device_tracker updates

[kduytsch]

Hello

I really enjoy this integration, it works really well (mostly use it instead of the VW app). Now I discovered a post about ABRP and a way to publish "live data" to ABRP (in case you don't have a BTD). That works well too, I get the battery levels updated when the integration updates it.
My only concern is about the position? Looks like it doesn't update the position while the car is moving. I was wondering if this was something known (like working as dsigned by the VW policy for privacy) or something done via the integration. When I check the lat/lon while driving, I always get a "None" (but I do get it right when the car is parked), but the battery level is properly reported. So either VW doesn't provide the location while the car is running or there is some sort of bug/logic in the integration

Thank you fr your feedback

[virtualdj]

Looks like it doesn't update the position while the car is moving. I was wondering if this was something known

Exactly. VW does not provide the location in real time, just like Toyota for example.

So either VW doesn't provide the location while the car is running

This. You can open the official VW app and see that the location is not updated on the map until the car is parked. In fact this is the parking position, not the real-time position.

[kduytsch]

Ok, that's not really important for the ABRP integration, the most important is the battery, I'll adapt my update query to remove those useless fields.

Still, seems that on Skoda they do provide real-time location (or maybe it's was mocked up on the post I followed)

[virtualdj]

seems that on Skoda they do provide real-time location

I don't know the Skoda app, but you can check if the official app has the real-time location... I don't think so.