How to initiate Supercharging using Lucid's phone app?

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I was able to charge my Air at a Supercharger today, but only by initiating the charge using Tesla's phone app. Lucid's email says:

"Start charging: Initiate your charging session via the Lucid mobile app (the Plug & Charge feature is not currently available for Lucid Air at Tesla charging stations)."

I tried several times to initiate a charge using Lucid's phone app 2.7.0 (Android) both before connecting the car to the charger, and after, and never found the app to respond to a finger tap or long-press on a charger stall's ID icon or do anything relating to initiating a charge. The stall ID did show "In Use" in the app, however, reverting to "Available" a few minutes after I unplugged. Could not figure out how to use Lucid's app to start the charge. Tesla's app worked fine.

Has anyone figured it out?

Lucid MV Supercharger 1 (small).webp
 
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I was able to charge my Air at a Supercharger today, but only by initiating the charge using Tesla's phone app. Lucid's email says:

"Start charging: Initiate your charging session via the Lucid mobile app (the Plug & Charge feature is not currently available for Lucid Air at Tesla charging stations)."

I tried several times to initiate a charge using Lucid's phone app 2.7.0 (Android) both before connecting the car to the charger, and after, and never found the app to respond to a finger tap or long-press on a charger stall's ID icon or do anything relating to initiating a charge. The stall ID did show "In Use" in the app, however, reverting to "Available" a few minutes after I unplugged. Could not figure out how to use Lucid's app to start the charge. Tesla's app worked fine.

Has anyone figured it out?

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Where in the app were you attempting to initiate the charge? It should happen at the top page.
 
Where in the app were you attempting to initiate the charge? It should happen at the top page.
On the page that lists the charging station availability for the Supercharger location I was at. I tried tapping the charging stall ID that I was using, both before and after plugging in the car:

Lucid App for Supercharging.webp
 
I'm accustomed to using the Tesla app for our Volvo and maybe was trying to use Lucid's app in the same way. I never noticed any charging controls on the home page of Lucid's app, not sure when something should appear.

Tesla app.webp
 
FWIW to others, to initiate charging using Tesla's app, find the charging location in the app, select the charging stall in the app, press "Start Charging", and follow the onscreen instructions for plugging in the cable and adapter.
 
You should've seen a prompt to select station and to confirm and pay.
Before plugging in, or after? I tried both and didn't see a prompt. I did see that the stall ID my car was plugged into said "In Use" in the app.
 
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