The use of voice control is perfect! 👍 During reviews of the C40/XC40 the complaint is often that one needs to deep dive in all kind of menus via the screen. But seems that a lot of reviewers forgot the voice control option as part of the review. No deep diving into menus needed! Great job to show us!

always enjoy watching your updates. Thank you.

Thom, please consider maintaining an up-to-date list of Google Assistant's capabilities, organized by function (i.e., car controls, navigation, information requests, etc.) . That would be greatly appreciated by many Volvo owners.

Driver: Hey Google I am freezing: Volvo: Me too

You can also ask google assistant to find closest types of restaurants, etc. Hey Google, what are some Italian restaurants near me? It'll give a list. You can then tell it to guide you to whichever one. You can ask it to tell you what movies are playing locally or a specific movie you want to see. Hey Google- what time does Saw X play near me - It'll give you a list of times. Or if you have a specific theater just name the theater. Hey google, when is Dicks the Musical playing at Veterans 24? If you know where you're going but you want navigation on to give you an estimate of range or just track traffic and let it use shortest routes around problems, you can tell google to turn off voice navigation and then turn it back on again as well. Just a few other things I've found that are really useful.

Will watch more later thanks

Interesting video! Just... I had to put my phone in the kitchen wile watching. My Google went nuts every time you shouted "hey Google"

Bravo Thom pour toutes vos vidéos et un grand merci. Cette vidéo spontanée est très agréable à voir. C’est vrai qu’on ne connaît absolument pas toutes les fonctionnalités de Google Assistant et on ne sait pas vraiment ce qu’il permet de commander…

Heeey Thom, the voice command also works in dutch language in my S60 MY2024

Nice, thx Thom! 👍🏼 Wasn‘t aware about turning off OPD via voice! I have same setup, I prefer OPD and my wife hates it 😅 Will try if it works in German. One more voice tip: switch satellite view on/off

Thanks Tom for another interesting video. I didn't know yet that some spoken google instructions won't work when language setting is Dutch, unfortunately. Just got my MY24 XC40 couple of days ago. Before I experience it myself pretty soon, maybe someone already knows. I have a private phone which is Android. It is already connected to the car. I also have a work phone which is an iPhone, which I will cable-connect to the car for attending MS Teams meetings - something Android carplay is still missing. I do assume it will work via the car speakers etc. Now I wonder if my Android will still be connected to play music from my phone via bluetooth or if can still receive calls on that phone on car speaker, etc, when my iPhone is cable connected.

You can also turn on/off the air recirculation

Great tips, thanks. Just picked up my MY24 XC 40 twin here in Australia and loving it. Do you know what the ‘Lock with reduced guard’ actually does on the app?

Dank je Thom! Leuke en informatieve video! Ik heb een paar nuttige tips gehoord! Ik heb zelf een 2023 C40 Recharge Twin en wist nog niet van de Guidance light en van het swipen van de 4 horizontale balken op het main screen. En de Vivaldi browser kende ik ook nog niet. En ik heb Google toch weer in het Engels gezet. Hij verstaat veel zaken beter. Ook handig dat je de one-pedal drive met je stem aan en uit kunt zetten. Ik heb hetzelfde met mijn partner. Die houdt er niet van als ze niet zelf rijdt.

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Thanks again Thom for this informative video. Do you know, if the voice control for OPD is going to be implemented by a software update in other languages than English?

Thanks for this. I’m researching cars and was curious how good this is in practice. Seems much better than Tesla. Is there a good source of apps available on Android Automotive? My understanding is that it’s more limited than Android Auto.

Weer een fijne video. Deze keer wel een beetje vervelend want ik kijk steeds op mijn Android toestel. En natuurlijk als iPhone gebruikt denk je er niet aan om "Hey Google" weg te bieden. Moest de video dus zo'n 20 keer terug starten 😂😂😂😂

Hold door handle for a couple seconds to lock. Took me a few months to learn that trick. Only lock that way now.

Thom, do you know where you can drop feature requests for the software? For example, I, can’t understand why my sunroof (XC40 recharge ultimate) doesn’t close automatically when parked when it rains. There is a rain sensor that detects rain……..

Thanks, very helpful video. Can I ask why you recommend the Vivaldi browser specifically? Do other browsers not work or aren't they offered in the playstore? Curious if it will run Firefox.

Hoi, super handige video, dank! Ik heb ook het 2024 model en krijg in maps geen geluid melding bij de flitspalen. Zie ze wel op het scherm. Heb jij een idee? Bij de proefrit in het 23 model gaf hij wel een piep bij naderen van een flitspaal.

Hi Thom, I have a question since you have an iPhone. In your daily usage do you tend to switch between the native android automotive and Apple CarPlay or stick with the native android? And you always use the native android, are you able to get your text message on it?

Hi Tom, Do all these commands also work in dutch? I assume that is the language you usually use while driving?

I do this one: “Hey Google turn on the radio.” Then you can change the station on the steering wheel.

To acess Google assistant no need to say Hey google, just press the button on the steering wheel

This makes me more convinced on how important it is that car manufacturers either license technology or have a very good engineering/software team to ensure simple tasks like these are available hands free. If you're going to remove buttons from a car, you need a very comprehensive suite of items that are easily turned on/off via voice commands

Thanks, it now is 20 degrees in my living room 😂😂😂

Tnx Thom, great video! I´m just wondering, can you control drive modes with Google Assistant? "Hey Google, set drive mode to power"?

I don't use "hey Google" i just press the voice command on the steering wheel....

Thom, kan je ook de Speed Limiter met Google Assistant aan zetten?

I‘ve a problem with YT on the XC40. I see only a green screen, the sound is ok. Do you have an idea to solve this problem?

I use the assistant in the car to control my hue lights when somehow the automatic localisation didn't work

Actually it's not very different from what you had with Sensus, except it was not voice, but only button controlled. No trunk, sunroof or windows control, unlike other (not premium) brands have. Some other Google stuff/information you can get directly from Android Auto if you have an Android phone. With Android Auto you also get access/control of other apps that are not fully available in GAS system, like WhatsApp, Samsung Music, Waze (with voice control), etc. GAS still has a long way. Google could at least make Android Auto available until the system gets more reliable.

My XC40 has no connectivity to the network so Google commands sometimes don't work

I think the cloth was deleted from standard equipment since MY22🤯😅😏

How do I know how much data I have

Hey Thom. Does this Volvo have the function of side mirror dipping when reversing??

I have an xc60 model 2024 and cannot find the actual consumption of the car, only the average one….does anybody know if this is available? I never had a car that did not have it…but this might be the first one…hey Google what is my current consumption does not work….

should you set up a specific google account for your car - privacy matters

Hey Google, execute order 66.

En nu muziek afspelen vanaf een USB stick wat in mijn vorige Volvos altijd gewoon werkte. Rij al 39 jaar Volvo en vind het ontzettend balen dat ik mijn eigen muziek niet kan afspelen

HEY GOOGLE TURN OFF ISA

Ah, so Google has control of your car. Aaaaargh. Time to cancel my order.

Volvo c40 2022 komt met 3 jaar garantie.

you should edit your video and cut the "hey google" part. it's unwatchable for anyone that has an android phone or google home device around .... :)

why limit the title to the volvo c40 and ex40? just say volvo 2024 ?

Impossible to watch this video because it's constantly trying to change the temperature of my house

Netflix?

I have a tip for you. Mute the "hei Google" You keep aktivating my Google assistant in the living room. Even turned off the tv. Had to end the video there.. 😅

They need to upgrade the old infotaiment, that's the most boring interface I've seen on premium vehicles.

mine doesnt even understand what im saying

Just a comment about a very stupid dealer. My Volvo is 20 years old and always dealer-maintained at significant expense. Most times, I got a loaner car when in the shop being repaired at big big bucks. The dealership was sold and new owner no longer gives loaners for old cars being repaired. I guess it was lucky for me because I no longer spend thousands there on repair work and am adjusting to the idea of not buying a new Volvo. All they had to do was give me any loaner, but it didn't have to be a Volvo. (I think that's a good marketing tool but apparently they don't) I also need to change my youtube name since I no longer believe in Volvos

I normally like your videos and watch them from time to time. This one however, annoyed the crap out of me. The content may be very useful but I gave up on it after about a minute. The simple reason is that if the watcher has a google assistant at home (as I do), every time you use the magic words you trigger my assistant. After having done so several times in the first minute of the video I gave up. Why don't you be smart as well as thoughtful and use the voice assistant button on the steering wheel instead. You should of course explain that you can also use the magic words but in order to not unnecessarily trigger any google assistant for the listener you should use the button instead.

I own 23 XC40 recharge. I can honestly say that this car is so far behind on technology compared to the respected rivals such as Mercedes, Audi etc. For ex: Pixel lights performs poorly compared to rivals. Too many software glitches. Lost GPS module, random info screen crashes. No sound etc. Pilot assist randomly tries to steer the car to a nonsense direction even when you are on a highway with perfect lines. I don't know why did they removed the colored ambient lights which we had on gas powered XC40. Manually adjusted steering wheel on an electric car? Rain sensor triggers when you go under a large tree. Charging cap/cover can not be locked? It makes tempering possible for dirty minded people. Only a handful countries can use Volvo Car app. They don't bother going through legal requirements for each country so they push a card to the market with hardware that you can not use. Good bye OTA updates. Vibrating steering wheel on 100km. Which can not be solved. They don't even know what to do. Lacking customer support. Believe it or not they called me for an annual(?) maintenance. For an EV? C'mon. Worst performing Harman/Kardon sound system I've ever seen in a car. These are not just about this car. Those problems were pretty much existed on my previous '22 recharge and '21 t3. List goes on. Sorry but ever since Geely bought Volvo, things are different. After 10 years on Volvo cars, I'm planning to switch to another brand.

Hi Google! ”Start a call to XX” or ”Send a message to XX”