess was awful. VW stick to making cars let software companies make software
Score: 2 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TFrank2 Avatar
11 hours ago at 09:28 am
Navigation on the Apple Watch app is still a bit wonky but a welcome addition. I’d like to have had them prioritize locking and remote start on the main pane.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
slippery-pete Avatar
11 hours ago at 09:54 am
Complaints coming in 3...2...1...
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ikramerica Avatar
10 hours ago at 10:02 am
Will it stop making me enter a 4 digit code every time I use the app from the same fricken phone it’s been installed on? I don’t want to enter codes on my watch every time I try to do anything.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
LowKeyed Avatar
10 hours ago at 10:14 am
I absolutely adore VW for most things. For the last 25 years I've only ever bought VWs. But, the quality of the app and its connected services is awful. I don't really care much that there is a watch component now, because I didn't need another thing to be disappointed by.

I agree with subjonas


I'm surprised and pleased by this news as a VW owner, but I'm doubtful this solves my main wishes for the VW iPhone app, and I assume the VW Watch app by extension, which are:
- to be able to lock/unlock my car remotely (VW includes this function in some cars but not others for no apparent reason)
- to be able to use Siri to open the trunk/hatch door, as well as other functions like turn on and set climate, open/close windows, lock/unlock doors, open/close roof shade
The ability to lock/unlock my doors would he great (I currently drive an ID.4, it's not an option), and in today's world doesn't seem like a lot to ask. But I'd settle for them improving the connectivity. It takes forever for a command to get to the car from the App (apparently they route the request up to a server, then let the server make a sandwich and contemplate the meaning of life, then roll some dice and if it gets snake eyes, it can send the command to the car), so starting up the climate has to be planned ahead. I can check to see if the door is locked, that's pretty reliable, but I can't do anything about it if it's not.

I would say that getting status of a charge session is great, except I have never seen a charging station that didn't provide more information and do it faster.

So, I guess it might be nice to have some visibility from the watch, but it'll mostly just be another place to see proof that VW ain't investing much in their software.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TFrank2 Avatar
9 hours ago at 11:52 am

Will it stop making me enter a 4 digit code every time I use the app from the same fricken phone it’s been installed on? I don’t want to enter codes on my watch every time I try to do anything.
Mine only does this for remote start, not for any of the other functions. Same on the watch.
Score: 1 Votes (Like | Disagree)