OTA M2 Navigation Updates

rich8566 · 11-19-2018, 10:44 PM

My M2 has a Feb 2017 build date and I currently have 21k miles on the odometer. I received two or three updates over the past month. I don't recall receiving any NAV updated prior to the last 30 days. What's the deal with the recent flurry of OTA NAV updates?

Rick4345 · 11-20-2018, 06:53 AM

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Originally Posted by rich8566

My M2 has a Feb 2017 build date and I currently have 21k miles on the odometer. I received two or three updates over the past month. I don't recall receiving any NAV updated prior to the last 30 days. What's the deal with the recent flurry of OTA NAV updates?

Probably just catching up to the current version.

Personally, I think they're pointless because it is only a regional update.

I got a subscription from an independent source that does all of North America

DanG · 11-20-2018, 09:24 AM

Mine update on Sunday. It was the second or third update since I got my M2. Much nicer than my M235i which never got updated in four years.

CosmosMpower · 11-20-2018, 09:29 AM

Had the same thing happen on my 16 M3 recently, I think 2-3 updates within the last 2 months

AndrewC1989 · 11-20-2018, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Rick4345

Probably just catching up to the current version.

Personally, I think they're pointless because it is only a regional update.

I got a subscription from an independent source that does all of North America

+1

Those regional updates are pretty useless IMO. I just buy a full North American map update every year. Cost is ~$70.

orangeglim · 11-20-2018, 11:13 AM

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Mine update on Sunday. It was the second or third update since I got my M2. Much nicer than my M235i which never got updated in four years.

My M235i just updated last time I drove it and has done it three or four times before that. Maybe it's dependent on some feature?

///M Houbi · 11-20-2018, 12:07 PM

OTA? How does that work?

I've updated my 2018-2 nav to 2018-3 and last week to 2018-4, but had to download the stuff to USB stick and also install it through the stick.

DanG · 11-20-2018, 01:21 PM

Mine just updated using the roof antenna.

rich8566 · 11-20-2018, 09:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Houbi

OTA? How does that work?

I've updated my 2018-2 nav to 2018-3 and last week to 2018-4, but had to download the stuff to USB stick and also install it through the stick.

My updates were automatic downloads.

///M Houbi · 11-21-2018, 03:18 AM

How the.... ? I can only do it via USB which is a PITA

rich8566 · 11-21-2018, 07:50 AM

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How the.... ? I can only do it via USB which is a PITA

Dated January 6th, 2015 in BMWBLOG - "When paired with the latest generation of this system, BMW ConnectedDrive enables regular automatic navigation updates".

///M Houbi · 11-21-2018, 09:35 AM

What exactly do you do in idrive step by step to get these OTA updates?

twin fed · 11-21-2018, 10:43 AM

Mine just updated automatically also, probably the third time this year.

///M Houbi · 11-21-2018, 12:09 PM

Definitely not possible in Switzerland.

USB or nothing...

ZPrime · 12-04-2018, 10:13 PM

Car needs to have the ConnectedDrive equipment installed. In the US, this gives it a cellular modem with 4G/LTE connection to the internet. The updates come down through that.

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DanG Major General 10656 Rep 6,936 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 AW DCT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [7.68]	Mine update on Sunday. It was the second or third update since I got my M2. Much nicer than my M235i which never got updated in four years.
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CosmosMpower Brigadier General 2051 Rep 3,714 Posts Drives: F87c, GT3, MK7 GTI Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Frisco, TX iTrader: (1)	Had the same thing happen on my 16 M3 recently, I think 2-3 updates within the last 2 months
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///M Houbi Major 1655 Rep 1,237 Posts Drives: M2 Competition Join Date: May 2018 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 M2 Competition [0.00] 2003 E46 330Ci [0.00]	OTA? How does that work? I've updated my 2018-2 nav to 2018-3 and last week to 2018-4, but had to download the stuff to USB stick and also install it through the stick. __________________ Instagram \| M2 Competition Build Thread \| A tribute to my E46 330Ci
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DanG Major General 10656 Rep 6,936 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 AW DCT Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [7.68]	Mine just updated using the roof antenna.
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///M Houbi Major 1655 Rep 1,237 Posts Drives: M2 Competition Join Date: May 2018 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 M2 Competition [0.00] 2003 E46 330Ci [0.00]	What exactly do you do in idrive step by step to get these OTA updates? __________________ Instagram \| M2 Competition Build Thread \| A tribute to my E46 330Ci
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///M Houbi Major 1655 Rep 1,237 Posts Drives: M2 Competition Join Date: May 2018 Location: Switzerland iTrader: (0) Garage List 2019 M2 Competition [0.00] 2003 E46 330Ci [0.00]	Definitely not possible in Switzerland. USB or nothing... Attached Images __________________ Instagram \| M2 Competition Build Thread \| A tribute to my E46 330Ci
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ZPrime I INDIC8 612 Rep 1,286 Posts Drives: 2018 LBB M2, 6MT Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Cleveland, OH iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW M2 [9.50]	Car needs to have the ConnectedDrive equipment installed. In the US, this gives it a cellular modem with 4G/LTE connection to the internet. The updates come down through that. __________________ 2004 Matrix XRS 6MT => 2008 VW R32 DSG => 2012 Audi TTRS 6MT => 2018 BMW ///M2 6MT I'm an IT guy by trade and tech nerd by choice. I like HPDEs, parts of US Hwy 129, NC 28, and the Cherohala Skyway. I'm also a fan of aural pleasure.
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