Mobile key unlocking delay

[LuvLucy]

It would be good to know why some owners are having high success rates with unlock while others are having such a different experience.

Some owners are overly apologetic for obvious flaws.

 

[segbrk]

Some owners are overly apologetic for obvious flaws.

That may be true, but it is not the only truth. I've met them, they're not just saying it, their cars work better for some reason. What's really hard to tell without trading cars for a day is how much it works better for them because of them -- how they interact with the car, how patient they are, where they carry their phone/fob, how much of a swagger they walk with -- or because of the car. I think there is some of both.

 

[LuvLucy]

I’m just saying anyone who says the Air is much better with phone access than a model 3 is fabricating a new reality.

I never ever sat outside my Tesla hoping and wishing it would mysteriously unlock on its own accord. It’s routine with the Lucid.

 

[segbrk]

I’m just saying anyone who says the Air is much better with phone access than a model 3 is fabricating a new reality.

I never ever sat outside my Tesla hoping and wishing it would mysteriously unlock on its own accord. It’s routine with the Lucid.

Sure, understood. I don't find myself idly hoping my Lucid will unlock though, I take my phone out and wiggle it around and 99% of the time it does unlock after a second because the phone wakes up and starts doing its thing. Not saying that's good, but a degree better than standing and hoping.

 

[newlucidguy]

My phone works without me doing anything 99% of the time (certainly a higher proportion of the time than it did with my M3P (which was about 90% of the time). If you count me waking up my phone and making sure the Lucid Ap is running? Well, then my phone has worked 100% of the time.

Sorry u are having this experience.

same (without the tesla part, I've never had one of those). my '25 AT with a pixel 8 pro. once in maybe 30 times I need to wake my phone up. But aside from that, zero issues with my phone as key or my key fob. yes, if I approach straight from the rear of the car, I have to come to the side a little or raise the phone / key, as I'm pretty sure the back of the car blocks the signal. but, I don't really stress or worry about that, I know how to handle it. I view my phone as being reliable enough that I will drive locally without a key (well I always have the card as backup). I take the physical key on long trips 'just in case'. But, I'm fully confident in being able to unlock the car and start the car with my phone. I could never say that about my polestar 2.

 

[borski]

Some owners are overly apologetic for obvious flaws.

Some owners just genuinely have less of the problem. I’ve seen it firsthand, and some car/owner pairings do seem to just work fine.

 

[thyname]

I take my phone out and wiggle it around and 99% of the time it does unlock after a second because the phone wakes up and starts doing its thing.

It sounds like this is major hardship for some .

 

[Bobby]

It sounds like this is major hardship for some .

I understand why it feels like a big deal to some owners. That said, I think we should reserve ‘major hardship’ for the really heavy stuff people are going through — this might not rise to that level.

 

[Steve181]

I prefer the keyfob, but there are problems and work-arounds:

- It used to constantly lock/unlock the car when I worked in the garage. I turned that off.
- I installed a much larger keyfob battery that I expect to last a year instead of 3 months.
- The keyfob button does work to lock/unlock 95 % of the time, but I prefer pushing the door handles, which works about 98% of the time.
- I have almost never gotten the trunk button sequence and timing correct. So after shopping, I push the door handle to unlock the car, and then the rear trunk button.
- I always carry the key card. Someone said the fob would work also, but the provided picture of the so-called sensitive zone does not correspond to my car. (2025 Pure)
- Turning off wi-fi does appear to have made the Sirius radio much more reliable. It did nothing for the locks.

I love driving the car, and Lucid's emulation of an old Datsun's locking system is charming.

 

[L-Dude]

I love driving the car, and Lucid's emulation of an old Datsun's locking system is charming.

Ok this made me laugh

 

[Leftlane]

My phone works without me doing anything 99% of the time (certainly a higher proportion of the time than it did with my M3P (which was about 90% of the time). If you count me waking up my phone and making sure the Lucid Ap is running? Well, then my phone has worked 100% of the time.

Sorry u are having this experience.

You were definitely in the tiny minority with your Tesla - in 45k miles I have never had the mobile key not work automatically. I think you can bang on Tesla for a lot of things but their software is top notch and super mature, and just works. Of course, they’ve had quite a head start, but the decisions they have made with UI hardware and software have made it very easy on the owners.