Manually updating Google maps question
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2022
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From: San Francisco Bay Area
Manually updating Google maps question
The factory Google maps hasn't been working for awhile and no firmware updates are due. I'm following the manual update instructions and it says for a soft reset to press and hold the End Call (Hang Up) button on the steering wheel for 15 to 30 secs until the screen goes blank and restarts. This didn't work. The next option is to go into the Google maps settings and scroll to the bottom until you find the About & Help section and tap the version number. When I do this, it keeps saying Google Play Try Again. Any other options?
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2023
Posts: 1,028
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From: Ontario
From the 2024 OM...
Internet Connectivity
Google Maps relies on a subscription data
plan for full functionality, including
availability of offline maps.
I guess this implies an OnStar plan, or other data plan via a phone set up as a wifi hotspot with connection to the car's wifi.
Internet Connectivity
Google Maps relies on a subscription data
plan for full functionality, including
availability of offline maps.
I guess this implies an OnStar plan, or other data plan via a phone set up as a wifi hotspot with connection to the car's wifi.
Last edited by MKC8; Today at 12:07 PM.
E-Ray, 3LZ, ZER, LIFT
Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 34,951
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From: NE South Carolina
From the 2024 OM...
Internet Connectivity
Google Maps relies on a subscription data
plan for full functionality, including
availability of offline maps.
I guess this implies an OnStar plan, or other data plan via a phone set up as a wifi hotspot with connection to the car's wifi.
Internet Connectivity
Google Maps relies on a subscription data
plan for full functionality, including
availability of offline maps.
I guess this implies an OnStar plan, or other data plan via a phone set up as a wifi hotspot with connection to the car's wifi.
GM smarten-up in 2025 and later and give you several years on lowest level OnStar (~10/mo) free, which provides maps and allows road speed to show in Dash and HUD. BTW I called OnStar to see if i could get what was offered for 2025 and later. She checked with her supervisor who said NOPE it was built into the 2025 and later year car pricing. So my 2024 $225,000 E-Ray gets nothing after that 30 days! I'll have to wait for my 2027 GSX!
Last edited by JerryU; Today at 04:08 PM.
