Done with Audi Connect
02-03-2020, 08:05 AM
#41
I feel compelled to join in that this whole Audi connect app and service is hot mess. I've had my car 5 months now and I still don't have the app connected to my car. The amount of complexity in the setup (UPPERCASE ONLY, DONT USE .COM SHORTCUT, user keys, separate audi connect login - the only thing missing is the stern german voiceover), the stupid delineation of tiers and the pricing is outright hostile to customers. I'm in product development - whomever came up with this should be fired.
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MRA5SB (06-29-2021)
02-03-2020, 08:25 AM
#42
During the free trial, I rarely used any of it's features, so I just let it expire. If I need to see what an area looks like, I'll pull over and look it up on my phone. I won't pay for any subscription on a car.
06-29-2021, 07:47 PM
#43
Seems like the 2021 models have the ability to display Google maps with satellite views in wireless CarPlay mode. That is virtually the same as Google Earth. So doesn’t that sort of make the Prime subscription redundant?
06-29-2021, 09:35 PM
#44
AudiWorld Senior Member
That's been the case for a while, if you have a unlimited data plan and fast enough phone it can be easily done. The only downside is you don't get the satellite view in the VC, you are restricted to only the MMI screen.
07-02-2021, 02:58 AM
#45
sim
I didn't renew after my trial ended. Audi Connect Care (free tier - status, lock/unlock and GPS location) and Android Auto + Waze covers everything I normally use. I also enable the external SIM slot and setup my car to use a Google Fi data only SIM so the car's WiFi hot-spot will go over that without having to subscribe to Audi Connect Plus.
07-02-2021, 04:18 AM
#46
Club AutoUnion
07-02-2021, 05:30 AM
#47
AudiWorld Senior Member
The silly thing is that they didn't remove the giant box that all of that housed, so the glovebox is just as useless as before (I.e. doesn't even fit the owners manual). At the very least they could have removed it and opened up some useable space!
07-02-2021, 07:51 AM
#48
AudiWorld Senior Member
I bet that's just a blanking plate on the box with all the same exact hardware present, you could most likely restore those slots with a new faceplate. Of course would then need to enable those sources in the MMI....
07-02-2021, 08:38 AM
#49
AudiWorld Super User
07-02-2021, 08:43 AM
#50
AudiWorld Senior Member
Oh I've always ONLY used the pdf manual, but it's still nice if your glovebox actually could hold the owner's manual lol lucky for that giant cubby beside the steering column.