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      03-15-2018, 07:12 AM   #14
jmciver
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Drives: 2017 M3, 2020 X7 40i
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2017 BMW M3  [10.00]
2020 BMW X7  [0.00]
2019 BMW X3  [0.00]
2009 BMW 128i  [0.00]
I just took a look myself and this definitely looks like BMW failed to update their VIN database with the correct software updates available. The current software in my car (2017 F80 w/Nov 2016 build date) is:

TB: 006.006.006
MB: 006.006.006

When I plug in my VIN it says there is an update available for me as well (l have checked probably 3-4 times for an update since I bought the car in Dec 2016, but this is the first time BMW has said my car requires an update). Yet if you look at the release notes BMW posted that includes info for this update, all of the software versions are older than what is in the car (assuming you all have the same or newer software than what I posted above).

Also, and I am not completely sure about this, I think BMW uses over-the-air (OTA) to possibly update this software (along with Navigation software, which is separate from the telephone software). That said, I have never been impressed with BMW OTA as it has never worked as advertised for me, especially with the Navigation updates (I needed to go to the dealer to have my navigation maps updated manually). For what it is worth, I seem to remember that I had a different software version installed in the car the last time I looked, which would support my theory that these updates may come via OTA. However, I did not write down the previous software version number, so I could be remembering incorrectly.

If there really is another BMW update available for us with the software installed above to account for bug fixes and/or the new phone features available on the market, it looks like we are in a holding pattern until BMW actually posts an update that is applicable to us.
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