Saturday, March 2nd
by Michael
Checking the ports in the center armrest panel (MIP/UIP) of your Jaguar Land Rover vehicle MY17+:
A – NOT eligible for Smartphone Pack upgrade
B or C – Eligible for Smartphone Pack upgrade
Rather than the obscure confusing language, JLR should have released this graphic months ago.
**These ports alone do not indicate Smartphone Pack compatibility but they were the most confusing part of checking eligibility which also requires: 10.2” screen, Pro Services & Connect Pro, including WiFi
Saturday, March 2nd
by Michael
The latest release notes for InControl Touch Pro (Duo) 19A, enjoy
IMC (INFOTAINMENT MASTER CONTROLLER) – SOFTWARE VERSION: S19A_19.07.2-312706, PART NUMBER: K8A2-19C204-BB (G2369115) INCONTROL© TOUCH PRO 19A
Release Date: 2019-02-27
New features included in this release
DRIVER ASSISTANCE FEATURES
Improved warning messages for Reverse Traffic Detection.
CLIMATE
It is now possible to adjust the second row temperature controls (where fitted) from the front upper screen.
NAVIGATION
Improved screen for manually adding personal charging stations.
10" TS only: It is now possible to select numbers and letters on the same screen when entering destination in Navigation system.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCREENS (ELECTRIC VEHICLES ONLY)
Improvements to the auto-add charge station and associated features.
Touchscreen view improved with updated preferred charging station settings.
Simplified range map display.
BLUETOOTH® AUDIO
It is now possible to change Bluetooth® device from the BT Audio screen and in media source selection list screen.
INCONTROL TOUCH PRO DUO TOUCHSCREEN
The lower screen will now dim by the same amount as the upper screen when in stealth mode.
TERRAIN RESPONSE SCREEN
Revised terrain response imagery.
WI-FI HOTSPOT (F-TYPE 19MY ONLY)
This update introduces hotspot support for F-Types.
ISSUES FIXED IN THIS RELEASE
ACTIVE EXHAUST BUTTON (VELAR SVA-DYNAMIC ONLY)
Active Exhaust Button now available on lower touchscreen.
BLUETOOTH®
- Bluetooth® phone call connection improvements.
- Bluetooth® Media will now reconnect automatically after unplugging iPhone™ from the front portable media interface panel.
- General Bluetooth® usability improvements.
CLIMATE
When auto is selected, changing the distribution mode will cancel auto and the blower speed in the rotary dial will now change to its previous value.
NAVIGATION
- When searching for specific Points of Interest (POI) using speech, it is no longer necessary to stipulate a search area.
- Navigation start-up speed improvements.
- Hybrid Charging Station filtering is now possible on PHEV vehicles.
ELECTRIC VEHICLE SCREENS (ELECTRIC VEHICLES ONLY)
- Display will now work in low power mode.
- Electric Vehicle (EV) button is now available on the Touchscreen (PHEV vehicles only).
- Creep Mode not correctly displaying in the Touchscreen.
- Estimated time to charge is no longer displayed unless a charging cable is connected to the vehicle.
- Regenerative braking state can now be selected on-screen at start up.
RADIO
- General stability improvements – MW Band.
- Tuner screen – various bug fixes.
REVERSE TRAFFIC DETECTION
‘Reverse Traffic Detection not available’ message will no longer be displayed on touchscreen when system is active.
SMARTPHONE PACK FEATURES
- Fixed Smartphone feature failure to launch at startup.
- (China only) improved robustness when switching from iPhone™ to Baidu session.
- (InControl Touch Duo only) CarPlay screen is not aligned with the center of the Touchscreen when launched while source selection screen displayed.
- Loss of audio mid-cycle when listening to Spotify with Apple CarPlay.
- Improved Android Auto connection strategy.
SYSTEM
STARTUP
- General start-up improvements.
GOODBYE SCREEN
- Goodbye screen will no longer appear at the wrong time when the engine is switched off.
MULTIMEDIA PLAYBACK
- General stability improvements.
SPEECH DATABASE UPDATES
- Update of Speech Database using service screen – robustness improvements.
SVR LOGO (SVR VEHICLES ONLY)
- SVR Logo no longer changes size during start-up.
REAR SEAT ENTERTAINMENT
- General robustness improvements.
- The rear screens no longer default to on at start up.
KNOWN ISSUES IN THIS RELEASE
REAR VIEW CAMERA JUDDER
The camera image is not displaying as smoothly as it should be, this is currently under investigation and should be fixed in the next full software release.
Wednesday, December 19th
by Michael
Can’t wait to see what December 27th brings…
Oddly but very much in line with their process – the official media links for the above image swapped the high- and low- res images – or at least the resizes – ever so confusing…
Further the image itself was so low-res and I’m not sure if that’s actually on purpose or just another lack of attention to detail.
Monday, December 17th
by Michael
The latest release notes for InControl Touch Pro (Duo) 18D, enjoy.
https://topix.landrover.jlrext.com/topix/service/procedure/935967/ODYSSEY_SRN/G2342856/en_US?uid=G2349136
First new feature to catch my eye:
Configurable Steering wheel switches can now be used to Play/Pause Smartphone pack audio.
New features included in this release
Speech database update screen
Note:If the vehicle software level is at a lower level than 17C the vehicle’s speech database will need to be updated for the speech system to continue working. This will be done after the main software update has completed by running the separate ‘Update Speech Database’ application from IMC (IMC) ECU functions and following the on screen instructions.
Navigation update – Japanese vehicles only
Caution:Due to the need for a new license file to be installed on the vehicle before running this update, a TA (TA) must be raised to get a unique code to allow this. If this License file is not installed prior to this update then the vehicles maps will become corrupted and can only to recovered through TA.
Ambient Lighting
Ambient lighting brightness will now be remembered across ignition cycles.
Audio CD
Customers will now be informed when a CD has been ripped successfully.
Bluetooth® Audio
The Connected device’s name will now be displayed on the screen header.
Cameras
If the customer is playing a video on a High-Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) device it will now restart after pausing for a reverse camera activation.
Home Screen
- New ‘Take Me Home’ tile
- A magnifying glass icon for search option
- The ability to mute and unmute Navigation guidance
- The media source selection screen is now accessible during a phone call
Language Support
Shanghaiese speech dialect for China has been introduced.
Smartphone Pack Features
Configurable Steering wheel switches can now be used to Play/Pause Smartphone pack audio.
Issues fixed in this release
Radio
AM, FM and HD Radio
- The radio screen will no longer freeze
- A ‘Radio not available’ pop-up will no longer be displayed on the home screen when exiting the radio find view list, after selecting a station from radio find view list in RSE.
- Radio default artwork will no longer flicker while scanning radio frequencies.
- Radio favorite feature will no longer unexpectedly reset to the radio home page.
- Favorite Radio Channels will no longer be unexpectedly deselected in the lower screen.
DAB
- DAB stations can be selected from the search view list inside the find view.
All Road Information
- The 4x4i All Surface Information Screen will no longer be automatically displayed when a vehicle stalls.
- (I-Pace only) The graphics seen on the touchscreen displaying the power distribution to the front and rear axles will no longer be inverted.
Smartphone Pack Features
All Smartphones
- Improved connectivity of USB module phones.
- Improved functionality when 2 phones are connected at the same time.
Android Auto
- Improved GPS connection when using a navigation app from customer’s phone.
Apple CarPlay
- If customer disconnects a session for the device the touchscreen will no longer freeze on the CarPlay screen.
- A customer will no longer need to press the CarPlay tile twice to get to the CarPlay screen.
- Customers using CarPlay will now see the correct media artwork where available.
- Customers will be able to launch CarPlay or InControl Apps (ICA) in the same ignition cycle after starting vehicle using remote engine start.
- CarPlay will no longer be deactivated after unmuting audio on the vehicle.
(Android phones only)
InControl Apps (ICA)
- ICA screen will no longer freeze or flicker for apps like spotify, when connected using android phones
Audio CD
- (Issue only in last software, 18C) Switching from a CD to a DVD will now work correctly
- The rear screen will now display the correct icon for CD ripping.
- Audio ripped from a CD will now display information correctly
HDMI Connections
General HDMI connection improvements
Touchscreens and Controls
Lower Duo Touchscreen
- Rotary dials in the lower touchscreen will no longer stop working as intended.
- Lower touchscreen will no longer display an incorrect recent phone call list.
- When changing the theme from light to dark the lower screen will no longer show a light theme.
- Lower touchscreen will now remember setting between ignition cycles
- Customer will not experience lower screen displayed in Red.
Upper Duo Touchscreen
- Touchscreen will no longer intermittently fail to display existing application icons after an ignition cycle.
Duo Touchscreens
- Upper and lower screens will no longer go blank with working audio.
Bluetooth®
- Improved Bluetooth® auto connection of customer phone.
- Customer can hear Bluetooth® audio routed through the cabin upon resuming after an ignition off time out.
- Improved Bluetooth® stability.
Cameras
- Camera screen will no longer be displayed blank when going back quickly from camera to home screen.
- Improved Forward Traffic Detection Audio alerts.
- Camera screen will no longer stay on after an alert while reversing vehicle.
- Front camera screen will no longer be stay on even after driving vehicle forward.
- When a Trailer is attached the user will now be able to select other camera views not just the trailer views.
USB Connected Devices
- First song will no longer be played after returning to USB playback from other sources,playback will resume from the last point.
- Improved media playback functionality when 2 iPods and iPhones™ are connected at the same time.
- Tracks played from a USB device will show the correct track name instead of numbers
- Corrupt USB devices will no longer cause the ISC (ISC) to constantly reset.
Climate
(Discovery only)
Manual Air Conditioning System
- The touchscreen will no longer display a climate screen when the functionality is not supported by the vehicle.
i-Pace Climate System
- Smart icon will highlight in all screens to show function is ON
General Climate Fixes
- Improved stability when controlling the climate system through the touchscreen
(17C or later software level)
Evoque Climate System
- Customer will have Climate Sync functionality back
IPC (IPC)
- Customer will have proper artwork for AM and FM radio in the IPC.
- Customer will no longer observe logo image on IPC instead of map or media.
Connected Infotainment
- A blank online media screen will no longer not be observed on the when pressing media tile from bottom bar.
- The customer will always have Live and Side panels available
DVD
Electric vehicle screens
- Time required to charge will be same on IPCand MY EV screen
- The I-Pace goodbye screen will now display correctly every time the system shuts down.
Speech
Navigation
- Customers can now use speech to navigate to Points of interest
- User can enter Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport as a destination
General
- Unsupported data on a USB device no longer causes voice features to stop working for an entire drive cycle.
Overall System improvements
- Improved system stability
- Improved system stability with rear seat entertainment
- Improved system start up performance
Phone
- Recent call list will now be updated after a missed call.
- If contact is edited it will no longer appear grayed out and can be chosen from a speech command.
- Customer can now see all the numbers stored for a contact.
- The customer will have option for ‘USB only’ mode no a pop-up observed when phone is plugged in, if Smartphone features are not required.
Tow Assist
- The Shadow trailer will no longer turn red too early.
- (InControl touch Duo only) A Long press of the rotary dial will now centre the trailer to straight as it does on single screen vehicles.
- When a Trailer is attached the user will now be able to select other camera views not just the trailer views.
- Customer will no longer experience flicker while zoom in/out hitch assist
- Parking guidance is returning after a Hitch Assist action automatically
Television
- TV feature will not crash while selecting TV channel through Speech command
- Customer will no longer see the white patches behind the intent bar in TV station list.
Valet Mode
- Customer can unlock the valet mode by giving the valid valet mode PIN the master PIN will no longer be required.
Known issues in this release
(Brazilian Vehicles with TV)
Television
- Some vehicles can not Display the Same TV channel across all 3 screens
- The front screen goes blank after playing the TV for a few minutes and the rear screens report no reception
These are planed to be fixed in a future release
Friday, December 7th
by Michael
Since 18C went wide, I’ve read more and more people saying that CarPlay doesn’t work properly if you try to use it after remote starting the car via the mediocre Land Rover Remote app.
Last night I saw it first hand, and it’s even worse than it seemed.
After the fifth attempt of killing and restarting the app on my phone, signing in and out, it telling me my PIN was incorrect (it wasn’t), it FINALLY started the vehicle remotely. Further info – my phone had a good internet connection and when I got back to the car it had full 3G service. Entire process just continues to be horrible – embarrassingly bad and a real joke.
Anyway – I get in car that’s been running tap the brake to tell car I’m physically there. Then I connect the phone for CarPlay – CarPlay logo appears on iPhone quickly and dreaded pop-down user-unfriendly message appears on Range Rover screen ‘Apple CarPlay’ not available. All modern JLR owners have seen this type of message at one time or another.
So at this point the system is confused – I get the CarPlay icon on the bottom toolbar which means I lose standard phone functions, the media input screen also lists CarPlay but won’t switch to it. I got an incoming call and couldn’t answer it hands-free because of this. And then had to leave the iPhone unplugged from the vehicle so it wouldn’t keep thinking it was on CarPlay. What if my battery was low and I needed to charge it via the car but also needed it to actually work?
Do you think the engineers who didn’t test anything before shipping it thought that since the Remote Start is so bad, there’s a slim chance a user would hit this bug and try to use CarPlay? Or did they not even test these scenarios and this is all a surprise?
This system has always had odd issues for me when using it after a Remote Start. Sometimes the cameras wouldn’t work, sometimes you’d just get a black screen. Those bugs seem to have been resolved for me at least.
