GPS in S5
02-22-2019, 12:02 PM
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GPS in S5
Greetings,
Purchased a 2019 S5 and have about 2k miles on it. One small gripe - the GPS will switch back to a normal view every couple days and I'm forced to switch my settings back to the satellite view. Any one know why?
Purchased a 2019 S5 and have about 2k miles on it. One small gripe - the GPS will switch back to a normal view every couple days and I'm forced to switch my settings back to the satellite view. Any one know why?
02-22-2019, 12:32 PM
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I have this exact same issue in my RS5 SB. I'll be following this thread closely.
02-22-2019, 12:40 PM
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Isn't Google Earth supposed to be going away anyways?
02-22-2019, 12:41 PM
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Me too. I saw somewhere that it might be connected (hah!) to how well or even whether the car can connect through the AT&T link when you start up. Where I live, AT&T coverage is spotty, but that wouldn't explain the failure to initialize the satellite view when I start up at my work lot, which has great AT&T coverage. Another mystery.
02-22-2019, 01:03 PM
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Me too. I saw somewhere that it might be connected (hah!) to how well or even whether the car can connect through the AT&T link when you start up. Where I live, AT&T coverage is spotty, but that wouldn't explain the failure to initialize the satellite view when I start up at my work lot, which has great AT&T coverage. Another mystery.
02-22-2019, 01:13 PM
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ya I guess this depends on your religious, secular or scientific beliefs.
Yes - December 2020. I’ve seen threads saying people are “proactively” being converted to Google Map Sattelite views, but I haven’t quite understood or followed along. It seemed this was with our friends in Australia.
Same here, but it hasn’t done it in a few months. It is on my list of items to tell my SA about whenever I take my car in for it’s 6k mike free tire rotation.
Yes - December 2020. I’ve seen threads saying people are “proactively” being converted to Google Map Sattelite views, but I haven’t quite understood or followed along. It seemed this was with our friends in Australia.
Same here, but it hasn’t done it in a few months. It is on my list of items to tell my SA about whenever I take my car in for it’s 6k mike free tire rotation.
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02-22-2019, 02:55 PM
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Yes, mine reverts to non-satellite imagery as well. The ending of Google Earth only applies to 2018 and earlier models as I understand it. 2019 and up will still get it, due apparently to the revised firmware or software in the MMi.
02-22-2019, 03:21 PM
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Yep, Google services as a whole are going away. All current models, other than the all-new A6.7,8 and Q8 are gonna lose at least Google Earth. No confirmation about the other online services, but the new touchscreen MMI in the A6,7,8 and Q8 are now using HERE services. The upcomming Q7 facelift will get the new touch system as well, and I'm assuming the B9.5 will get it as well. The current tech is end of life.
https://www.here.com/en/company/stra...s/audi/IVIdemo
https://www.here.com/en/company/stra...s/audi/IVIdemo
Last edited by superswiss; 02-22-2019 at 03:25 PM.
02-22-2019, 09:45 PM
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Frankly won't miss much. It was mostly gimmicky. I hope they work towards Augmented Reality. That should be more useful.