On 16/12/2023 at 17:13, Rgsmg53 said:

Latest experience on my 2022 Karoq:

 

Some 697 (!) files extracted onto PC from zip file downloaded from Skoda's update webpages. These were then copied on to a 128Gb USB3 stick which has now been left connected to the car for past two days. USB stick definitely recognised as Mirrorlink connection is offered!

 

Still no notifications in pull down menu and my wife got 'software update available' message during short journey yesterday but ignored it.

 

Appears to be nothing updated yet.

 

Sorry, haven't been back to this thread since my last update in December.

 

I can't say for the Karoq, but the MIB3 Columbus system in my 2020 Kodiaq had  bugs ( not just mine, they all did ! ) where amongst other things, the USB wouldn't recognise the software. Skoda know about this but have not issued a recall, rather they wait until the car is next in the garage. I'm just wondering if your car has had that update applied? I was told it would take 5-6hr to complete - the garage did it. Basically they flash the current software and install new software from scratch. i.e.  it's not just a patch. 

 

Anyway, after the car was returned, all those little peculiarities with my Columbas system disappeared.  I was at last able to use the USB to download software from the portal.

 

Please don't apologise. What you posted has been really useful.

 

I have had a USB drive permanently plugged in since before Christmas and, despite some long journeys over the Christmas / New Year period, nothing appeared to have changed. Certainly there were no notifications in the pull-down window.

 

I'd therefore decided that the USB wasn't working when suddenly last week after a 2 mile trip the display showed exactly the same as you posted in you photo above but once we had come to a standstill. So, of course I accepted and almost immediately got a message saying the update was complete! Still nothing in the notification window though. So, I can only assume that the USB update DID work and now it has enabled the 'update at any time' function.

 

My next task is to go back on to the Skoda website enter my VIN and check what the latest version codes are.  If there's anything that it appears I have not got already then I'll probabaly try loading it via the USB stick again although I'm not sure this should be necessary any longer.

 

What would you advise?

Same in the first year or so I had my car. It was only some folk in Russia who said they could download via the USB and were advising using a specific USB formatted in a specific way and had to be inserted for a certain length of time etc. It did sound a tad 'clock and dagger' or desperation if I'm being honest. I never had much confindence in that solution.

 

I then used a USB which had an LED which flashed when the stick was being accesssed. The stick would be recognised, the update woud be initiated, that light would then flash for about 20secs and that was it. The USB wasn't being accessed. To me it seemed as iif the headunit was accessing the drive looking for a specific piece of information but couldn't find it. I initially though it was something to do with the information on the USB.   Some months later I was driving up the M6 to Scotland when the sat nav all of a sudden started directing me over the Irish sea toward Belfast.  I mentioned this to my local dealer and it was they who told me about this directive they had from Skoda. In effect a recall, but only if owners reported a problem ( which IMO is just stupid ).  Anyway I left the car with them overnight, received it next day, thought I'd try that USB thing again and it worked no problem. The USB was now being continually accessed by the infotainment unit.

 

There's someone on here who provides links to software that updates the system. I don't know if that's the same process as the garage did, but all I can say is I was told it was only the dealer who could update the system. Dunno. All I can say is the update the garage did worked for me.

 

As per above, the OTA update whilst driving is only a recent addition. 

 

The only issue left with my system these days is if I've switched the system off whilst it's been connected to AndroidAuto, then on occasion when I start it up again, the system can't see my phone. Even if I press 'ignore phone'  it keeps coming back with that phone connection error message. If I chose radio or USB or whatever else, the error message about connecting to phone still appears and the only way to get around it is to reboot my phone. There's obviously a handshaking issue between the system and my phone - but there's no consistancy to it.  That said, I've never been in any car where Andoid Auto has worked 100% all of the time but that's technology for you. 

Edited 18 January, 20242 yr by kodiaqsportline

4 hours ago, kodiaqsportline said:

The only issue left with my system these days is if I've switched the system off whilst it's been connected to AndroidAuto, then on occasion when I start it up again, the system can't see my phone. Even if I press 'ignore phone'  it keeps coming back with that phone connection error message. If I chose radio or USB or whatever else, the error message about connecting to phone still appears and the only way to get around it is to reboot my phone. There's obviously a handshaking issue between the system and my phone - but there's no consistancy to it.  That said, I've never been in any car where Andoid Auto has worked 100% all of the time but that's technology for you. 

I have had the same problem with my Samsung phone. What I have discovered by trial and error is to enter the car with bluetooth, wifi and data turned off on the phone then switch on car ignition / engine then switch on bluetooth and data on the phone. Currently this works every time. It's no hardship to me because I keep my phone's wifi and data off unless I need it (old habit from things I learnt working in the Defence Industry!) but I know it annoys others.