there is a thread on Uconnect update on the site , I read it last week , only
upgrade mentioned was siri-eyes capabilities added ,
you are listing some more that I did not see last week .

 

there is a thread on Uconnect update on the site , I read it last week , only
upgrade mentioned was siri

Does not appear to be for Canadian vehicles........

 

Where is android auto and apple car play???

 

Fo' reals. That was touted back when I bought my '15 Eco and here it is 2017 and we still don't have it. I love the CarPlay in my wife's Audi, but even the native system in that car is spectacular.

 

This really burns me, I contacted Uconnect a couple times to ask if/when 2016 Features like drag & drop would be added to the 2015 & Older Uconnects with an update. The response I kept receiving was that there are hardware differences and the 2015 & Older units didn't have enough processing power to support such features. I knew in the back of my mind this was total BS since i downloaded a 2016' firmware and dissected it & compared it to my 2015 firmware and saw they both referenced the same processor in a few different files. So I got impatient and found a deal on a 2016 RA4 last month and bought it... I mean the RA4 is still loaded with other features I wanted that my RA3 couldn't have, but this is still a kick in the nuts lol.

 

I checked on uconnect update website for my 2013 and I only see the 2016 siri update. Do you know if there is a trouble or it will be availble soon ?

 

Can someone explain to me what the dragging and dropping of icons does? Like, could you take the mirror dimmer button and put it on the menu bar? What's the benefit? Thanks.

 

Pretty much, yes, here's a picture of what I dropped down to my menu bar:

 

<puts on tinfoil hat> an update to allow FCA to spy on what your doing with the truck....I mean OTA updating on U-Connect radios? why is this just coming out now?
<I've said too much...I think FCA is on to me>.....lol

 

The consipiracy theorists would say that FCA wants to spy on your GDE tunes. The fake news believers will say that it's to sync up with your microwave spying on you. The truth is, it's just FCA finally joining the 21st century and offer support without having to incur dealership costs to update the systems...

 

I just checked and mine says it is "up to date" with 16.33.29.
2016 ED

http://www.ram1500diesel.com/forum/...general-discussion/32857-uconnect%AE-8-4an-8-4a-software-update-16-33-29-a.html

you can check it here https://www.driveuconnect.com/software-update/

 

My biggest wish would be the ability to have more than 12 Xm favorites

 

Don't feel too bad that your wife's audi has android auto and Apple carplay. My friend brought over his 2017 Honda Civic the other day and showed me the cool features in his cheap $20k econobox. The freaking thing had Apple Carplay and Android Auto from the factory. Meanwhile, my 60k truck has been promised those features since 2015...

 

Yeah, it's just dumb that these trucks don't have it.

 

The automakers need to get out of the infotainment business all together, just give me the technology to mirror the screen on my smart phone and be done with it. Leave some knobs/touch screen areas for climate control and go from there.

 

has anyone received the update yet?

 

Nerp, haven't seen it yet.

 

well, the update is 17.11.07... I wonder if it'll be rolled out 07-11-17

 

So this is not for 2016s? My menu bar is already drag and drop, but the only one I brought down was travel link for gas station information, etc.

 

What would happen if I tried to install a new update for a different (newer) vin to my older 15?

 

How would you get the update for the newer model? I would think that ability to update the software is tied to the existing version of the software. I think it would error out, but if you're brave enough to attempt it, please let us know how that works out.

 

If you got ahold of a different version and tried to update yours, it would not take or it could possibly brick your radio, there is hardware specific codes the update looks for

 

there is hardware specific codes the update looks for

^^ what he said
The update verifies the hardware type and software version prior to installation. It either won't recognize the update or reject it for not being correct.
Sometimes software/firmware updates are packaged "all in one", the same file will update multiple models, there is loader information in the update file that instructs which parts of the update to load.

 

OK, won't risk that... I put a vin from autotrader website into the uconnect update site, downloaded UCONNECT_8.4AN_RA4_16.33.29_MY16.exe but don't have the nerve to try to install it, especially after the mention of bricking.

 

Yea I tried to play this game, the radio just rejects the update as the wrong software.

 

Old thread, but my wife's Charger just updated while she was driving. Lost all radio and AC and such as she was driving. So FCA is rolling it out.

 

Mine updated a few days ago. Didn't lose any settings that I could see. It moved some of the buttons around, and the the icon of the truck on the map changed. Oh, and Nan lost her taskmistress voice and now sounds seductive when upbraiding me. I haven't tried my iPod Classic to see if it will play albums.

 

I still haven't seen this on my truck. Is there any way you can check the current Operating System? Honestly besides the radio and my phone controls I have not explored any deeper into the radio unit.

 

Settings-about will tell you the current OS version

 

Mine was updated a couple of days ago. I'm having a few issues and can't figure it out, I'm not too tech savy, so......be easy on me, lol.

1. While in phone mode, when I go to contacts, they're sorted by first name instead of last name. It was sort by last name before the update. My phone's are sorted by last name.

2. My music is on a USB flash drive. After the update, the songs on the albums are sorted alphabetically instead of the order on the album. Kinda screws up Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall...lol Before the update, it played the order on the album.

3. After listening to an album, instead of advancing to the next album, it repeats the same album. And no, the Repeat is not engaged.

Can anyone help me please?
Thanks in advance.

 

Anyone from Louisiana receive the update yet?

 

Mine happened yesterday.

 

asked dealer to update UConnect while my truck was on service for replacement of EGR unit , plus complain on mic , two days after new UConnect unit was installed with brand new software .

 

My truck is a 2015 I've never updated my uconnect does this mean mine won't send me a prompt to update over the air ?

 

Mine is also a 2015 and it recently updated. What's different? Well there are a couple of things that are different. But nothing to get excited about.

Now there's an icon to touch to turn off the screen. Now you don't have to push a darned button located just below the screen to turn off the screen! But then again, the only time I've ever turned off the screen is when sleeping in the truck with the ACC on so that I could run my CPAP.

There's also an icon for 3G interwebs! Woohoo! Oh, wait. My phone gets better than that--and I can use it as a hot spot just as easily.

The only useful update that I can see is that the radio will now notify me when a favorite artist/song comes on somewhere on SXM. I mean, I remember other people's radios doing that for many years. And originally I was able to "favorite" songs/artists. I expected it to notify me when they came on, but it never did before the update. Now it does.

Nothing else has made itself obvious to me. But there has to be more to it. Right? Right?