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V1.2 45 is now available for beta testers :)

Latest build for v1.2 (41) is now available on TestFlight. If you signed up via the beta link then a separate build will be available soon!

As part of this update, I've been working on adding support for more widget form factors, starting with showing charge rates in a new extended widget for the iPhone lock screen. You can play with the configuration in the widget simulator under Settings. Which looks like this on the lock...

As it's looking like App Review might take a minute, I'm uploading the latest build to TestFlight with subscriptions disabled for now so that the captcha fix can land. For those testing on iOS 17/watchOS 10, I've also switched the builds to use the newest beta SDKs so you should see some...

I have a fix for the captcha handling but currently waiting for App Store review to release it. In the meantime, this can sometimes be fixed by logging in to your Porsche account from your phone, or waiting a day or so.

Haha yes this is a side effect of how I was adding everyone to the app before. I’ll have to move us all over to being formal beta testers soon but am fine with y’all being along for the ride :)

As soon as the app’s actually in the App Store I’ve got a whole slew of ideas and features I plan to add :) mainly just want to first confirm that it’s viable/worthwhile investing in building the app by making sure Apple actually allows it on the store ? Worst case scenario I’ll just set up a...

I'm curious to see if there's a way to improve the stability of it. If you have a Porsche Dashcam installed and it's connected to your vehicle wifi, can you let me know what IP address the camera is using? You can find this by going to: Devices > 3-dot menu for Options > Wifi Settings >...

Just got this cam installed and can anecdotally confirm that the iPhone 14 Pro seems to be unable to connect to the vehicle, whereas an iPhone 13 mini works fine (and basically on the first try). Note that even after getting the camera working and connected to the car's wifi, my iPhone 14 Pro...

Can you share a screenshot? The initial setup of watch apps and complications is sometimes a bit finnicky sadly.

Electric Sidecar just got approved for formal Beta testing, which means you can now install the app directly from https://electricsidecar.app/ :D Just click the "Join the beta" link or click here to install the app: Join the beta

It looks like it’s not updating for you in this screenshot; did it eventually show your charge state?

Haha had to give the app a go in visionOS just to see what it looks like. As expected, it's currently just a blown up iPhone app as an iPad app in AR ?. I don't see any support for widgets of any kind in visionOS, so I suppose the app itself will need to be optimized for the hardware. In time...

Widgets are on the todo list for sure!

Sometimes the TestFlight update process seems to nuke iOS’ awareness of the widgets. I’ve noticed this has gotten worse on iOS 17. The only thing that seems to work is opening and force closing the app a couple times, but I’m not sure what the root cause of this is yet. I’ll likely file a radar...

It’s on my list of new features to build soon ?

https://electricsidecar.app/ is now live and serves as a landing page for the app. Just a couple more steps left and I should be good to submit the app to the App Store (or at a minimum make it an official TestFlight app so that folks can more easily join) :D

Shoot me your Apple ID email over dms!

Great to hear! I suspect most folks who were having a hard time logging in before should find the v1.2 build to be much more stable.

v1.2 is now available on TestFlight with a fixed authentication flow! The app's also been rewritten from the ground up to make more efficient use of network calls and improve app latency. Let me know if you see any rough edges! It might force you to log in again on both the watch and phone, but...