AM software continues to improve

Friday 24th January

Happy to see that AM's latest software version (912.19.55) makes turning off the annoying assistance features less fiddly. Hopefully with all the major new cars launched now, they can pick up the pace on software improvements this year.

I don't have this upgrade on my DB12 yet, I saw this elsewhere on the internet – I'm hoping there is also a "home" screen link to this feature to make it quicker still.

RoNNy379CH

111 posts

18 months

Friday 24th January

yes, got the same information from our dealer this week too.

My new 2025 Vantage will arrive this week our dealer. He told me the latest 12hr (very long) SW update is already installed. So we will get in march to my birthday all new improvements.

Cant wait......only 1 1/2 month left..........

206 posts

40 months

Friday 24th January

Hard to tell. Hopefully the font sizes are bigger too. Picking up our car this weekend with the new software upgrades, including Android Auto. Fingers crossed it is much better!

Jay_Davis

305 posts

193 months

Friday 24th January

RoNNy379CH said:

Its 2025, there's no excuse for a software update taking 12 hours.

Aldhun

201 posts

98 months

Friday 24th January

How many floppy disks are there?

RoNNy379CH

111 posts

18 months

Friday 24th January

Well, it's better to have an update that takes 12 hours with a subsequent test and everything then works than to throw something unfinished onto the market like other brands.

BTW it's not a simple OTA update. Some control devices will be updated.

240 posts

71 months

Friday 24th January

atrossity said:

Happy to see that AM's latest software version (912.19.55) makes turning off the annoying assistance features less fiddly.

I’m test driving a new new Vantage this weekend - hope that this version of software is fitted as I’m assessing how easy it is to turn off the EU nanny aids (as part of seeing if I’m ready to swap my 2019 Vantage).

This is certainly a step in the right direction and reflects what some other manufacturers are doing in having shortcuts to turn this stuff off more easily.

Thanks for sharing.

206 posts

40 months

Saturday 25th January

New software update is much better. Dials, numbers, gear selection, drive mode are all bigger, clearer. Turning off the driving aids is much easier and finally Android Auto works...albeit via a cable, not wireless.

Dewi 2

1,661 posts

80 months

Saturday 25th January

BenAstonV12 said:

and finally Android Auto works...albeit via a cable, not wireless.

I recently bought this gadget to enable wireless for Android Auto.

If the paired mobile phone has Bluetooth switched on, after entering the car with the phone, Android Auto appears on the car screen without requiring any commands.

People seem to be very enthusiastic about Apple Car Play and Android Auto, but apart from being able to have Google Navigation displayed on the car screen, I have not yet found much else of use to me. What functions do you like to use?

BlackTails

1,595 posts

70 months

Saturday 25th January

Dewi 2 said:

People seem to be very enthusiastic about Apple Car Play and Android Auto, but apart from being able to have Google Navigation displayed on the car screen, I have not yet found much else of use to me. What functions do you like to use?

Waze is useful for speed camera alerts. Especially the mobile ones. I find the CarPlay interface good for finding podcasts too; and I quite like the way it will read out texts and WhatsApp messages, and let you dictate a response. Whether all of this is now available on “regular” ICE I don’t know.

240 posts

71 months

Saturday 25th January

BenAstonV12 said:

This is brilliant news for AML and owners alike, especially as the issues with the previous software version (small font size, no wireless Android Auto, difficult to turn off ADAS, etc.) may have held back some folks in pulling the trigger on purchase of this revised range.

240 posts

71 months

Saturday 25th January

Dewi 2 said:

What functions do you like to use?

There’s a few Apps I like to use, one being ability to stream a huge library of music from my preferred streaming service (Qobuz), catching up with my favourite podcasts, listening to streamed Radio (DAB is generally appalling, especially where I live), choice of ‘connected/Traffic aware’ SatNav (Waze/Google/Apple), receiving spoken texts/imessage/WhatsApp (as well as ability to hand-free notify folks if I’m running late or journey update). For me, it’s been a superb addition, though on my 2019 V8V, I had to have a 3rd Party box added on to enable CarPlay.

Oldbloke74

1 posts

6 months

Wednesday 29th January

My DB12 has taken several days to upgrade - the system is still not fixed

206 posts

40 months

Wednesday 29th January

Finally... Aston discovers 21st century tech! Dials and numbers you can actually read and Android Auto... with a touch screen ;-)

RoNNy379CH

111 posts

18 months

Thursday 30th January

thanks for sharing.......some classic speedo faceplates would be nice. Its 2025 and should probertly possible.

LTP

2,589 posts

127 months

Thursday 30th January

So as well as throwing out the P R D N buttons (which I kind of understand; I saw how unreachable the furthest one was in the original DBX - but that's more a failure of HMI and packaging), the tacho now goes clockwise?

240 posts

71 months

Thursday 30th January

BenAstonV12 said:

Finally... Aston discovers 21st century tech! Dials and numbers you can actually read and Android Auto... with a touch screen ;-)

This is great news and is a definite improvement/upgrade - thanks for sharing!! Should help anyone who's been waiting for this upgrade before placing an order for the latest gen cars (which will hopefully arrive with this latest f/w version)..

Davil

497 posts

41 months

Friday 31st January

Ben is there an option to have a central tach? I’m a big fan of that now I’m used to it. The speedo is a bit pointless when it goes to such a high number.

206 posts

40 months