Track Precision App
02-04-2019, 09:17 AM
#1
Track Precision App
I’ve been searching here, YouTube and the owners manual on how to connect the Track Precision App. It seems like a SIM card and WiFi connection is required. Has anyone used the App and have pointers on connecting and using the app? Thanks.
02-04-2019, 11:11 AM
#2
Rennlist Member
If you install the app, at the upper right is a car icon. if you tap that, it sends you to the vehicle connection screen. At the upper right of that is a "?" that takes you to a help screen with detailed instructions on how to connect based upon the generation of the car. Maybe you have already seen that? There are other FAQs too that may help answer your questions. I installed the App a while back and experimented with firing it up but haven't really used it.
I know a WiFi hotspot connection is required but its not clear to me if the hotspot can be enabled without Porsche Connect and data service. I have that so I have the hotspot and a SIM with data services, so I don't know if it would be disabled when my service expires. I would think if you could bring up the hotspot in your car without the data, you'd be able to connect to the app. To do that, if it will work (in a 991.2):
Press Phone on the PCM, then press Opt. Then select Set Phone. Then select WiFi settings. You can see if that will work at all without data services. If that works, you can install the app and see if you can connect to it by connecting your phone to the car's hotspot.
I know a WiFi hotspot connection is required but its not clear to me if the hotspot can be enabled without Porsche Connect and data service. I have that so I have the hotspot and a SIM with data services, so I don't know if it would be disabled when my service expires. I would think if you could bring up the hotspot in your car without the data, you'd be able to connect to the app. To do that, if it will work (in a 991.2):
Press Phone on the PCM, then press Opt. Then select Set Phone. Then select WiFi settings. You can see if that will work at all without data services. If that works, you can install the app and see if you can connect to it by connecting your phone to the car's hotspot.
02-04-2019, 03:25 PM
#3
I am starting to think you need a subscription to Porsche Connect/ WiFi capability in order to use the Track App. I had the Porsche connect for several months free in my previous 718 Cayman, but didn’t think it was worth it. I will try connecting my iPhone to the WiFi , but I doubt my car has the ability to create a hotspot.
08-16-2020, 10:34 PM
#4
I am starting to think you need a subscription to Porsche Connect/ WiFi capability in order to use the Track App. I had the Porsche connect for several months free in my previous 718 Cayman, but didn’t think it was worth it. I will try connecting my iPhone to the WiFi , but I doubt my car has the ability to create a hotspot.