California On Tour App

[SusiBus]

Planet Earth has same info

Info on whereabouts of public toilets. Now that would be useful.
What is Planet Earth?

 

[Kayleigh]

Info on whereabouts of public toilets. Now that would be useful.
What is Planet Earth?

Planet Earth is a song by Duran Duran from the early 1980s.

… not sure about public toilets though!

 

[chockswahay]

Info on whereabouts of public toilets. Now that would be useful.
What is Planet Earth?

This any use?

Toilet Map: Home

Or

‎Flush Toilet Finder & Map

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[Corradobrit]

I used Planet Earth regularly in France to locate public toilets.

 

[myvanrodney]

I used Planet Earth regularly in France to locate public toilets.

Is that an app?

 

[Corradobrit]

Is that an app?

Yes

 

[myvanrodney]

New iPhone app version released today.

 

[neally]

My 6.1 has wifi it turns amber when I press it but it won’t connect to the Cali on tour app , I enter my vin it accepts that , then goes to wifi remote control page but won’t go any further

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

My 6.1 has wifi it turns amber when I press it but it won’t connect to the Cali on tour app , I enter my vin it accepts that , then goes to wifi remote control page but won’t go any further

I might be wrong @neally but I don’t think the ‘Cali on Tour’ app is designed to connect to your vehicle?
To access useful information and functions you need the VW app.

 

[neally]

I already have the VW app , I can connect to that ok ,but other than lock/unlock there are no other remote functions like heater , pop up roof …… etc which o thought we could access remotely

 

[Viktorgeorge]

Yes

This one?

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

I already have the VW app , I can connect to that ok ,but other than lock/unlock there are no other remote functions like heater , pop up roof …… etc which o thought we could access remotely

My t6.1 MY21 has no remote control features other than flashing the headlights/sounding the horn. MY21 Californias didn’t get remote lock/unlock or remote heater. I understand that My20 and MY22 onwards did have these features.

I do get the usual vehicle status information.

 

[66tim99]

I might be wrong @neally but I don’t think the ‘Cali on Tour’ app is designed to connect to your vehicle?
To access useful information and functions you need the VW app.

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Need to look into Saphe Link and BlackVue -what are they?

 

[GrumpyGranddad]

Saphe Mini Drive is a small, inexpensive speed camera warning device.
BlackVue is my dash cams (front and rear).

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[kpttnuts-beach]

My 6.1 has wifi it turns amber when I press it but it won’t connect to the Cali on tour app , I enter my vin it accepts that , then goes to wifi remote control page but won’t go any further

Once you have the WiFi lit up yellow you should get the option to connect…do you get this screen in your app?
Once you get this and get connected (within WiFi range of the vehicle) you should then be able to change the lighting/switch to camping mode/ see battery status when you are still within WiFi range of your vehicle.
It’s not clear, to me, from your message whether or not you get to here?

 

[Peter84]

My t6.1 MY21 has no remote control features other than flashing the headlights/sounding the horn. MY21 Californias didn’t get remote lock/unlock or remote heater. I understand that My20 and MY22 onwards did have these features.

I do get the usual vehicle status information.

My MY22 has remote lock/unlock but not remote heater function in the app.

So controlling the fridge and roof for MY23 models works over WiFi? So only when close to the vehicle or also remote over mobile network?

 

[neally]

Once you have the WiFi lit up yellow you should get the option to connect…do you get this screen in your app?
Once you get this and get connected (within WiFi range of the vehicle) you should then be able to change the lighting/switch to camping mode/ see battery status when you are still within WiFi range of your vehicle.
It’s not clear, to me, from your message whether or not you get to here?

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I get to this page

 

[neally]

Are you presented with a Remote Control screen in the app though? I’m not.

I am but I won’t let me save or go any further than this

 

[kpttnuts-beach]

I get to this page

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If you are in the vehicle check your wifi connection list on your phone to see if it lists your vehicle and that you see the do you want to pair on your vehicle console.

If you don’t manage to connect I would recommend you hold the WiFi button on the vehicle for 30 seconds and that will reset it…it will flash 5 times once the reset is done…and then try again to do the connection from there.

If that does not work I would double check your vin details are 100% correct.

 

[DianeM]

I have tried the 3sec - 5sec suggestions as per the manual (and taking my finger off at various times including a quick press)..., if I hold it in for 30secs it resets with the 5 yellow flash sequence (as per the manual info). Tried various durations after a reset by still no joy yet.

Just spent a while trying to get this to work and it just kept asking me to subscribe to cubics internet, gave up, although I love a gadget I’m not sure I’d use it, might try another time

 

[kpttnuts-beach]

Just spent a while trying to get this to work and it just kept asking me to subscribe to cubics internet, gave up, although I love a gadget I’m not sure I’d use it, might try another time

Did the yellow light come on to show that the van wifi system is on?
Were you able to connect to that wifi system with your mobile?
If yes to both, you should be able to use the “California in your” app to then control things within the van from your mobile (I don’t know if there are any other prerequisites?)
My van is a new one and I didn’t have to subscribe to anything in order to get that to work…it took me a while to learn how to get the WiFi button to work though!!

 

[DianeM]

Did the yellow light come on to show that the van wifi system is on?
Were you able to connect to that wifi system with your mobile?
If yes to both, you should be able to use the “California in your” app to then control things within the van from your mobile (I don’t know if there are any other prerequisites?)
My van is a new one and I didn’t have to subscribe to anything in order to get that to work…it took me a while to learn how to get the WiFi button to work though!!

 

[DianeM]

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Looks like it only works on Android, perhaps that’s my problem ‍

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[DianeM]

Did the yellow light come on to show that the van wifi system is on?
Were you able to connect to that wifi system with your mobile?
If yes to both, you should be able to use the “California in your” app to then control things within the van from your mobile (I don’t know if there are any other prerequisites?)
My van is a new one and I didn’t have to subscribe to anything in order to get that to work…it took me a while to learn how to get the WiFi button to work though!!

I just picked up my van on Thursday, I can download the app and get access to it but can’t set up the remote functionality, according to the requirements this is only available in Android, assuming they are working on the iOS part.

 

[66tim99]

Looks like it only works on Android, perhaps that’s my problem ‍

Says it runs on iOS 12.1?