Is OTA software update available in Canada?

TurtleBoy · 10-04-2020, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by GrussGott

Here's a BMW dealer genius explaining how X5 SP15 owners will have to pay for android auto versus X5 SP18 owners who'll get it OTA

Yes, I get the caveats of options, etc which is exactly why the practical effect of OTA updates isn't "the same" and shouldn't be described as "the same": it misleads SP15 owners into thinking if they get OTA updates they'll get android auto because "the same". Nope.

Sorry, I thought you were talking about the updates and not the owners who do not understand the updates. On that I will agree with you. LOL. But the updates are exactly the same there is no question about that.

GrussGott · 10-04-2020, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

Sorry, I thought you were talking about the updates and not the owners who do not understand the updates. On that I will agree with you. LOL

lol, cheers

X54TH · 10-04-2020, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

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Originally Posted by scotchy

I lost the feature of having climate control rules for the passenger which I had before. Not sure how this is misinformation. This was not coded, I had it when I purchased the vehicle.

Could be but according to posts on the discussions you were in, the climate control rules do not exist and have never existed for the passenger unless coded. Maybe it was on your vehicle and others that no one posted about.

That has been my experience as well. We never had climate rules and we had to code them. When the 11/2019 OTA came out I had the Climate Rules but not for the passenger side which I had to recode including some other options that were wiped from the Upgrade.

scotchy · 10-04-2020, 07:57 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

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Originally Posted by scotchy

I lost the feature of having climate control rules for the passenger which I had before. Not sure how this is misinformation. This was not coded, I had it when I purchased the vehicle.

Could be but according to posts on the discussions you were in, the climate control rules do not exist and have never existed for the passenger unless coded. Maybe it was on your vehicle and others that no one posted about. We also don't know if a reboot was done and what effect that may have.

Your example showed your misunderstanding of how things work. You can disagree if you want but please don't post that nonsense as someone looking for information may think someone posted it knowing what they were talking about.
Unless someone coded climate passenger rules to my car unbeknownst to me, I had it when it when I purchased it. Please stop spreading misinformation.

Usher9387 · 10-04-2020, 08:17 PM

I'm still running on 07/2019 .53 and no OTA alert so far. I will go for regular service end of December and request the latest software update then.

P.s: I do have climate rules only active on driver side.

scotchy · 10-04-2020, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Usher9387

I'm still running on 07/2019 .53 and no OTA alert so far. I will go for regular service end of December and I will request the latest software update then.

P.s: I do have climate rules only active on driver side.

What model do you have? I've an M50i, maybe it was model dependent for having passenger side also, or just a glitch in the matrix. lol.

Usher9387 · 10-04-2020, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by scotchy

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Originally Posted by Usher9387

I'm still running on 07/2019 .53 and no OTA alert so far. I will go for regular service end of December and I will request the latest software update then.

P.s: I do have climate rules only active on driver side.

What model do you have? I've an M50i, maybe it was model dependent for having passenger side also, or just a glitch in the matrix. lol.

X5 40i

TurtleBoy · 10-04-2020, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by scotchy

Your example showed your misunderstanding of how things work. You can disagree if you want but please don't post that nonsense as someone looking for information may think someone posted it knowing what they were talking about.
Unless someone coded climate passenger rules to my car unbeknownst to me, I had it when it when I purchased it. Please stop spreading misinformation.

Aren't you the cute one? Perhaps you got the unicorn and BMW made yours special to have the climate rules for the passenger. For everyone else though, it is not a standard feature and people have to use coding to get it.

https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...ight=passenger
https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...ight=passenger

Between that and your comment about closing the tailgate with the key fob it is more likely that you just are mistaken.

mikester6 · 10-04-2020, 09:15 PM

I had an OTA update last month to 11/2019.70 from 11/2019.50 if I’m not mistaken. It went pretty smoothly. Just wished we would have the option to update it to the latest version.

Usher9387 · 10-04-2020, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by mikester6

I had an OTA update last month to 11/2019.70 from 11/2019.50 if I'm not mistaken. It went pretty smoothly. Just wished we would have the option to update it to the latest version.

I really don't wanna visit my dealer to get the latest software at this time. If they push the latest version through OTA then that will be the real purpose of the OTA

mikester6 · 10-04-2020, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Usher9387

I really don't wanna visit my dealer to get the latest software at this time. If they push the latest version through OTA then that will be the real purpose of the OTA

I don’t blame you. It’s such an inconvenience when we can do everything from our phones.

TurtleBoy · 10-04-2020, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Usher9387

I really don't wanna visit my dealer to get the latest software at this time. If they push the latest version through OTA then that will be the real purpose of the OTA

Hopefully they get to that point soon. Some owners in the US have been told that 03/2020.xx will be skipped in the OTA process and 07/2020.xx will be delivered starting in the Oct/Nov timeframe. Hopefully that is true but I'm a bit skeptical about it given the history of OTAs.

scotchy · 10-04-2020, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

Aren't you the cute one? Perhaps you got the unicorn and BMW made yours special to have the climate rules for the passenger. For everyone else though, it is not a standard feature and people have to use coding to get it.

https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...ight=passenger
https://g05.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...ight=passenger

Between that and your comment about closing the tailgate with the key fob it is more likely that you just are mistaken.

"We don't have this here, so you're wrong". There's many functions that differ from Countries and regions, maybe I did just get lucky with my unicorn X5 but I did play around with that setting multiple times, no, I'm not mistaken. It was both cute and fun.

As for the closing tailgate, I thought I read somewhere that with the update in some regions it closed with the remote. I must have been mistaken. Unlike some, I'm not a know it all. And to think I used to like turtles.

ifr · 10-05-2020, 02:17 AM

I may be able to help with the heated seat rules.

On 07/2020.x I can configure rules for the heated drivers seat and wheel, passenger seat, using the idrive menu natively with no coding.

If I want to setup rules for the back seats I need to code the car, which results in 2 systems in idrive - 1 native and 1 coded. These compete against each other with the native one taking precedence. So, if I set a rule natively and in the coded menu for the driver or passenger seats, then the native rule wins.

Not sure when the native capability for pax seat was added but it's definitely there now in the UK

TurtleBoy · 10-05-2020, 06:52 AM

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Originally Posted by scotchy

"We don't have this here, so you're wrong". There's many functions that differ from Countries and regions, maybe I did just get lucky with my unicorn X5 but I did play around with that setting multiple times, no, I'm not mistaken. It was both cute and fun.

As for the closing tailgate, I thought I read somewhere that with the update in some regions it closed with the remote. I must have been mistaken. Unlike some, I'm not a know it all. And to think I used to like turtles.

You really need to step back and read the posts. Obviously different countries and models have different features, that is not in question.

Funny, I always disliked Scotch.

scotchy · 10-05-2020, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by TurtleBoy

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Originally Posted by scotchy

"We don't have this here, so you're wrong". There's many functions that differ from Countries and regions, maybe I did just get lucky with my unicorn X5 but I did play around with that setting multiple times, no, I'm not mistaken. It was both cute and fun.

As for the closing tailgate, I thought I read somewhere that with the update in some regions it closed with the remote. I must have been mistaken. Unlike some, I'm not a know it all. And to think I used to like turtles.

You really need to step back and read the posts. Obviously different countries and models have different features, that is not in question.

Funny, I always disliked Scotch.

Finally something we have in common, I never liked scotch either.

TurtleBoy · 10-05-2020, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by scotchy

Finally something we have in common, I never liked scotch either.

Probably a lot more than that my friend. Take it easy.

bubbahead · 10-14-2020, 08:20 AM

I finally got the notification on my phone to download to 11/2019.70.

I read there are some issues with this update. I'll make sure to find something wrong so dealer can update to the latest next month when in for oil service.

Usher9387 · 10-14-2020, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by bubbahead

I finally got the notification on my phone to download to 11/2019.70.

I read there are some issues with this update. I'll make sure to find something wrong so dealer can update to the latest next month when in for oil service.

I got the same notification too. I'm going to install it tomm and see what happens. Anyway my service due come end of Dec so I will ask my dealer to install the latest

nosnoop · 11-07-2020, 03:53 PM

Just got the notification for Remote Software Update for 07/2020.54
Download finished in the App.

bubbahead · 11-07-2020, 09:23 PM

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Originally Posted by nosnoop

Just got the notification for Remote Software Update for 07/2020.54
Download finished in the App.

Good to hear. Hope I’m next! Was just updated last month to 07/19.

AustinV · 11-08-2020, 07:14 PM

I am in Canada East Coast. After installing 07.2020.48 by the dealer in September and not believing in BMW Remote Software Update, I suddenly got a surprise pop up to upgrade to 07.2020.54 the other day: both on iPhone and on the car itself. Just finished, all went smooth. Nothing changed though

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Usher9387 Banned 77 Rep 245 Posts Drives: BMW X5 40i Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Toronto,ON iTrader: (0)	I'm still running on 07/2019 .53 and no OTA alert so far. I will go for regular service end of December and request the latest software update then. P.s: I do have climate rules only active on driver side.
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mikester6 Enlisted Member 10 Rep 37 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X5 40iX Join Date: Jul 2020 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I had an OTA update last month to 11/2019.70 from 11/2019.50 if I’m not mistaken. It went pretty smoothly. Just wished we would have the option to update it to the latest version.
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ifr Lieutenant Colonel 1197 Rep 1,587 Posts Drives: Tesla MY LR AWD Join Date: Oct 2019 Location: N/A iTrader: (0)	I may be able to help with the heated seat rules. On 07/2020.x I can configure rules for the heated drivers seat and wheel, passenger seat, using the idrive menu natively with no coding. If I want to setup rules for the back seats I need to code the car, which results in 2 systems in idrive - 1 native and 1 coded. These compete against each other with the native one taking precedence. So, if I set a rule natively and in the coded menu for the driver or passenger seats, then the native rule wins. Not sure when the native capability for pax seat was added but it's definitely there now in the UK
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bubbahead Captain 185 Rep 853 Posts Drives: 2022 G05 40i Msport Join Date: May 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I finally got the notification on my phone to download to 11/2019.70. I read there are some issues with this update. I'll make sure to find something wrong so dealer can update to the latest next month when in for oil service. __________________ 2018 540ix msport 2015 X5 msport 2013 750ix msport 2011 550ix msport 2009 e92 335i msport Last edited by bubbahead; 10-14-2020 at 08:28 AM..
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nosnoop Major 838 Rep 1,236 Posts Drives: 5 Series Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Just got the notification for Remote Software Update for 07/2020.54 Download finished in the App.
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AustinV Second Lieutenant 113 Rep 236 Posts Drives: BMW X5 40i (2019) Join Date: May 2019 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	I am in Canada East Coast. After installing 07.2020.48 by the dealer in September and not believing in BMW Remote Software Update, I suddenly got a surprise pop up to upgrade to 07.2020.54 the other day: both on iPhone and on the car itself. Just finished, all went smooth. Nothing changed though
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