Has anyone received the new software update that gives you Android 14? I see people on the other forums talking about it. I'm trying to find the out what the differences are and/or if anyone has pictures showing the differences.
New AAOS update? MY25/26
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My car got a large update 2 weeks ago.
There were many changes that I noticed -
There were many changes that I noticed -
- There is now an icon showing the car, every seat and the seat belt status (buckled/unbuckled) on the bottom of the driver screen
- HUD now remembers your last setting. ie. if I leave it in sport when I turn it off, it starts back up in sport rather than tour (this drove me NUTS)
- New safety/lane keep icon on the bottom of the driver screen
- Left hand mini screen re-configured - scrolling between screens now more straight forward, easier to see the different options you have available to you
- Google Maps Update - icons seem different now
- If you have an auto, the display now always shows what gear you are in when in Drive vs. only if you had it in Manual previously
- System seems more snappy overall
- Weird Google Maps crashing bug I had seems to be gone
nordique14
Seasoned Member
Ugh. I am on version 12 from 2024. Car says there are no updates available. I will need to take in to the dealer to see what is going on.
I went to my dealer for a full vehicle wide module update. You have to tell them that the car is not automatically updating OTA in order to get it covered under warranty. I also had them do a complete update of the infotainment AND PDR separately.
It took 6 hours to update all of the modules but once updated, all of my OTA issues were fixed and the car started pulling updates again. I also got the bonus of updated ECM, TCM updates, etc.
julian26
Member
Have anyone with a 2025 have android 14? I'm on 12 with my 2025 BW
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My 2026 is still on Android 12, no updates found. Ugh indeed
Mine is 2025 and received the update
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leres
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My 25 5BW (built about a year ago) is still on 12. SPS2 does not offer to upgrade it.
I spent a few minutes poking at the acdelcotds website "SPS Information" page. I put in my vin and selected "A11- Radio" and it offered 12 hardware part numbers. Most have 31 module ids listed with corresponding software numbers. One has 29 and another only 23.
I don't know how to determine my specific hardware part number but 5 of the hardware part numbers have the same software numbers as mine. Another 5 hardware parts have the same software numbers but most of the software numbers are numerically higher (so: perhaps the updated version)
I believe the 14 update has been released for at least 5 hardware part numbers.
I put a random 2026 5BW vin in and was only offered 11 hardware part numbers, basically all of the ones listed for 2025 minus one. I did not download the software numbers (it's annoyingly time consuming) but I suspect there are 12 part numbers that would work in any 25 or 26 5BW. I bet the 25's mostly/only have the lower number and the 26's the higher numbers.
I spent a few minutes poking at the acdelcotds website "SPS Information" page. I put in my vin and selected "A11- Radio" and it offered 12 hardware part numbers. Most have 31 module ids listed with corresponding software numbers. One has 29 and another only 23.
I don't know how to determine my specific hardware part number but 5 of the hardware part numbers have the same software numbers as mine. Another 5 hardware parts have the same software numbers but most of the software numbers are numerically higher (so: perhaps the updated version)
I believe the 14 update has been released for at least 5 hardware part numbers.
I put a random 2026 5BW vin in and was only offered 11 hardware part numbers, basically all of the ones listed for 2025 minus one. I did not download the software numbers (it's annoyingly time consuming) but I suspect there are 12 part numbers that would work in any 25 or 26 5BW. I bet the 25's mostly/only have the lower number and the 26's the higher numbers.
nordique14
Seasoned Member
Took my 2025 to the dealer today for updates. Finally on Android 14. Took them 6.5h to update all the modules.
julian26
Member
Do you know what month your 25' BW was built?
nordique14
Seasoned Member
I believe it was built in March 2025. It was on Android 12 before the update. The HUD menu and other function access on the left side of the screen has definitely changed. Also, the multi-tile layout of the Google Map and audio together is also different. Probably other stuff I have not yet found out about.
I hope the PDR update fixes all of the bugs I was having. I will find out when I hit the track next month.
leres
Seasoned Member
I took another run at this tonight and I now see 17 different A11 "part numbers", 7 have the same software numbers as mine, 5 have newer software numbers and the last 5 have even newer software numbers.
julian26
Member
are all android 14?
leres
Seasoned Member
I'm guessing at least 7 (including mine) are still android 12. I think they release the new version in batches to avoid overloading the cdn servers (or breaking too many cars at the same time...)
julian26
Member
How do I what HW version I have? Thanks
leres
Seasoned Member
Unfortunately this is not trivial. I used SPS2 software to view the "ECU Data" report then found "vit.partno".
One change that I've liked is that the Sport gauge cluster now shows numerical values next to all of the gauges. Previously it would just show the bars which was useless.
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