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Activate automatic opening on Android phones with a fleet agreement

How to turn on automatic opening on your Android phone when your housing company has a fleet agreement. In that case, the service is included.

Last updated 21 October 2026 · Checked for app 4.0.3

Before you begin

Step by step

Open Automatic opening

The home screen of the Parqio app with the row “Automatic opening”, the labels “Included” and “Attention”, and the text “Grant permissions to enable automatic opening.”
  1. Open the Parqio app.
  2. Tap “Automatic opening” at the top of the home screen.

The label “Included” means automatic opening is covered by the fleet agreement, so you pay nothing.

Choose the entrances

The “Automatic opening” screen with the message “No entrances enabled” and the row “Entrances, 0 selected”
  1. Tap “No entrances enabled”.
  2. Turn on the switch next to the gate you want to use.
Entrances in the Parqio app on Android with a switch for each entrance, all off

Go to the permissions

The question “Permissions Required” over Entrances, with the buttons “Cancel” and “Go to Permissions”

The app shows “Permissions Required”. Tap “Go to Permissions”.

Give access to your location

The card “Location access” with the label “Step 1 of 2” and the button “Continue”
  1. Tap “Continue”.
  2. When your phone asks, choose “Precise” and “While using the app”.
Android asks in Norwegian whether Parqio may access this device’s location, with “Nøyaktig”, “Omtrentlig”, “Når appen brukes”, “Bare denne gangen” and “Ikke tillat”

Allow location all the time

Automatic opening needs your location even when the app isn’t open.

The card “Always-on location” with the label “Step 2 of 2” and the button “Continue”
  1. Tap “Continue”. Your phone then opens the settings for Parqio.
  2. Tap “Permissions” and then “Location”.
  3. Choose “Allow all the time” and go back to the Parqio app.
The “Appinformasjon” screen for Parqio in Android’s settings (in Norwegian), with the row “Tillatelser” and the switch “Administrer appen hvis ubrukt”

Give access to motion

The app uses motion to tell driving from walking.

  1. Tap “Continue” on the “Motion & Fitness” card.
  2. When your phone asks, tap “Allow”.
Android asks in Norwegian whether Parqio may access your physical activity, with “Tillat” and “Ikke tillat”

Allow notifications

On Android, automatic opening needs notifications. Your phone shows a notification while automatic opening is running, and confirms when a gate opens.

The card “Notifications” with the text “Shows the tracking notification that keeps automatic opening running, and confirms when entrances open.” and the button “Continue”
  1. Tap “Continue” on the “Notifications” card.
  2. When your phone asks, tap “Allow”.

Give Parqio unrestricted battery use

The card “Battery (Unrestricted)” with the text “Prevents the system from stopping the app” and the button “Continue”
  1. Tap “Continue”.
  2. When your phone asks whether the app may always run in the background, tap “Allow”.

Stop the permissions from being removed

Android can remove permissions from apps you haven’t used for a while, and then automatic opening stops.

The card “Auto-remove Permissions” with the button “Got it”
  1. Tap “Got it”.
  2. Open Settings on your phone, tap the magnifying glass at the top and type “Parqio”. Tap Parqio under “Apps”.
  3. Turn off “Manage app if unused” and go back to the Parqio app.
The “Appinformasjon” screen for Parqio in Android’s settings (in Norwegian), with the row “Tillatelser” and the switch “Administrer appen hvis ubrukt”

Check the entrances

When you’re done, you’re back on Entrances. The switch next to the gate you chose is now on. If you want to use more gates, turn them on here.

Entrances in the Parqio app on Android: a switch for each entrance. When the switch is on, automatic opening is on for that entrance.

Automatic opening is now on. The gate opens when you drive towards it, but not when you walk.

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