[FlashMonkey929]

Originally Posted by 10to2Driver

A small change, which proper drivers will scoff at as unnecessary, but I quite like it - as you approach a red traffic light, the HUD and instrument display now show a traffic light immediately above the current speed limit, with the red enlarged, (even if you stop and don't get the traffic light warning icon which activates if you don't stop quickly enough); then this changes to green enlarged when the light changes, and if you don't move off, the car bongs to alert you to the green. I know one should pay attention at a red light, but there are times when a glance away means you miss the signal change, so it has some value ...

I think this may be dependent on which OS and which options you’ve got.

[BMWBoris]

I am currently in the process of receiving OTA update for 11/2023 but it seems to be taking ages. A half hour run in the car only downloads about .1GB of data and it is a 3GB download.

Anyone else experienced this slow download?

[Tunners]

Originally Posted by BMWBoris

I am currently in the process of receiving OTA update for 11/2023 but it seems to be taking ages. A half hour run in the car only downloads about .1GB of data and it is a 3GB download.

Anyone else experienced this slow download?

Have you not rec’d notification in the app to download to your phone, this was happening with mine so I downloaded to my phone then uploaded from phone into the car which took about 10 minutes.

[BMWBoris]

My phone app just states:-
"11/2023.73, Automatic over-the-air upgrade."

I cannot find an option to download to the phone.

[Tunners]

If you open your app then check status, scroll down and it should say software upgrade, if you tap on that it should show a tab to download.

Just a thought have you got the check box in the app set to download via WiFi?
1st screen on app scroll down to info click settings, then the you can see if it is ticked.

[FlashMonkey929]

Originally Posted by Tunners

Have you not rec’d notification in the app to download to your phone, this was happening with mine so I downloaded to my phone then uploaded from phone into the car which took about 10 minutes.

In the case of my X1 (ID8, late '22 production), I got the notification for the software update on my infotainment system days before I got the notification on my phone. Strangely, I had already updated the software in the car and my phone still insisted I was on the older version and prompted the download again. A couple days after that both the phone app and the infotainment matched versions.

Doing it via the car took a couple of days since it only actively downloads while the car is on and I had only had a few short drives within that timespan.

[Tunners]

FlashMonkey929
Mine appeared on the app about 1/2 hour after notification in the car. It had already started the download in the car but I downloaded to phone and installed via that.

[FlashMonkey929]

Originally Posted by Tunners

FlashMonkey929
Mine appeared on the app about 1/2 hour after notification in the car. It had already started the download in the car but I downloaded to phone and installed via that.

I've always received my software update via the phone first, and then the car. Seems they're fiddling around with backend things a bit as everyone seems to be having varying experiences.

[Tunners]

Originally Posted by FlashMonkey929

I've always received my software update via the phone first, and then the car. Seems they're fiddling around with backend things a bit as everyone seems to be having varying experiences.

Weird that mine has shown each time in the car first

BMWBoris says it’s showing on his phone but nothing to download.

[bowman]

Originally Posted by BMWBoris

I am currently in the process of receiving OTA update for 11/2023 but it seems to be taking ages. A half hour run in the car only downloads about .1GB of data and it is a 3GB download.

Anyone else experienced this slow download?

Yes. It took my car three days to download it with no help from the phone. I observed better download speeds when the car was on sitting but not driving. Also location seems to play into it I assume from whatever cell carrier BMW uses. YMMV.

While 11/2023 does not fix some of the CarPlay phone crashes and cutouts I feel there is noticeable improvement in iDrive9 speed and usability. DriveRecorder appeared, also channel # for xm now displays if you have music info in the center of the cluster. I also feel the drivetrain is overall smoother and more responsive.

[Maui_M]

Originally Posted by BMWBoris

I am currently in the process of receiving OTA update for 11/2023 but it seems to be taking ages. A half hour run in the car only downloads about .1GB of data and it is a 3GB download.

Anyone else experienced this slow download?

We had a similar experience with the 11/2023 download. Got the OTA update notification April 3 (7:34am HST) and immediately went to the M35i to start the install.

Day 1 had 0.1GB parked at home, Day 2 had 0.2GB still parked at home, Day 3 got 0.9GB as the car was driven in town on errands. Day 4, still 0.9GB at home. Day 5 more errands got 1.5GB, then I decided to continue driving in town Day 6 and watch for cell signals to determine what locations made the download proceed. Through trial and error, I found being close to large cell towers made progress in downloading. Found a parking lot in between 2 cell towers (5G) in line of sight, and got 0.1GB every 4 to 7 minutes - by then from 1.5GB to 3GB took roughly 3 hours of random driving errands in town, plus the last 0.5GB to get to 3GB in a parking lot for 40 minutes. Not ideal, but after 6 days of waiting, that method worked for us.

All seems fine after installing, Driver Recorder and Augmented View now present - (was on 07/2023.73 which was a OTA update after late November delivery and took maybe 30 minutes to install). CarPlay audio drops continue, but random and less frequent with longer periods without drops.

Seems folks on the east coast US have received notification of the 03/2024 OTA download - hopefully we will get that one next. If so, I plan to wait a day after the notification and hope the full download goes to the iPhone first on home high speed WIFI before initiating it via the in-car system at the beginning. An odd quirk is that small APPS seem to download in a minute or two at our at home parked location, but the large system OTA update stalls. It’s a mystery?

Side note: Wish BMW NA would implement an option/preference to download via mobile device first (only) on the My BMW App for this scenario of large downloads opposed to relying on the OTA cell signal networks which may be too slow in non metro areas - just a thought!

[oboreo]

Originally Posted by FlashMonkey929

In the case of my X1 (ID8, late '22 production), I got the notification for the software update on my infotainment system days before I got the notification on my phone. Strangely, I had already updated the software in the car and my phone still insisted I was on the older version and prompted the download again. A couple days after that both the phone app and the infotainment matched versions.

Doing it via the car took a couple of days since it only actively downloads while the car is on and I had only had a few short drives within that timespan.

Did update up the version to 8.5 or it stayed at 8?

[FlashMonkey929]

Originally Posted by oboreo

Did update up the version to 8.5 or it stayed at 8?

The X1 will not be getting OS8.5

[BMWBoris]

Originally Posted by Tunners

If you open your app then check status, scroll down and it should say software upgrade, if you tap on that it should show a tab to download.

Just a thought have you got the check box in the app set to download via WiFi?
1st screen on app scroll down to info click settings, then the you can see if it is ticked.

Checking status and scrolling down to software upgrade is as far as the app lets me go, tapping on this does nothing!
I have the settings ticked for wifi and automatic download.

[Tunners]

I don’t know what is happening then
Perhaps somebody else with iD9 will come along with a suggestion or let you know if they at least have been able to update via their phone.

[MMandov]

All was fine in my OS9 update via the phone. I received a notification and it started downloading when I was on WIFI. It was much slower to download to the phone than from phone to the car. There was some kind of progress bar in the app status.

[Malso23]

Originally Posted by MMandov

All was fine in my OS9 update via the phone. I received a notification and it started downloading when I was on WIFI. It was much slower to download to the phone than from phone to the car. There was some kind of progress bar in the app status.

I’ve had the same issue - no function to download the option on the app (link to download function just doesn’t do anything), slow download and after getting to 1GB 2 days ago, it seems BMW have pulled the 11/2023.73 update for me so I can’t install it anyway. Are others seeing this?
I’m hoping this may lead to 03/2024 version being deployed OTA shortly in the UK… maybe ambitious thinking and may just end up going to the garage!

[SpitFire868]

Same issue here. Able to see the notification in the BMW app, but unable to select it on either android or iOS.
My solution has been to sit in the car keeping the gui awake until it's finished downloading (incredibly slowly).

[BMWBoris]

Originally Posted by SpitFire868

Same issue here. Able to see the notification in the BMW app, but unable to select it on either android or iOS.
My solution has been to sit in the car keeping the gui awake until it's finished downloading (incredibly slowly).

Doesn't the engine need to be running?
How long did it take?

[ajsti24]

Mine still in preparation mode today

[Petroleum]

Originally Posted by MontyB1

Normally BMW wait for OTA updates for 3-6 months after they are released. Normally it's only provided as a dealer update in case of any issues at first.

I went in for my first oil change last week. (also in the U.S.) Dealer installed 03/2024.37 without telling me.

Normally I'm all for getting the latest and greatest software updates, but by not telling me, I encountered many issues while driving.

The reason was that 03/2024/.37 deleted many settings and return the rest to factory default, even inside my personal settings within my BMW ID. Not really that bad, I just had to select everything to my liking again.

[Tricky87]

I’ve noticed zero improvements in the update. CarPlay still continually drops, it’s still very buggy and laggy.

Plus, every time I now get in the car (irrespective of opening with key or phone), it wants me to scan a QR code which takes you to the my BMW app - before booting me out. Takes about 3 attempts to actually log into my profile.

Pretty horrific that it’s been allowed to release in this state. I’ve just come from about 3.5 years of flawless iDrive7, so this is so frustrating.