08-06-2020, 11:02 AM | #1 |
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Behold iDrive 07.2020.30 - 330e
So, been into the dealership this week and asked for the latest (plug in not OTA) iDrive update. Was put on 07.2020.30.
Have seen a few asking about Android Auto but I don’t need/want that as use Car Play, but it appears to be there. Also the personal assistant seems to be different graphics, think the voice spoke ever so slightly differently too or I’ve just missed her and forgotten her soothing voice! Can’t see too much else new on the face of it, anyone know anything else it should be able to do? Some of the displays look ever so slightly different but hardly anything in it, or it’s my imagination. Was hoping the full in-car Alexa integration might have popped on but hardly surprised it hasn’t, even after updating apps and services still nothing. The e-Drive and auto windows should pop on regardless of your iDrive version (I think), just update all apps and services. Am I missing anything I ought to try/find/look for!? |
08-06-2020, 03:29 PM | #2 |
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That automatic window is new isn’t it. Wouldn’t have much us myself but quite cool. Maps have meant to have had a major overhaul?
Have you got driving assistant pro? Interested to know if auto lane change is available - i think it only works on certain roads such as motorways. When driving with it enabled, you can change lanes just by using the indicator. I think there will be an option in iDrive to enable or disable it if it’s there. |
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I don’t have Drive Assist - was hoping it might magically appear tho it hasn’t, though think it has a special button on the wheel which I don’t have as well so it’s never realistically going to appear! |
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New things I’ve also now spotted so far: • You can select diff driving modes via the voice assistant! I absolutely could not do this before as had tried but I can now switch to Xtra Boost, Hybrid, electric etc via voice command which I’m impressed with! • You can wind; individual, both front, both back or all windows up and down via voice command as well! I don’t THINK this was possible before, unless I’d just never tried it!? Not tried both left or both right windows but will try that as well! Seems to be fully up and fully down but will also try and ask it to wind it half down etc but doubt it’ll be that clever! Will try and think of some more voice stuff as well and see if there’s anything else! Tried turning the park assist on but it didn’t seem to ‘get it’ with what I was asking... the button wasn’t activated and it didn’t seem to want to by voice either but will try again as usually if it’s not possible it tells you. Also I let the voice assistant ramble on through all the things it can do, interestingly it didn’t mention the new stuff! It did say something about I can chat to it if I’m bored or something similar and don’t remember it doing that before but it’s months since I’ve listened to the full spiel. Am really impressed with the voice control for the driving modes! |
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08-07-2020, 06:52 AM | #8 |
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I've been struggling to think of any situation where the Automatic Window app would be useful. Toll booths (which I don't use) and a regularly-used car park were all I could think of.
It seems a strange choice of app to develop, would have thought there were far more useful things they could have thought of. |
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08-08-2020, 07:59 AM | #10 |
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It just means have the rear lights on during the day in the same way the DRL's (daytime running lights) are illuminated.
This used to be the case when DRLs were first becoming a feature on new cars but before they were mandatory, but BMW changed it so that the front DRLs are only on during the day. |
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I think I’m more impressed with the rear lights going on and off on the little graphic of the car on the display screen when you switch it on/off, than I am with the feature itself! |
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08-09-2020, 07:39 AM | #13 |
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Could you do me a favour Yorkshire330e please as I know you are 07/2020 software
Im either going nuts or it's changed. When you press Nav and than push idrive controller to the left. Is there an option for address input? All I have is this now and it's bloody awkward putting a post code in |
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08-10-2020, 02:19 AM | #15 |
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Cheers! Im certain the menu was a lot bigger before I had the update hah. Just curious if it's everyone on the update or they've made a balls of mine
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Also when you press Nav or Map, both of them take you to this screen? Am sure that didn’t happen before but am prob the last person to be trying to get to the bottom of this as rarely used the BMW maps/nav anyway. Also faffed further with voice control, seems it’ll put it in xtra boost pretty much every time and hybrid sometimes, might be how I’m asking it. Will reserve judgement on elec as suspect it wouldn’t activate that driving mode by voice due to battery level, only it didn’t make it clear, it just gave you the impression it didn’t want to do it or it hadn’t understood you properly! |
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08-10-2020, 02:20 PM | #20 |
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Well spotted. Just checked mine (also on 07.2020) and it's the same as yours now.
Have to go into search? Can't find the old school address input though. Going to take her back to the dealer and request the Lauren update.
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08-10-2020, 02:39 PM | #21 |
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Yeh going into search works, but address input was so much easier (mainly because it would auto switch from letters to numbers etc). I feel like this just runs off online searching. Maybe Q3 map update will bring it back...
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My M340i has just updated to 07/2020 and it seems such a backward step that the only quick way of entering a new destination is by voice input; what if you’re abroad and can’t pronounce some or part of the destination address? As you say, it now just seems to rely on online search which, of course, often doesn’t work properly. Why can’t these car companies just leave things as they were?!
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