iOS 18.4 out today. Anyone notice any EV changes?

[bdeweese]

Greetings. Was able to update iOS to 18.4 today, but didn’t get to use the car. Curious if anyone has noticed any changes for our EVs?

Also, Ford Pass 5.16 is out - but appears to be just bug fixes.

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[AliRafiee]

Apple Maps now routes to Tesla charging station to the map app, if you added it to the settings.

I wish you could set the priority on which network to try first.

 

[DragonmasterLou]

Would be nice if it would also do the pre-conditioning thing though.

I'm wondering just how bad is the built-in nav? I have a road trip coming up in a couple of weeks (hopefully I'll have my Mach E by then) and will need to make some charging stops. I've actually already figured out the ones I want as I've made this trip numerous times before, but I would like to pre-condition things...

 

[vaporblu]

The Tesla routing worked better before the update, since then , I still have all Tesla chargers coming up, so I can’t tell if they are open to everyone or just Tesla.
They need to make this better.
GM works perfectly for this.
I am really getting tired of Ford’s slow , no update nonsense that I have to use 3 different maps to plan a trip. They are decades behind Tesla with software.

 

[d_k_g]

The Tesla mapping is not new with 18.4. This actually came out a couple weeks ago.

There are now 3 rows of icons in CarPlay for our giant screens though. That’s cool.

 

[d_k_g]

The Tesla routing worked better before the update, since then , I still have all Tesla chargers coming up, so I can’t tell if they are open to everyone or just Tesla.
They need to make this better.
GM works perfectly for this.
I am really getting tired of Ford’s slow , no update nonsense that I have to use 3 different maps to plan a trip. They are decades behind Tesla with software.

I’m pretty sure this is an issue with the built in ford nav when searching for Tesla chargers. I don’t believe this is an issue with Apple Maps - only compatible superchargers come up for me.

 

[PhillyYa]

I saw chargers showing up on Google Maps for the first time. Shows how many, whether fast or slow and which network.

 

[ChasingCoral]

Would be nice if it would also do the pre-conditioning thing though.

I'm wondering just how bad is the built-in nav? I have a road trip coming up in a couple of weeks (hopefully I'll have my Mach E by then) and will need to make some charging stops. I've actually already figured out the ones I want as I've made this trip numerous times before, but I would like to pre-condition things...

I've used the Ford (Garmin) Connected Navigation quite a bit and found it usually works well. In fact, it is the best option when towing our travel trailer with our Lightning as the others do a lousy job of estimating range while towing. The Connected Navigation actually improves in its estimates of efficiency the more you use it.

However, the Connected Navigation will sometimes do weird little routings to "save" a minute or a mile. It will also route to some weird L2 chargers. It's really a trust but verify situation.

 

[NH_Pony_Boy]

There are now three rows of smaller icons on the screen rather than the larger two rows before.

 

[david_quick]

The Tesla mapping is not new with 18.4. This actually came out a couple weeks ago.

There are now 3 rows of icons in CarPlay for our giant screens though. That’s cool.

I looked for this when the first indication of availability showed up on the forum but it was not there. Maybe only if beta SW was turned on?

 

[NH_Pony_Boy]

I looked for this when the first indication of availability showed up on the forum but it was not there. Maybe only if beta SW was turned on?

It is there, I think I had to connect the iPhone to the car then open the Apple Maps app on the phone and let it connect to your car.

 

[Mr_Mercedes]

Would be nice if it would also do the pre-conditioning thing though.

I'm wondering just how bad is the built-in nav? I have a road trip coming up in a couple of weeks (hopefully I'll have my Mach E by then) and will need to make some charging stops. I've actually already figured out the ones I want as I've made this trip numerous times before, but I would like to pre-condition things...

It’s not bad. It can be annoying I only drive from Orlando to Miami and drove my GT to Atlanta. I was using the built-in nav, apple and also ABRP because they are not consistent on saying which charges work or are full.

 

[bdeweese]

The Tesla mapping is not new with 18.4. This actually came out a couple weeks ago.

There are now 3 rows of icons in CarPlay for our giant screens though. That’s cool.

Yea. I believe the Tesla chargers were added in 18.3.2. The 3 rows of icons is very welcomed, however!

 

[WallyS56]

Apple Maps now routes to Tesla charging station to the map app, if you added it to the settings.

I wish you could set the priority on which network to try first.

I’ve tried and searched the forum, but I can’t figure out how to see my OTA updates history either on the phone app or in the vehicle. With the car in park, the ONLY update showing is 10.1. and doesn’t give a date. Please advise. 2024 MME purchased last August.

 

[NH_Pony_Boy]

I’ve tried and searched the forum, but I can’t figure out how to see my OTA updates history either on the phone app or in the vehicle. With the car in park, the ONLY update showing is 10.1. and doesn’t give a date. Please advise. 2024 MME purchased last August.

These are two different things. The iOS update to 18.4 added some nice CarPlay features. The Ford app inside the app store on your phone is another, it should update on its own. Then the car has its own software version that is updated much less frequent. I am not sure how to find the version your car is on. I asked ChatGPT but it gave me incorrect info on finding in the Ford Pass app.

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