System Updates...

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Fired00d

Discussion Starter · Apr 27, 2021

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This thread will be for notification and discussion of system updates for our car...

Software Version - 18AA-2148-001 April 27, 2021

This software contains updates to correct the following potential intermittent errors:
• System reboot occurs after a phone call.
• iPhone device is recognized as USB-Audio, but CarPlay does not launch.
• HondaLink phone connection status shows as “DISCONNECTED”, while phone device is paired via Bluetooth.
• Cover Art does not display during Bluetooth Audio playback on iOS13 and later iPhone OS.
• Rear Camera Dynamic Guideline settings are hidden after USB software update.
• Android Auto does not work after repeated USB connections.
• The OTA update screen freezes once the update reaches 100%.
• System reboot occurs after transitioning to a rear camera screen (shift to Reverse), or any time during ACC ON.
• “Unfortunately, Camera has Stopped” popup message appears.

For those new to performing these updates you will first need to set up your car to connect to your preferred Wi-Fi network (see attachment Page 330). Once that is done follow the instructions in attachments Page 286, 287, & 288 to perform updates.

If preferred updates can be downloaded to a USB drive then taken to car to update. You will need to go to Honda Owners Website - Subscriptions, Downloads, & Updates, scroll to bottom of page to "Software System Updates", insert your year/model, and it will take you to a page you can download update. Once you have it on a USB drive you can follow the directions in attachments Page 290 & 291 to perform updates.

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Fired00d

Discussion Starter · #21 · Apr 30, 2021

eric38.schwartz said:
Update: I just spoke to Honda Tech Support over the phone, and the rep did suggest waiting for the infotainment system to fully boot up in order to get a successful connection first.

It makes sense (at least in my mind 😁) to allow the system to go thru its start up process before asking it to connect a device.

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eric38.schwartz

· #22 · Apr 30, 2021

Fired00d said:
It makes sense (at least in my mind 😁) to allow the system to go thru its start up process before asking it to connect a device.

Yeah, it does. lol.

.. Especially since I work in Network infrastructure, I should definitely be well aware of this as well. I have always just let my impatience get the best of me; what can I say? haha

herotheday

· #23 · Apr 30, 2021

Lately I find that if I schedule my phone to restart in the middle of the night on weekdays before I go to work and I plug the phone in before I start the car, I tend to get the most reliable results for me. Not that it's perfect by any means, there are times, maybe once a week, when it still doesn't want to connect properly and I'll have to disconnect for 10 seconds or so before trying again. This is even after the latest system update.

eric38.schwartz

· #24 · Apr 30, 2021

herotheday said:
Lately I find that if I schedule my phone to restart in the middle of the night on weekdays before I go to work and I plug the phone in before I start the car, I tend to get the most reliable results for me. Not that it's perfect by any means, there are times, maybe once a week, when it still doesn't want to connect properly and I'll have to disconnect for 10 seconds or so before trying again. This is even after the latest system update.

That's a very interesting observation right there. Good for you! I usually restart my phone only when I have to. Lol.

Fired00d

Discussion Starter · #25 · Apr 30, 2021

eric38.schwartz said:
Especially since I work in Network infrastructure, I should definitely be well aware of this as well.

LOL!!!! We can be our own worst enemy when it comes to relating everyday tasks to our professional field.

eric38.schwartz

· #26 · Apr 30, 2021

Fired00d said:
LOL!!!! We can be our own worst enemy when it comes to relating everyday tasks to our professional field.

haha yeah isn't that the truth! 😂

Fired00d

Discussion Starter · #27 · Apr 30, 2021

herotheday said:
Lately I find that if I schedule my phone to restart in the middle of the night

I have my phone scheduled to restart once a week.... found out that doing that eliminated/prevented a lot of software/app issues.

eric38.schwartz

· #28 · Apr 30, 2021

Fired00d said:
I have my phone scheduled to restart once a week.... found out that doing that eliminated/prevented a lot of software/app issues.

Wow, that's great to know!

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Fired00d

Discussion Starter · #29 · Apr 30, 2021

eric38.schwartz said:
Wow, that's great to know!

One other thing I try to do on a daily basis is (swipe) close all apps running in the background. Most smart phones can be set to restart automatically and I have mine set to do it in the middle of the night.

Here is an article with more information about restarting the phone - This Is How Often You Should Restart Your Phone

eric38.schwartz

· #30 · Apr 30, 2021

Fired00d said:
One other thing I try to do on a daily basis is (swipe) close all apps running in the background. Most smart phones can be set to restart automatically and I have mine set to do it in the middle of the night.

Here is an article with more information about restarting the phone - This Is How Often You Should Restart Your Phone

See now, I'm an Android master lol, and I've never rebooted my phone once a week or anything like that. I let most of my apps running in RAM Android is efficient as an operating system. But as far as letting the infotainment system start up first completely before plug my phone in, that's something I'll have to force myself to do some more so in the future. Lol.

Fired00d

Discussion Starter · #31 · Apr 30, 2021

eric38.schwartz said:
See now, I'm an Android master lol, and I've never rebooted my phone once a week or anything like that. I let most of my apps running in RAM Android is efficient as an operating system.

I've owned/used Android's since it was available and some of the things I do are from trial/error/learning from the earlier days of the OS. Along w/what I previously mentioned I have a device care app that checks my phone weekly and lets me know when I have apps using a lot of memory. I then can go to to those apps and clear the cache (yes I'm either old school or anal... probably both😁).

eric38.schwartz

· #32 · May 1, 2021

Fired00d said:
I've owned/used Android's since it was available and some of the things I do are from trial/error/learning from the earlier days of the OS. Along w/what I previously mentioned I have a device care app that checks my phone weekly and lets me know when I have apps using a lot of memory. I then can go to to those apps and clear the cache (yes I'm either old school or anal... probably both😁).

oh yeah I hear you dude! I agree with you completely. Usually I reboot my phone once a week or so. 🥸😎

S2sailorlis

· #33 · May 1, 2021

Fired00d said:
This thread will be for notification and discussion of system updates for our car...

Software Version - 18AA-2148-001 April 27, 2021

This software contains updates to correct the following potential intermittent errors:
• System reboot occurs after a phone call.
• iPhone device is recognized as USB-Audio, but CarPlay does not launch.
• HondaLink phone connection status shows as “DISCONNECTED”, while phone device is paired via Bluetooth.
• Cover Art does not display during Bluetooth Audio playback on iOS13 and later iPhone OS.
• Rear Camera Dynamic Guideline settings are hidden after USB software update.
• Android Auto does not work after repeated USB connections.
• The OTA update screen freezes once the update reaches 100%.
• System reboot occurs after transitioning to a rear camera screen (shift to Reverse), or any time during ACC ON.
• “Unfortunately, Camera has Stopped” popup message appears.

I updated but don’t have any of those issues...lmao. The issues I have using CarPlay is effed up playback behavior using Amazon Music, and somewhat spotty Waze performance, eg, Waze starts up but no map shows up, just the other parts of the UI. im driving so little now WTF knows if it’s fixed...I put 3K miles over the past year....9K miles for a car only 17 months old...

Fired00d

Discussion Starter · #34 · May 1, 2021

S2sailorlis said:
eg, Waze starts up but no map shows up, just the other parts of the UI.

I've had that happen to me after an update to Waze... what I've found out to avoid that is whenever Waze is updated I start it on my phone soon after then when I connect to car (Android Auto) Waze will work as it should. For some reason Waze doesn't like starting up the first time connected to our car's after an update and starting it prior to has worked for me.

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Rob2.0

· #35 · May 5, 2021

Anyone tested if you can use USB CarPlay instead of wireless on the 2021 after the update? I love wireless CarPlay on mine but when I plug it into USB to charge it I'd prefer the lower latency of the wired CarPlay. I like watching videos in my car when I'm on lunch and the audio delay makes it unbearable lol. And every time I switch from CarPlay to phone audio on my phone settings, it'll go right back if anything like a notification or and ad pop up on a video. It's annoying but I guess it's just a first world problem so could be worse lol

PhotoJim

· #36 · May 5, 2021

I noticed the Accord system can't play WAV files. (There are some external USB devices that convert audio to WAV, so you can play through USB-equipped audio systems.) Seems strange, when WAV is one of the easiest audio formats to play (less horsepower required to decompress.)

I wonder if there are ever any Honda engineers here? Make a note to add WAV compatibility. It would be easy.

Spanish Johnny

· #37 · May 5, 2021

So dumb question. For the last month or two my Accord's display has been saying there's a software update but I haven't figured out how to actually update the software. In this thread it looks like there's a file to download? Never done that for an iphone. So how do I install this update?

PhotoJim

· #38 · May 6, 2021

Spanish Johnny said:
So dumb question. For the last month or two my Accord's display has been saying there's a software update but I haven't figured out how to actually update the software. In this thread it looks like there's a file to download? Never done that for an iphone. So how do I install this update?

Park somewhere where you can get reliable WiFi that doesn't need you to log in (like close to your house). Make sure your system is connected to your WiFi.

Then press the "Update" button on the main menu (on my car, it's on the second screen - press the scroll-right button to see the second screen).

Then let it do its thing.

Spanish Johnny

· #39 · May 6, 2021

PhotoJim said:
Park somewhere where you can get reliable WiFi that doesn't need you to log in (like close to your house). Make sure your system is connected to your WiFi.

Then press the "Update" button on the main menu (on my car, it's on the second screen - press the scroll-right button to see the second screen).

Then let it do its thing.

thanks, I'll try that today, much appreciated.

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Spanish Johnny

· #40 · May 6, 2021

and should I have my iphone connected and be in Car Play or no? I'm kinda confused if this is happening to the car software through the phone or it's the car software directly interacting with the network.

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