1.5.2 update

[PF EX30]

Following software update version 1.5.2 have noticed that the vehicle locking noise is very low and cannot be heard as you walk away and so have to recheck if vehicle has locked or note. This was quite loud but at least you new the vehicle had locked. Anyone know if there is a way of making the locking beep louder?
However, I do expect that we will have to wait for Volvo to include this in another software update. and if so, it would be advisable to give the driver options like
Low - Medium - High.

And the new sound also triggers at the wrong point. It is not synced with when the hazards flash and the car is secure and armed. It triggers earlier than this. So even if you could hear it, it wouldn't tell you what the old noise told you. I posted this explanation below in another thread but hopefully it explains this issue well:-

"And on the subject of the lock confirmation it is not just the change of the sound. It also operates at a different time.

Old system. Open boot from inside car. Get out. Lock door by pressing handle. Car locks. Mirrors fold. Walk round back collect laptop bag from the boot. Plug in the charger. Press boot button. Walk away. Boot closes and then the high pitched sound triggers at the same time as the hazard flashes. So I know that the car is fully secure and armed on the sound.

New system. Open boot from inside car. Get out. Lock door by pressing handle. Car locks. Mirrors fold. Stupid noise from the horn triggers. Walk round back collect laptop bag from the boot. Plug in the charger. Press boot button. Walk away. Boot closes and then I stand and wait at a distance for the hazards to flash so I know that the car is fully secure and armed.

So the new sound is not just virtually inaudible. It also tells you nothing. It simply does not tell you that the car is secure."

[Gnomeface]

I've noticed that the key fob works a lot better now that 1.5.2 is properly installed. A number of things went wrong when we first drove it after the update, including erratic key fob behaviour, automatic handbrake not working and indicators not self-cancelling, and my wife (the main driver) said it was a bit dangerous. Then it all seemed to reset itself next day and returned to normal, and the key fob now locks & unlocks the car reliably.

The instructions for the update did say it shouldn't be driven for 30 minutes after the update was completed. (I did!)

Would this have caused the issues that were then self-repaired the next day?

Ah! I wasn't aware of the requirement not to drive the car for 1/2 hour after the update. I can't remember exactly when I tested the changes - it may well have been within 30 minutes - but my wife took it out for a longer drive much later in the day and found the problems were still there. I'm used to Tesla updates (no need to delay after it reports update complete) so it is certainly possible that I upset the EX30's system and it corrected itself overnight. Thanks for the comment, hopefully I'll remember when the next update comes through (2026 ?).

[TheSherriff70]

So the software update came a couple of weeks ago….
No issues, just installed itself…
Then came the digital key- At exactly the same time the fob decided that its battery was flat and began to play up….
Fob battery changed and then it offers to allow me to use my iPhone- easy to sort…. But……
Lights come on randomly when I pick my phone up in the house….
If I get anywhere near my front door it unlocks….
Since the update the phone connection is either really loud or vey quiet…
My other half says that One pedal drive is uncomfortable as a passenger as it isn’t vey refined… so I turned it off…. Since the update it definitely uses less electricity… my journeys since the update average 29kw per 100miles. Before we were around 33.6….. no idea why…. Did wonder if it was coincidence as it is now normally over 10 degrees in the daytime??
Who knows…..

[Donny Simm]

The alert on my phone and haptic feedback and a visual tile BTW just appeared after I added the digital key to my iPhone wallet. I didn’t do anything it just happened. One thing I did get that a lot of people didn’t seem to was an email from Volvo immediately after I downloaded 1.5.2 with a link which I followed. It might be worth checking your junk folder. This link made the whole process very easy. It only took around 10-15 seconds to get my phone working. Other people who didn’t get this email seem to of had difficulty with the process. Whatever I was sent included the locked alerts which is very handy and reassuring. Good luck.

[Barnsey]

So the software update came a couple of weeks ago….
No issues, just installed itself…
Then came the digital key- At exactly the same time the fob decided that its battery was flat and began to play up….
Fob battery changed and then it offers to allow me to use my iPhone- easy to sort…. But……
Lights come on randomly when I pick my phone up in the house….
If I get anywhere near my front door it unlocks….
Since the update the phone connection is either really loud or vey quiet…
My other half says that One pedal drive is uncomfortable as a passenger as it isn’t vey refined… so I turned it off…. Since the update it definitely uses less electricity… my journeys since the update average 29kw per 100miles. Before we were around 33.6….. no idea why…. Did wonder if it was coincidence as it is now normally over 10 degrees in the daytime??
Who knows…..

I've found the stated mileage has actually dropped quite a bit since the update but I think that's because the dynamic range information has been reset possibly, suddenly lost about 30 miles on a full charge despite the milder weather

[gloucester]

Proximity unlocking works from a little further away now after 1.5.2 install. My car has always unlocked from either side, but approaching it directly to the boot it wouldn't unlock the doors until I'd opened the boot, put the things in, closed it, and moved round the side. Now it always does just before I hit the button.

[gloucester]

Am I right in thinking the left steering wheel button depiction in the display has now moved to the other side of the car pictogram? I'm sure it was near the centre previously but now it's on the left.

I can't find an image online showing the steering wheel indication.

[Lordwhiteley]

I can't hear anything after locking my EX30. I want my loud bleep back !!!!

[MarkyMark]

To receive notifications for an app on your iPhone:
Go in to the “Settings Menu” (Grey Cogwheel icon).
Then if you have the latest iPhone software installed, scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will see
“Apps”.
After clicking on that you will be presented with a full list of all apps on your phone. Scroll down to the “Volvo EX30” app icon and click on it.
This gives you another list of choices,one of which is “Notifications”. Click on this and slide the slider to “On” (green colour visible”.
Can do this for other apps (Turning On Notifications) such as banking apps which is useful to keep a check on money leaving or entering your accounts in real time.

[NorCal_EX30]

Seems like few in North America (CONUS, at least) are receiving the 1.5.2 update...?

Our EX30 is still on 1.5.1, which was installed when we took possession of the car from the dealer, in late January. We have enabled "Automatic software downloads", and that's confirmed in the iOS EX30 app, which shows the "Car Software" is "Up to date".
We never see the download icon in the upper-right of the center display, and I've tried adding my home WiFi to the car. None of that made a difference (also tried adding my phone hotspot, too).
It's been driven daily, and we are in an urban area with generally good 4G cellular coverage (and the 4G icon always shows good).

I'm going by the dealership in the next week or so (to get an NACS adapter), I'll ask them about 1.5.2 while I'm there.