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From what I read you are right.I would think it would be too much of a hassle to keep track of chips which only can be used with a certain vin number.I thought the cards were actually not vehicle specific from the factory and that the computer in the car imprints the VIN on the card in some fashion after a certain number of miles driven and it's only after that point that the card cannot be moved to another vehicle. This is the first I've heard of them being coded for a specific vehicle from the factory or by the dealer prior to installation.
No,I haven't received it yet since it was only ordered yesterday.I have done a little research on the web and people have stated there is not a problem with the card..They just installed it and it worked..I believe that is what Snoogie is saying - the manufacture codes them to work with only one vehicle after installation, not preassigned by VIN - so if its been used already, it shouldn't work in another vehicle because its been written to a VIN at that point.
Have you installed it yet? results?
Hope it works for you OK. My question is even if it does work, will you be able to update it via Mazda? Ours is free updates for 3 years from date of purchase which I thought was a nice touch. Most manufactures give only one year.No,I haven't received it yet since it was only ordered yesterday.I have done a little research on the web and people have stated there is not a problem with the card..They just installed it and it worked..
Some have made backups that will only work with there cars which might be the smart thing to do.
Yea I think Snoogie was saying the same thing.
The seller said it comes with three years of free updates from Mazda and it is supposed to be a OEM card the latest one.Hope it works for you OK. My question is even if it does work, will you be able to update it via Mazda? Ours is free updates for 3 years from date of purchase which I thought was a nice touch. Most manufactures give only one year.
EXCELLENT! Keep us posted.The seller said it comes with three years of free updates from Mazda and it is supposed to be a OEM card the latest one.
Wouldn't that take a complete overhaul of the hardware and software or just a software update?The lack of live traffic kills the GPS for me. Google Maps in that regard is way better. That's why I'm really hoping Mazda incorporates Android Auto soon.
I believe Apple Carplay requires some specific Apple hardware (go figure, it's Apple), but Android Auto I don't think requires any special hardware. I've seen youtube videos of people putting actual Android on Mazda's infotainment system. But it looks like Mazda doesn't just want to add Android Auto and instead wait to upgrade their hardware and do both Carplay and Android Auto at the same time. I think they could give us Android Auto at least with a software upgrade, but I doubt they'll do that. I'm very surprised they didn't add them to the new CX-9 though.Wouldn't that take a complete overhaul of the hardware and software or just a software update?
You can subscribe to live traffic in the UK but it's bloody expensive.The lack of live traffic kills the GPS for me. Google Maps in that regard is way better. That's why I'm really hoping Mazda incorporates Android Auto soon.
We don't even have the option in North America anymore! Mazda discontinued their connected services here for some reason.You can subscribe to live traffic in the UK but it's bloody expensive.
I didn't bother as I've got live traffic on my Sygic app on the phone.
Seriously? Our car isn't even a year old and they're already discontinuing support on features? Lame.We don't even have the option in North America anymore! Mazda discontinued their connected services here for some reason.
CarPlay actually should not require any new hardware for this car as it already interfaces with the iDevices (things like tagging that only work on an iDevice). There is an Apple verification chip that is required for those features, and since we can already do it we should be ready for CarPlay with only a software update. AA on the other hand only needs a software update and the app on a phone. Hopefully Mazda can provide this by the end of the year or they will have fallen very far behind their competition.I believe Apple Carplay requires some specific Apple hardware (go figure, it's Apple), but Android Auto I don't think requires any special hardware. I've seen youtube videos of people putting actual Android on Mazda's infotainment system. But it looks like Mazda doesn't just want to add Android Auto and instead wait to upgrade their hardware and do both Carplay and Android Auto at the same time. I think they could give us Android Auto at least with a software upgrade, but I doubt they'll do that. I'm very surprised they didn't add them to the new CX-9 though.