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I got a message yesterday saying that my car will be downloading an update - hopefully it applies to all cars and not just the 2022 model. Not much exciting, mostly just fixes.
Volvo support page
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August 2021 Software Update
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Model Year 2021:
Updates from August 2021.
Updates from August 2021.
Model Year 2021:
Updates from August 2021.
- Improvements of the engine control system’s optimization.
- Stability, performance and feature improvements of the driver support systems.
- Robustness improvements and bugfixes for connectivity.
- Fixed duplicates from iPhone in Favorite list for Phone.
- Mobile app support: Engine Remote start only for certain markets.
- Automatic resume of media playback: When the driver enters the car to drive away, last played media will automatically resume so that the user does not need to manually click Play with every start up.
- Odometer mileage is no longer always shown in the driver display. To view odometer mileage and other vehicle statistics, press the center button “O” on the panel of the right hand side of the steering wheel.
- Climate timers accessible from the Mobile app.
Updates from August 2021.
- Improvements of the engine control system’s optimization.
- Stability, performance and feature improvements of the driver support systems.
- Robustness improvements and bugfixes for connectivity.
- Fixed duplicates from iPhone in Favorite list for Phone.
- Mobile app support: Engine Remote start only for certain markets.
- Automatic resume of media playback: When the driver enters the car to drive away, last played media will automatically resume so that the user does not need to manually click Play with every start up.
- Odometer mileage is no longer always shown in the driver display. To view odometer mileage and other vehicle statistics, press the center button “O” on the panel of the right hand side of the steering wheel.
- Climate timers accessible from the Mobile app.
Misleading. They erased the "Updates from July 2021" title and substituted it with "August" and then added 2 more bullets. It was just:
Updates from July 2021.
And the climate timers feature is part of the VOC app which already got updated OTA through a different channel. We all should have it already:
Updates from July 2021.
- Improvements of the engine control system’s optimization.
- Stability, performance and feature improvements of the driver support systems.
- Robustness improvements and bugfixes for connectivity.
- Fixed duplicates from iPhone in Favorite list for Phone.
- Mobile app support: Engine Remote start (synchronized with mobile app release).
- Automatic resume of media playback: When the driver enters the car to drive away, last played media will automatically resume so that the user does not need to manually click Play with every start up.
And the climate timers feature is part of the VOC app which already got updated OTA through a different channel. We all should have it already:
- Climate timers accessible from the Mobile app.
I think you may be right. Anyone have the download apply and can share the version number?
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I received the June update via OTA, and it was impossible to not know it. There was a notification that the update was ready everytime I entered the car. I had to trigger the start of the update from the infotainment screen, then exit and lock the car. VoC gave a notification on my phone when the update was complete. When I returned to the car, I was able to unlock it, and was informed on the infotainment screen that an OTA update had completed.
FWIW, I actually call it the June downgrade, since the car worked better before the change in software, and further, Volvo removed the Steering Assist control from the steering wheel, basically making it useless to me.
FWIW, I actually call it the June downgrade, since the car worked better before the change in software, and further, Volvo removed the Steering Assist control from the steering wheel, basically making it useless to me.
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And by the way, Volvo is being deliberately deceptive about what level of software is running on your car.
You can go to Settings - System - About and see a jumble of incomprehensible info for Kernel Version and Build Number. Volvo has never equated either to a specific update. In my case these values only changed once after the June downgrade.
However, if you go to Settings - System - Software update, it will tell you your software is up to date, and offer you a link to the release notes. Immediately after the June downgrade it listed the 'Updates from June'. Last week it listed the 'Updates from July', and today it lists the 'Updates from August', suggesting that my car is up to date with the 'Updates from August', which is total crap.
You can go to Settings - System - About and see a jumble of incomprehensible info for Kernel Version and Build Number. Volvo has never equated either to a specific update. In my case these values only changed once after the June downgrade.
However, if you go to Settings - System - Software update, it will tell you your software is up to date, and offer you a link to the release notes. Immediately after the June downgrade it listed the 'Updates from June'. Last week it listed the 'Updates from July', and today it lists the 'Updates from August', suggesting that my car is up to date with the 'Updates from August', which is total crap.
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There are no "background" UPDATES - only background DOWNLOADS. . You'll be notified when an OTA update has been downloaded in the background while driving. Along with a big scary warning about bricking your car if you don't follow directions exactly - which you'll have to think about really hard before explicitly tapping confirm to install.
The update process (for those lucky few who've gotten OTA updates so far) is anything but "silent".
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Like some others, this morning I got an SRS Airbag warning. In making an appointment for presumed airbag replacement, this recall was waiting in the service website for my car:
Recall R10078: XC40 Recharge Software Upgrade
So, for those, like me, who have been waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for the OTA update, log into your local dealer service system and see if there is an official 'recall' software update notice - then you won't waste time bringing it in if it hasn't been released for your VIN yet.
Recall R10078: XC40 Recharge Software Upgrade
So, for those, like me, who have been waiting (and waiting, and waiting) for the OTA update, log into your local dealer service system and see if there is an official 'recall' software update notice - then you won't waste time bringing it in if it hasn't been released for your VIN yet.
I saw that a couple of months ago. I don't know about your exact case, but I think there is a glitch in their reservation system where it thinks that that Recall R10078 needs to be applied to the car.
In my case, I double-checked at the service counter and saw on their computer screen that my car had that recall applied already.
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Recall R10078 is basically the April software update (Mar 18 kernel date). This recall is what held up many of our cars in their destination ports this spring, before they could be delivered. I’d be surprised if there were any P8s that didn’t have this yet, maybe some early dealer demo cars that were sold.
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We received the email saying that we were going to get the August update last week - but it hasn't been received yet....
I think the "Update Software" option in the info screen is more about updating Android Automotive - and I assume that is unto date.
I think in my car the Google Automotive - and certainly Google Maps does update automatically without any user input....
The Car Updates do require manual confirmation to install after they have been downloaded automatically in the background
I have logged a case with Volvo about the June/July update, where they removed the ability to turn off steering assist from the steering wheel - This is dangerous in my opinion..... If you think the same - please log a case with Volvo!
I think the "Update Software" option in the info screen is more about updating Android Automotive - and I assume that is unto date.
I think in my car the Google Automotive - and certainly Google Maps does update automatically without any user input....
The Car Updates do require manual confirmation to install after they have been downloaded automatically in the background
I have logged a case with Volvo about the June/July update, where they removed the ability to turn off steering assist from the steering wheel - This is dangerous in my opinion..... If you think the same - please log a case with Volvo!
Just received the VOLVO email which announces that an OTA update will be available soon for my car + explains the whole process (download in the background, install during up to 90 minutes, no charge possible while it is running, etc.).
Still not available when checking for updates via the in-car central display.
Wondering when it will happen.
Edit: maybe the reason why it never downloads is because I don't drive the car long enough (apparently that's the only possibility for downloads to happen??)
Still not available when checking for updates via the in-car central display.
Wondering when it will happen.
Edit: maybe the reason why it never downloads is because I don't drive the car long enough (apparently that's the only possibility for downloads to happen??)
I notice that as in the the OTA update are going out to Europe and GB but not North America.
I have the Tesla app on my phone so I can use PAAK for our daughter’s M3. I get more notifications about a new Tesla OTA update than OTA updates for my P8 — dozens vs. zero/zed/zilch/ziró.
I have the Tesla app on my phone so I can use PAAK for our daughter’s M3. I get more notifications about a new Tesla OTA update than OTA updates for my P8 — dozens vs. zero/zed/zilch/ziró.
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The irony of scheduling service to handle the potential 2 recall notices (NHSTA has one, dealer showed another, weird) and also requested to update software...... and then you get email about the OTA software update that my car is available to get within the next 10 days. So now I'll likely get the new software from dealer and not be able to see how the OTA update works, haha. But probably better this way since I don't drive my car a ton for a long period of time which Volvo has indicated OTA only downloads 'while' driving (which seems dumb).
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