SUBARU SOLTERRA CONNECT 4+
Connect to your Solterra
Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
Designed for iPhone
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- Free
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Description
Provides a convenient way to stay connected to your Subaru Solterra.
Introducing the all new SUBARU SOLTERRA CONNECT(TM) app, created to provide a more convenient way to manage your vehicle and stay connected.
Featuring our range of Connected Services(1), simply sign up to activate, or manage your vehicle’s own Connected Services and to help you get the most out of your vehicle and assist your everyday. Some of the key features you can enjoy include:
- Remotely start/stop your vehicle(2) - Start your vehicle and even warm or cool the interior based on the last climate-control settings.
- Lock/Unlock your doors - Not sure if you remembered to lock your vehicle? Not anymore. Remotely lock and unlock your doors and receive confirmation once the action is complete.
- Electric vehicle features - View EV range and charging status.
- Guest Drivers Alerts and Notifications - Set predetermined driver privileges by activating the Guest Driver Profile in your app and get notified if limits are exceeded.
- Vehicle alerts and health report - Check your vehicle alerts and see your vehicle’s health status in just a few taps.
- Last Mile Navigation - Get directions sent from your vehicle to your smartphone via the SUBARU SOLTERRA CONNECT(TM) app to get you the final steps of the way.
- My Destinations - Set up to 20 destinations like home and work that can be saved and sent to your vehicle making it easy to reach your destination.
- Integrated Streaming - Access your favorite audio streaming service and control it straight from the head unit without having to plug in or pair your mobile device.
- User Profile - Customize your profile by creating a profile name and adding a personal image.
(1) Available services vary by vehicle and subscription type. All Connected Services are provided by Toyota.
(2) Remote services: Be aware of vehicle surroundings. Operate when legal and safe. See Owner’s Manual for limitations.
What’s New
Version 1.0.13
Enhancements and Bug Fixes:
• Improved user interface across the entire app, including optimizations for the charging station maps.
• Updated and corrected translations in French for a smoother user experience.
• Resolved issues related to our Digital Key feature, ensuring seamless functionality.
• Various minor bug fixes to enhance overall app performance and stability.
Ratings and Reviews
Works 10% of the time
When it works, you can remotely start your car! For a bit it took me 4 tries to do this - about 25% of the time. Recently, I’ve been just out of luck with this app.
If it only was supposed to let me check the miles on my car, I would rate it a 4/5. It’s fine. I have to reload it frequently. But adding in the car start feature (that my remote on my Honda can do easily) it drops quite a bit.
I hope that this gets better. I thought there was an update and it would be fine. Ha! Nope.
OK… room for improvement
The app in its current state is sufficient at best. As one other reviewer put it, it becomes an endless battle of refreshing the status screen, then the Home Screen, then back to the status screen, then back to the Home Screen just to get this app to update the battery percentage on the main page. In the beginning, it would also show me the current odometer mileage… that worked till about 3500 miles… now it just shows three ellipses after the “Mileage” title. Not sure why, it has less than 5k miles on it, so no extra digit yet. The first year of Solterra Connect is free… unless substantial functionality improvements I probably won’t pay for this. The car is great, with some quirks, but I still enjoy it daily. The app however, hard pass as it stands in the current state.
Super annoying to have installed
The app works… okay ish. There are a few huge issues it has though:
- App prompts for permission to connect to the car *constantly*. Like, if you are within 10’ of the car it will trigger a prompt - while using other apps - to allow permission to connect. It does this when you’re in the car, already connected via CarPlay or whatever. It does this while walking by the car. It does this while unloading the car. It does this while charging the car. It literally hijacks your phone anytime you are near it. It’s to the point that I might just uninstall it entirely because I get no benefit from it.
- If app has permission to access location data, it will mark itself as a navigation app and stay running in the background (draining battery life). Even when you aren’t doing anything with it. It just… really, really wants to know where your phone is all the time, even if you are nowhere near your car. This is a HUGE red flag.
- App doesn’t enable EV routing features in Apple Maps, which is super close to being a deal breaker
- Digital Key doesn’t integrate with the iOS CarKey framework, so it relies on being able to pair via Bluetooth
All in all - the app is a case study in how not to make an iOS app for electric vehicles. You’re better off not using it at all than using the small number of features it enables.
App Privacy
The developer, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy.
Data Linked to You
The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Contact Info
Data Not Linked to You
The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
- Diagnostics
- Other Data
Privacy practices may vary, for example, based on the features you use or your age. Learn More
Information
- Seller
- Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
- Size
- 427.8 MB
- Category
- Lifestyle
- Compatibility
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- iPhone
- Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
- Apple Watch
- Requires watchOS 8.0 or later.
- Apple Vision
- Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.
- Languages
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English, French
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Location
- This app may use your location even when it isn’t open, which can decrease battery life.
- Copyright
- ©2022 Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc.
- Price
- Free