Volvo Cars

Name: Volvo Cars
Rating: 4.7 (63869 reviews)
Author: Volvo Car Corporation

Utilities

Free

64K Ratings
Age Rating

4+
Years
Category

Utilities
Developer

Volvo Car Corporation
Language

EN
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Size

511.1
MB

One app. Everything Volvo. Now also supporting EX30. The Volvo On Call app is now the Volvo Cars app. Discover the services that enable a convenient and enjoyable Volvo experience. Too hot. Too cold. Just right. Adjust the climate system remotely and pre-cool or pre-heat the cabin. Helps you recharge. Track charge levels and electricity consumption on your Volvo full electric or plug-in hybrid. Always at your service. Schedule your next service appointment using the app. Information. Manuals. Support. Your one-stop resource for the information, manuals and support that let you get more from your Volvo. An app that opens doors. Use your phone to remotely lock and unlock your Volvo and enjoy increased security. Personal support Talk to one of our Volvo specialists. We are available to answer your questions and help you get the most from your Volvo Explore your Volvo Access information, manuals and other material to find answers to your questions and optimise your Volvo experience. Compatibility and availability of features and services differs between markets and models, so may not be available in your location or for your car. Contact us for more details, https://www.volvocars.com/intl/customer-request.

Ratings & Reviews

4.7

out of 5

64K Ratings

Version 5.8.2 is disappointing UPDATE
01/23/2022

WADE1217
The car’s built in nav interface rarely finds the destinations I am searching for. Because of this, I greatly prefer using the phone interface to search and send destinations to my V90’s nav unit. After this update , the app thinks I am in France instead of the US and I can no longer find the destinations I am searching for. I realized that the reason the nav search is broken is that the app no longer knows where I am when I am in the car. It now has a message explaining that for safety reasons the location is hidden and app to vehicle communication is disabled when the vehicle is in use. UGH! This is very disruptive change to the app and takes away much of its usefulness to me. Suggestion for the next update: If you feel the need to continue with the “safety” argument and keep communication and location hidden during use (I would like to know where valet drivers are taking my car), please enable the app to use the phone’s location instead to search for, select and send destinations to the car Navi while the car is in use (please). When the car is not in use, use the vehicle’s location just like it did before. Clarification: The developers have done a great job with this app but the new policy change preventing the app from working when the car is in use is very disappointing.UPDATE: Volvo responded to my concerns with 5.8.2. The latest version fixes my concerns! (Yay!)
Version 5.8.2 is disappointing UPDATE
01/23/2022

WADE1217

The car’s built in nav interface rarely finds the destinations I am searching for. Because of this, I greatly prefer using the phone interface to search and send destinations to my V90’s nav unit. After this update , the app thinks I am in France instead of the US and I can no longer find the destinations I am searching for. I realized that the reason the nav search is broken is that the app no longer knows where I am when I am in the car. It now has a message explaining that for safety reasons the location is hidden and app to vehicle communication is disabled when the vehicle is in use. UGH! This is very disruptive change to the app and takes away much of its usefulness to me. Suggestion for the next update: If you feel the need to continue with the “safety” argument and keep communication and location hidden during use (I would like to know where valet drivers are taking my car), please enable the app to use the phone’s location instead to search for, select and send destinations to the car Navi while the car is in use (please). When the car is not in use, use the vehicle’s location just like it did before. Clarification: The developers have done a great job with this app but the new policy change preventing the app from working when the car is in use is very disappointing.UPDATE: Volvo responded to my concerns with 5.8.2. The latest version fixes my concerns! (Yay!)
I love this app!!!!
02/20/2019

Babygirl11234556677899
this app can do so much! I was not expecting to be able to start my car without getting something installed by the manufacture. I was totally prepared to do that until the dealer informed me that all I would have to do is download the app and sign up for a membership. Actually the membership came free for the first couple years with this car! I was so pleasantly surprised. But even more pleasantly surprised by the functionality of that. I agree with Philip you about the things that the app should be doing like accessing the cameras when the car is off, however what it does do now is absolutely fabulous! I love that I can unlock the car and lock the car from wherever I am. I love that I can start the car! I love the pre-conditioning feature because in the summertime I’d rather do that then start the car. End it really does cool the car down versus turning it on and using the AC. I love the map feature and I love that I can switch cars between other members of my family. My mom always forgets to start her car before she leaves the house and now I can start her car and mine because were both in the same family and both have a Volvo! I could go on and on. The app is worth this high car payment, i feel like i am really getting my monies worth.😊
I love this app!!!!
02/20/2019

Babygirl11234556677899

this app can do so much! I was not expecting to be able to start my car without getting something installed by the manufacture. I was totally prepared to do that until the dealer informed me that all I would have to do is download the app and sign up for a membership. Actually the membership came free for the first couple years with this car! I was so pleasantly surprised. But even more pleasantly surprised by the functionality of that. I agree with Philip you about the things that the app should be doing like accessing the cameras when the car is off, however what it does do now is absolutely fabulous! I love that I can unlock the car and lock the car from wherever I am. I love that I can start the car! I love the pre-conditioning feature because in the summertime I’d rather do that then start the car. End it really does cool the car down versus turning it on and using the AC. I love the map feature and I love that I can switch cars between other members of my family. My mom always forgets to start her car before she leaves the house and now I can start her car and mine because were both in the same family and both have a Volvo! I could go on and on. The app is worth this high car payment, i feel like i am really getting my monies worth.😊
Scheduled charging now fails
01/11/2025

McFly Ely
Ever since an update about two months ago (I’ve been using the app for two years fine until now) the app now has problems with scheduled charging. If I have an existing schedule of 12am-6am to charge to 60% with the car plugged in, the next morning it will have charged to 60% just fine. However, if I want to now charge at 11am-3:30pm (because the sun is out producing free energy) and it’s not yet reached 11am, I change the app times to the new schedule. When 11am comes, the app shows the schedule is ready and car plugged in and it doesn’t charge at 11am. It says “plugged in not charging”. I can replicate this and the only fix is when I open the driver’s door the car suddenly realizes it was supposed to be charging and then starts charging. I have screen shots but cannot add them to this review. The other way to “kick start” the charging is to remotely lock or unlock the car AFTER the schedule change. So that tells me the scheduled Charging is not queuing the car when you save it in the app, but when you unlock the car, it sends that data to the car and then realizes that a schedule change was applied and then it starts charging. The app now just on its own will toggle off schedule charging and that is horrible because after coming home and plugging in at 4 PM in California it starts charging from the grid at $.84 a kilowatt instead of a midnight for $.09 and it’s just randomly the app will just toggle off on its own. Come on Volvo fix this.

Developer Response
Dear customer, we appreciate your detailed feedback and we are sorry to hear about the issues you encounter regarding the scheduled charging. It’s concerning to hear that the app isn't queuing the charging as expected, and we understand how this affects your energy savings. Your insights are invaluable, and we'll send them to our development team for further investigation and improvements.
Scheduled charging now fails
01/11/2025

McFly Ely

Ever since an update about two months ago (I’ve been using the app for two years fine until now) the app now has problems with scheduled charging. If I have an existing schedule of 12am-6am to charge to 60% with the car plugged in, the next morning it will have charged to 60% just fine. However, if I want to now charge at 11am-3:30pm (because the sun is out producing free energy) and it’s not yet reached 11am, I change the app times to the new schedule. When 11am comes, the app shows the schedule is ready and car plugged in and it doesn’t charge at 11am. It says “plugged in not charging”. I can replicate this and the only fix is when I open the driver’s door the car suddenly realizes it was supposed to be charging and then starts charging. I have screen shots but cannot add them to this review. The other way to “kick start” the charging is to remotely lock or unlock the car AFTER the schedule change. So that tells me the scheduled Charging is not queuing the car when you save it in the app, but when you unlock the car, it sends that data to the car and then realizes that a schedule change was applied and then it starts charging. The app now just on its own will toggle off schedule charging and that is horrible because after coming home and plugging in at 4 PM in California it starts charging from the grid at $.84 a kilowatt instead of a midnight for $.09 and it’s just randomly the app will just toggle off on its own. Come on Volvo fix this.
Developer Response 01/14/2025
Dear customer, we appreciate your detailed feedback and we are sorry to hear about the issues you encounter regarding the scheduled charging. It’s concerning to hear that the app isn't queuing the charging as expected, and we understand how this affects your energy savings. Your insights are invaluable, and we'll send them to our development team for further investigation and improvements.
Unlock door notifications does not work
11/22/2018

XC60 VOC App
This feature worked when I was under the free trial. But when I paid for a year membership, it stopped working. I took my XC60 to the dealership per the advice from Volvo On Call representative. The two people I talked with could not resolve my issue. So they advised me to take it to the dealership. The dealership could not resolve it because it is an app from Volvo. I was lost for words. When the “Volvo On Call Service Required” message came on, I pushed the call button from the car. I was instructed to go to the dealership for a software update. Again the dealership did not know about the update. It was finally done. I was praying it would correct my notifications issue. Well it did not. It makes me wonder why I am paying for a non-service App. I was instructed to delete the app and reload. Still does not work. I love my XC60, but the lock/unlock notification was a plus for me. When I have to take my husband to the doctor/hospital I have to valet my car sometimes. The drivers do not always lock the car. This is a helpful notification. I forget sometimes to check the app to make sure it is locked. So the reminder is very helpful when it was working.
Unlock door notifications does not work
11/22/2018

XC60 VOC App

This feature worked when I was under the free trial. But when I paid for a year membership, it stopped working. I took my XC60 to the dealership per the advice from Volvo On Call representative. The two people I talked with could not resolve my issue. So they advised me to take it to the dealership. The dealership could not resolve it because it is an app from Volvo. I was lost for words. When the “Volvo On Call Service Required” message came on, I pushed the call button from the car. I was instructed to go to the dealership for a software update. Again the dealership did not know about the update. It was finally done. I was praying it would correct my notifications issue. Well it did not. It makes me wonder why I am paying for a non-service App. I was instructed to delete the app and reload. Still does not work. I love my XC60, but the lock/unlock notification was a plus for me. When I have to take my husband to the doctor/hospital I have to valet my car sometimes. The drivers do not always lock the car. This is a helpful notification. I forget sometimes to check the app to make sure it is locked. So the reminder is very helpful when it was working.

For EX90 and ES90, you can now see additional charging statuses when charging during a trip, showing how long you need to charge before you can continue your journey and when you’re ready to get back on the road. You’ll also find a detailed lights view with an overview of your car’s lights and notifications if a light fault is detected. We’ve also added the option to override system unit settings from App Settings, available for all Volvo Cars app users.

Version 6.9.0 Apr 28

Data Linked to You

The following data may be collected and linked to your identity:
- Location
- Contact Info
- Identifiers
Data Not Linked to You

The following data may be collected but it is not linked to your identity:
- Purchases
- Contacts
- User Content
- Search History
- Usage Data
- Diagnostics

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Supported Features
- VoiceOver
- Larger Text
- Dark Interface
- Differentiate Without Color Alone
- Sufficient Contrast
- Reduced Motion

Information

Seller: Volvo Car Corporation
Size: 511.1 MB
Category: Utilities
Compatibility: Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPhone
Requires iOS 17.0 or later.

iPad
Requires iPadOS 17.0 or later.

Apple Vision
Requires visionOS 1.0 or later.

Apple Watch
Requires watchOS 10.6 or later.
Languages: English and 26 more

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