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      04-20-2021, 04:49 PM   #1
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Software update delay.

BMW connected app saying latest software uploaded, please continue in car. This was two weeks ago, car still saying you will be notified when ready to install? Any clue as to how long.
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      04-20-2021, 05:02 PM   #2
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BMW connected app saying latest software uploaded, please continue in car. This was two weeks ago, car still saying you will be notified when ready to install? Any clue as to how long.
From experience and lots of other posts you need to make sure your car battery is really well charged before it will start to install.

It’s a pain in the behind. Don’t get me wrong I love the car but it’s the first car I’ve had that requires frequent battery charging to install updates. Great for battery charger manufacturers.
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      04-21-2021, 01:57 AM   #3
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I got an update notification last Thursday, 2 days later it let me install it. Checked software update again yesterday and it downloaded and updated the next firmware update straight away.
So two firmware updates in 6 days.
I’m now on 11/2020.50.
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      04-21-2021, 02:55 AM   #4
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Thanks for your replies, I totally agree it seems crazy that a battery that can start a 3 litre engine needs to be topped up for a 20 minute software upgrade 😕
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I got an update notification last Thursday, 2 days later it let me install it. Checked software update again yesterday and it downloaded and updated the next firmware update straight away.
So two firmware updates in 6 days.
I'm now on 11/2020.50.
Same here, a very easy process
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      04-27-2021, 11:22 AM   #6
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Software update all complete. Had to get battery charger connected, 3 hours later all fully charged. Started car and offered to start update. 20 minutes later all complete, quite impressed so far with alexa integration with amazon music.��
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I've been waiting since about Nov for mine to update to 07.2020.

I'm sure I read on here it needed to be > 10 Degrees C and the battery charged. Since the weathers got better it's still not carried out the upgrade, even after 1 hours run in the car. I've now how my Ctek connected for 24H and it's finally gone in! Hopefully the 11/2020 version will download shortly and I'll keep it charged until it's gone it.
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I've been waiting since about Nov for mine to update to 07.2020.

I'm sure I read on here it needed to be > 10 Degrees C and the battery charged.
That was maybe my error.... it should have been minus 10c

From the screenshot from the drivers guide you can see the required parameters for install...

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I thought mine was done until I got another message a few days later! Frustrating that it resets the total amount of electric miles I've done.
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