Honda CabinControl

Honda really missed the mark on this app. This review is primarily focused on the CLIMATE CONTROLS. First, what the app DOES do when the vehicle is started normally (non-remote). 1. Allows control of the REAR climate controls, and the main fan speed. 2. Allows selection of source for the entertainment system, as well as track/radio station selection. What the app does NOT do: 1. After remote start, you cannot control ANY of the climate controls or the radio controls with the app until you get in the vehicle and press START while foot is on the brake. *****The problem with this is that it gets really cold in Indiana during the winter, and very hot in the summer. After remote start, you cannot turn the air conditioning or heater/defroster on, or adjust any climate controls. You can't even preset the controls when you get out of the vehicle and shut it off. Upon remote start, the fan runs at a low speed and the temp setting is not known, as the entire climate control on the dash is blacked out and it does not "remember" the actual settings you had when the vehicle was shut off. You literally have to get in the vehicle, press the START button while holding the brake (just like regular starting procedure) before you can change ANY climate settings, period. 2. There is NO VOLUME CONTROL on the app. *****I did not explore other entertainment system functions, primarily because those are not useful to me (2020 Pilot EX and 2020 CR-V EX-L w/NO 2nd row entertainment system) and I can't for the life of me imagine a situation that I need remote control of the front entertainment system. What would make this app/system better: 1. Allow remote app control of the following: a) All climate controls including defrosters, mirror heaters and seat heaters. b) Volume control on entertainment system. c). Adjust the driver seat to the settings of the fob that remote started the vehicle (this applies to my wife's 2020 CR-V EX-l). I currently have to wait for the seat to adjust AFTER I open the door, while standing in the pouring rain. In it's current form, I really have no use for the app. Remote start is nice, but without climate control even that serves no purpose to me. Sure the vehicle engine is warmed up, but I still have to get in, restart the vehicle, then turn on the air conditioning or heater/defroster. My wife and I love our new 2020 Pilot EX and 2020 CR-V EX-L. The build quality and features on both are excellent. The app has so much potential, but falls very short of what it could be. Very disappointed in the app and unless you have the rear entertainment system (neither of us do) I can't recommend this app. Honda, you can do way better than this. If I have made any mistakes or misrepresentations, I will gladly edit this review upon receipt of corrected information.

App gets an F. I can't for the life of me figure out the point of this app. Apparently you have to be in the vehicle to use the app. Why would I open an app on my phone while I'm sitting in the vehicle and have controls for literally everything at my fingertips??? The app barely has any usable features. How about an app that includes remote start, ACTUAL climate control settings for the front AND back, turn on/off heated seats & heated steering wheel, and actual entertainment system controls!?!?

Great tool to assist the driver (me) of our Honda Odyssey. It is so nice having my wife control Audio & Video entertainment as well as heat, etc. which allows me to focus on driving as safely as possible. One star short of a 5 star rating because it does not do volume control - please, please, please build that in so that the driver does not have to constantly adjust volume up and down to deal with high and low volume peaks and dips that almost every DVD seems to have.