2016 A6 cannot add manual contact
08-25-2015, 04:45 PM
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2016 A6 cannot add manual contact
Has anyone experienced this? I'm following the guide, and it says to go to the telephone> Directory> New Contact, yet this "New Contact" selection doesn't exist.
I've gone as far to save a navigation address and i don't see an option to save a number..
now the operation manual for the MMI plus does say 11.2014 so it's quite possible that the 2016 models just uses the phone contacts.
I've gone as far to save a navigation address and i don't see an option to save a number..
now the operation manual for the MMI plus does say 11.2014 so it's quite possible that the 2016 models just uses the phone contacts.
Last edited by djjuice; 08-25-2015 at 04:55 PM.
08-25-2015, 07:04 PM
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It's been awhile since I entered one manually. Have you tried scrolling down to the end of the list to see if it's there? Or under Settings?
08-25-2015, 07:14 PM
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nothing there, it's present on my older 2012 A4. the manual shows a picture but it's date from 2014 so I think its just a software change...
08-26-2015, 04:11 AM
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On my car with the RMC MMI system you can still add a new contact, option is below the "Find Contact" in the Directory screen. I wonder if Audi has decided to drop the option because it is proving increasingly hard to ensure correct mapping of data from the MMI system to the variety of different phone devices ansd version releases within phone platfoms. Easier to jsut get the user to add the new contact directly on the phone.
08-26-2015, 04:26 AM
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On my car with the RMC MMI system you can still add a new contact, option is below the "Find Contact" in the Directory screen. I wonder if Audi has decided to drop the option because it is proving increasingly hard to ensure correct mapping of data from the MMI system to the variety of different phone devices ansd version releases within phone platfoms. Easier to jsut get the user to add the new contact directly on the phone.
In any case, I've always thought that directory entries were somewhat confusing to the user what with "privste", "business" and whatnot so it's not surprising that Audi decided to drop the feature.
Plus, as you said, with today's smart phones it's so much easier to add a contact to your phone and let it transfer to the MMI. I suspect the original MMI Directory was designed for a time when most people had "dumb" phones.
08-26-2015, 05:10 AM
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John, I could be wrong (and often am) but I thought that any manually entered contact into the directory would not transfer back to a phone.
In any case, I've always thought that directory entries were somewhat confusing to the user what with "privste", "business" and whatnot so it's not surprising that Audi decided to drop the feature.
Plus, as you said, with today's smart phones it's so much easier to add a contact to your phone and let it transfer to the MMI. I suspect the original MMI Directory was designed for a time when most people had "dumb" phones.
In any case, I've always thought that directory entries were somewhat confusing to the user what with "privste", "business" and whatnot so it's not surprising that Audi decided to drop the feature.
Plus, as you said, with today's smart phones it's so much easier to add a contact to your phone and let it transfer to the MMI. I suspect the original MMI Directory was designed for a time when most people had "dumb" phones.
I really think this is a result of a manual that needs to be updated.
08-26-2015, 06:49 AM
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John, I could be wrong (and often am) but I thought that any manually entered contact into the directory would not transfer back to a phone.
In any case, I've always thought that directory entries were somewhat confusing to the user what with "privste", "business" and whatnot so it's not surprising that Audi decided to drop the feature.
Plus, as you said, with today's smart phones it's so much easier to add a contact to your phone and let it transfer to the MMI. I suspect the original MMI Directory was designed for a time when most people had "dumb" phones.
In any case, I've always thought that directory entries were somewhat confusing to the user what with "privste", "business" and whatnot so it's not surprising that Audi decided to drop the feature.
Plus, as you said, with today's smart phones it's so much easier to add a contact to your phone and let it transfer to the MMI. I suspect the original MMI Directory was designed for a time when most people had "dumb" phones.
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