I know this has been mentioned in a couple different areas, but does anyone know what Lucid is planning to do about the cell phone charging area? My iPhone 13 pro with the standard leather case has to be really shoved in to make it work. I tried it out during my test drive and it is really annoying. Not to mention that you cannot see the phone or do other stuff. If I am listening to a playlist on my phone via bluetooth, how much control do I really have on the car screens to do things? If I am using the SiriusXM app on my phone using the bluetooth connection, is the only way to change stations going to be on the phone?
If the answer is that I must control the music via my phone via bluetooth, it sounds like I will never be able to use the charger. During the test drive, the sales rep only had it on an fm station and that started to get fuzzy at some point. Is that because the only source you can really use is AM/FM radio? I have not listened to the radio in decades.
I've mentioned this in other threads, but I have an iPhone 13 Pro Max with an Apple leather case. The "trick" to getting it to charge without shoving it in all the way is to push it in until the Camera Bump causes it to stop. Pushing it in further will cause the phone to not be fully flush with the charging pad. If the phone does not start to charge right away, pull the phone toward you and then press back against the charging pad. This seems to make it start charging. At this point you
can push it in all the way, although there is no need to wear out the charging pad rubber or your phone's leather.
Obviously using phone apps is a problem with this charging setup. I use mostly SiriusXM and for that I have several favorites selected and visible on the phone. I have also set the Auto-Lock to
Never, because after the screen locks, it's a pain to pull the phone out. I can then quickly glance down and tap one of my favorites. I also then press the down arrow button on the top left of the app to bring the favorites back up. You can't scan or step through stations with the car controls for XM, but it will forward or go back in a broadcast. The Lucid screens says
Live all the time, but you may not be listening to live content unless you press the forward button in the steering wheel several time. Also, the app broadcasts are always behind by 2 minutes relative to real time.
When listening to Apple Music via Bluetooth, the back and forward buttons work like they would on the phone. I believe that you can also access some of your favorites and playlists from the Lucid Bluetooth screen, but I haven't used that feature for a while. Album art is
not displayed for any bluetooth source. I have reported this to Lucid. They know about it, but all I got was a confirmation that it was that way - no indication if they would fix it.
