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      12-02-2021, 01:02 PM   #1299
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I will not be allowing any more software updates to be applied to my car (either automatically or at a dealer) after 03/2021.50 ruined the sound of the exhaust of my 2020 M340i. I also worry that, even though England is not a vassal state of the EU, the EU will still want car manufacturers to apply retrospective updates in a pan European way, imposing things we all hate like compulsory start/stop engine shut off and, horror of horrors, auto following of speed limits! A number of my friends have recently ditched buying new “Smart / Connected” cars because of “Big Brother Mission Creep” (e.g. the outrageous constant ability to track cars via so called “Emergency” SOS function - U.K. police forces have already had to admit they have done this following Freedom of Information request,) and I think I will look for a non Smart / Connected car next time.

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      12-02-2021, 06:54 PM   #1300
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@GAPortimao: Give it a couple of days. Others have reported here that those "app" controlled features disappear temporally after updates. (Strange design.)
Thanks G22b58. I'll give it a few days then. Hopefully it won't need a trip to the dealer.
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      12-05-2021, 10:25 PM   #1301
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Are some cars not getting OTAs or skipping some updates?

I have a 2019 330i. It's on 3/2021 software. I see there's new 07/2021 and 11/2021 OTAs out but I'm not getting notifications to update. I tried the bmw software website with my ViN and it's saying no update needed.

Not a big deal just curious what's up
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      12-05-2021, 11:12 PM   #1302
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Are some cars not getting OTAs or skipping some updates?

I have a 2019 330i. It's on 3/2021 software. I see there's new 07/2021 and 11/2021 OTAs out but I'm not getting notifications to update. I tried the bmw software website with my ViN and it's saying no update needed.

Not a big deal just curious what's up
My car was stuck on 7/2019 (the original version it came with) for 2 years and never promted me for an update… until the dealer recently updated it to 7/2021 as part of a recall.
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      12-09-2021, 07:58 AM   #1303
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My 2019 330i is still on 3/2021 - no notification for an update from the car or the App
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      12-09-2021, 08:54 PM   #1304
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My 2019 330i is still on 3/2021 - no notification for an update from the car or the App
Same here '19 330i on 3/2021. I've been telling my car to check like once a week since BMW made the announcement in October. It's due for service soon (~1k miles) so I'll get the dealer to do it if I haven't received it by then.
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      12-10-2021, 10:56 AM   #1305
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My car was stuck on 7/2019 (the original version it came with) for 2 years and never promted me for an update… until the dealer recently updated it to 7/2021 as part of a recall.
Haha looks like our cars have the same temperament. My situation was the exact same as you.
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      12-10-2021, 02:58 PM   #1306
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Mine went in for a service yesterday and they updated it to 11/2021.

No major updates other than Apple Play looks slightly different.
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      12-11-2021, 06:55 AM   #1307
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Same here '19 330i on 3/2021. I've been telling my car to check like once a week since BMW made the announcement in October. It's due for service soon (~1k miles) so I'll get the dealer to do it if I haven't received it by then.
I have had mine for 14 months and it has never updated. The only one I have ever had was at the dealer - that was for 03-2021. I honestly don’t think the OTA thing works in my car
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      12-17-2021, 11:38 AM   #1308
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I got my first oil change today and asked for software update but they said no update for my car.
2021 m340ix. Software version 07.2020/54
I don't get it why I don't have update for it.
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      12-17-2021, 02:22 PM   #1309
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I got my first oil change today and asked for software uldate but they said no update for my car.
2021 m340ix. Software version 07.2020/54
I dont get it why Idont have update for it.
I tell them it keeps resetting when driving, works every time lol 😂
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      12-21-2021, 02:29 PM   #1310
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I got my first oil change today and asked for software update but they said no update for my car.
2021 m340ix. Software version 07.2020/54
I don't get it why I don't have update for it.
My car was stuck in the same version as well for some reason. I received the latest 11/2021 update when the car requested a dealer visit due to a recall regarding some control unit firmware update. Pretty much the only noticiable change was for the driving assistant which started driving in a straight line instead of making small adjustments all the time. Also the M Lap Timer showed up under the Apps menu which is the most important feature in a 330e
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      12-30-2021, 09:23 AM   #1311
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I got my first oil change today and asked for software update but they said no update for my car.
2021 m340ix. Software version 07.2020/54
I don't get it why I don't have update for it.
I had my first oil change in November and I was stuck on 07.2020/54 also. Asked for an update and was told they don't do that. They did find a fault in the head unit and reset that and updated the software (some obscure recall which was likely made up). Since then I have received map updates and application updates. Might check for a fault using something like Bimmerlink? I think that is what was stopping my car from updating.
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      01-01-2022, 05:20 PM   #1312
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I got new update on my 07/2019 g20
07/2020.54 why i dont get the last update 11/2021??
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      01-26-2022, 01:26 PM   #1313
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I'm glad to hear it's not just me on a 2019 g20 (330i, built 06/2019) whose remote software upgrade doesn't seem to work. I purchased the car in March 2021 and had the dealer upgrade iDrive from v6 to v7 at that time because I wanted Android Auto, which put it on 03/2021.40. I've since checked frequently for OTA updates with none ever being available.

I'm wondering what iDrive version those of you for whom the remote software upgrade doesn't seem to work are on, 6 or 7? It isn't clear to me if these updates are only for v7 or also for v6 as well.
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      01-31-2022, 01:23 PM   #1314
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I'm glad to hear it's not just me on a 2019 g20 (330i, built 06/2019) whose remote software upgrade doesn't seem to work. I purchased the car in March 2021 and had the dealer upgrade iDrive from v6 to v7 at that time because I wanted Android Auto, which put it on 03/2021.40. I've since checked frequently for OTA updates with none ever being available.

I'm wondering what iDrive version those of you for whom the remote software upgrade doesn't seem to work are on, 6 or 7? It isn't clear to me if these updates are only for v7 or also for v6 as well.

Not sure I understand. Don’t all G20’s have idrive 7 ?
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      02-22-2022, 01:59 PM   #1315
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Not sure I understand. Don’t all G20’s have idrive 7 ?
I believe 2019 g20's (first year models) came with iDrive6. It's possible I misunderstood but I feel like I was told in order to get Android Auto on my 2019 330i they had to upgrade me to iDrive7 (which they did before I took delivery of the car last year, used CPO, build date 06/2019).
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I believe 2019 g20's (first year models) came with iDrive6. It's possible I misunderstood but I feel like I was told in order to get Android Auto on my 2019 330i they had to upgrade me to iDrive7 (which they did before I took delivery of the car last year, used CPO, build date 06/2019).
There is no way a dealer will do that. Upgrade idrive 6 to 7. Some G20s did come with ID6 but I think it was based on trim and options (like cars that had analogue gauges and stuff; not sure what exactly it was).
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      02-23-2022, 09:21 AM   #1317
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There is no way a dealer will do that. Upgrade idrive 6 to 7. Some G20s did come with ID6 but I think it was based on trim and options (like cars that had analogue gauges and stuff; not sure what exactly it was).
I wasn’t aware that some had idrive 6 - you live and learn.

Mine is still on 03/21 and no sign of an update, not that it’s that big a deal. However on another note I did the centre speaker fix to stop the vibration & it is now silent.
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I wasn’t aware that some had idrive 6 - you live and learn.

Mine is still on 03/21 and no sign of an update, not that it’s that big a deal. However on another note I did the centre speaker fix to stop the vibration & it is now silent.
Mine was stuck on 03/21 as a Sep 2019 build, and I've just had it back from the dealers today hopefully fixed. Now on 11/21.61 which they think may fix it but time will tell. Another thing they mentioned was my TCB signal strength readout was 22 - that's in the "poor" band! Possibly explaining why no OTA updates to either the maps or iDrive since then.

Will update if I start seeing OTAs come in.
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      02-23-2022, 02:56 PM   #1319
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Mine was stuck on 03/21 as a Sep 2019 build, and I've just had it back from the dealers today hopefully fixed. Now on 11/21.61 which they think may fix it but time will tell. Another thing they mentioned was my TCB signal strength readout was 22 - that's in the "poor" band! Possibly explaining why no OTA updates to either the maps or iDrive since then.

Will update if I start seeing OTAs come in.
Yeah mine is a sept 19 build too - although I have had a couple of map updates.

I hope I don’t sound thick but what is ‘TCB’. ?
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Yeah mine is a sept 19 build too - although I have had a couple of map updates.

I hope I don’t sound thick but what is ‘TCB’. ?
I've had a couple map updates and the 03/21 was an OTA I got but hadn't anything past that.

TCB is the telematics module and part of what the car uses to communicate with remote BMW servers etc. If the signal is too weak, it's possible the car can't get all the data needed for the OTA.

The workshop manager also recommended I keep the car's radio tuned to a national station i.e. BBC Radio 1, something to do with the waveband being more aligned with possibly whatever BMW are using for Comms. He did say it sounds a bit weird but assured me that's one of the things in the Puma case about this issue.
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