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      06-04-2019, 11:41 AM   #1
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OTA Software Upgrade - Any Luck?

Anyone have any luck upgrading their vehicle's software OTA in the US yet? If so, how did you go about doing so?
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      06-04-2019, 12:52 PM   #2
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Are these available in the USA already? I haven't driven mine in a few days, but last I checked, no updates were available. That was about a week ago .
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      06-04-2019, 01:23 PM   #3
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They are not available in the US, maybe Q3 or so but no one knows for sure.
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      12-11-2019, 07:17 AM   #4
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I know there is a longer thread somewhere about OTA upgrades, but I could not find it this morning.

My dealer claims that the major software updates will never be OTA. They think OTA is only for apps and nav. They said that one could not download to a phone the large files needed for major updates.

I asked about OTA marketing and got a blank stare back. This is in fly-over country so perhaps major cities will be told otherwise.
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      12-11-2019, 07:46 AM   #5
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It's a joke. I am not holding my breath for them, but am just agitated that they are advertised and there's still no info...hell the connected drive site has 03/2019 notes still!
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      12-11-2019, 08:26 AM   #6
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I know there is a longer thread somewhere about OTA upgrades, but I could not find it this morning.

My dealer claims that the major software updates will never be OTA. They think OTA is only for apps and nav. They said that one could not download to a phone the large files needed for major updates.

I asked about OTA marketing and got a blank stare back. This is in fly-over country so perhaps major cities will be told otherwise.
I don't think the dealers know much about these cars to be honest. The OTA function and the CD app are both designed for istep updates.
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      12-11-2019, 11:56 AM   #7
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I don't think the dealers know much about these cars to be honest. The OTA function and the CD app are both designed for istep updates.
This BMW video shows how a CD-initiated full update is supposed to go: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7avD14vNiwg

So not just marketing but an actual how-to tutorial dated 2019-11-21.
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Hey there!

Since receiving our car in September (here in the UK), have been checking once every few weeks to see if there is any software updates without having to go to the dealer, with no joy in either the app or in the vehicle.

But this morning, a notification popped up on the phone that there is an upgrade for our vehicle - total shock!

The update is taking it to 07/2019.75, which from the other threads on the latest versions, is still a bit behind. The current vehicle system is 03/2019.35, so I should see some difference in features - like dangerous curve assistant (!?) among others already discussed (eg. parking assistant upgrades, Spotify in Connected music).

Attached the snapshot from the phone downloading the file - its 1.4Gb so is going to take a while to fully download. Apologies that it's sideways, had to use another phone to take pic then grabbed straight of the phone via cable. Screenshot didn't work, only the front screen (BMW logo) is grabbed that way, not what is actually on screen.

At last, it looks like Remote software is starting to happen - has anybody else been notified?

Lastly, the release notes dictate Bluetooth and Wifi must be connected to perform upgrade from phone - I'll need to watch the vid to make sure I'm fully prepped for doing this later on once back home (since the car is my wife's and she's at work too).
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Congrats I think you are the first in the UK!

I'm on 11/19 so not eligible for a newer version yet.

Note: spotify didnt appear for me until I upgraded from 07/19 to 11/19, but now its gone again when connected music expired. Connected music can no longer be purchased, just BMW music by the looks of it. I dont have that so cant tell if adding it will bring back idrive spotify
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      01-10-2020, 09:26 AM   #10
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Congrats I think you are the first in the UK!

I'm on 11/19 so not eligible for a newer version yet.

Note: spotify didnt appear for me until I upgraded from 07/19 to 11/19, but now its gone again when connected music expired. Connected music can no longer be purchased, just BMW music by the looks of it. I dont have that so cant tell if adding it will bring back idrive spotify
I also got my notification yesterday and updated last night - all in all 45 mins process
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