These are just some observations I have collected now that I am an Jeep Wrangler owner, with the Uconnect MyGig 430N RHB. Hopefully these will assist in future updates to the system, and further customer satisfaction.
Software application version 44.00.01 Feature limitations: (50.00.07 update does not solve these issues)
Phone - capabilities should include a visual A-Z listing of the phonebook entries, not just a voice replay of entries one by one. Frankly, the voice replay is useless. Additionally, a dial pad screen for manual entry of numbers is desperately needed. Phone Bluetooth connect, call accept and call end seem to have a lag. Phone Bluetooth Connect can take up to 15-20sec after the vehicle has been started. The Call Accept and Call End can take between 3-5sec after depressing the hard or soft keys. I have tested on other Uconnect systems (8.4AN specifically) and they seem to have an immediate connection on all features. I realize they are completely different systems, but it does exemplify the point - other manufacturers systems seem to react much like the 8.4AN. I have tested both Ford and Chevy extensively. Join Calls would be a nice feature too, but much, much lower on the priority list..
HDD - missing voice control for selection of artists, songs, playlists etc. seems like a mistake. Having voice command for the USB feature (an external device), but not for the internal HDD does not make sense. Moreover, Gracenotes album art ONLY works if the media is ripped on the Uconnect system. if the media comes from iTunes, for instance, and copied to via the USB (Copy) input, no album art is displayed.
USB (Media) - this feature seems to be well thought out and works extremely well, except for the similarly aforementioned missing album art. (ID3 tag support would be a wonderful replacement for Gracenotes).
Gracenotes - as previously mentioned this feature works in a limited capacity. I have also read that there has been a separation between Chrysler and Gracenote (Sony America), and as such there has not been an update to this feature in sometime. Regardless, with the limited support within the system - this feature, too, is worthless. A more accepted and universally customer utilized "standard", such as ID3 tags, could be a suitable replacement - and would work with HDD, USB and possibly Bluetooth (AVRCP version). Many have complained that Apple is to blame for issues in this unit due to the change in their Bluetooth profile. However, the flip side is that the Uconnect MyGig developers have not taken the time or effort to update the platform for support of the profile - this is further evidenced by the fact that other Uconnect MyGig units do support many of the aforementioned features with iPhones and iPads.
Navigation - it is great to have a Garmin interface and most of its features, and this is another feature set that works extremely well. The only drawback is the need to completely stop the vehicle to set the navigation. I completely understand, and agree with, the soft key lock out - god knows if you add more typing to the already text happy drivers out there it would wreak havoc. However, a voice command integration would solve the problem - and this has been provided with other Uconnect MyGig units.
I hope these suggestions are helpful, they are not meant to be criticisms, but rather customer "wishes". After some research, I have found that I am not the only customer to suggest these improvements. I absolutely love my Wrangler Unlimited, but these types of improvements would make the Uconnect 430N RHB system indispensable.
A D V E R T I S E M E N T S
These are just some observations I have collected now that I am an Jeep Wrangler owner, with the Uconnect MyGig 430N RHB. Hopefully these will assist in future updates to the system, and further customer satisfaction.
Software application version 44.00.01 Feature limitations: (50.00.07 update does not solve these issues)
Phone - capabilities should include a visual A-Z listing of the phonebook entries, not just a voice replay of entries one by one. Frankly, the voice replay is useless. Additionally, a dial pad screen for manual entry of numbers is desperately needed. Phone Bluetooth connect, call accept and call end seem to have a lag. Phone Bluetooth Connect can take up to 15-20sec after the vehicle has been started. The Call Accept and Call End can take between 3-5sec after depressing the hard or soft keys. I have tested on other Uconnect systems (8.4AN specifically) and they seem to have an immediate connection on all features. I realize they are completely different systems, but it does exemplify the point - other manufacturers systems seem to react much like the 8.4AN. I have tested both Ford and Chevy extensively. Join Calls would be a nice feature too, but much, much lower on the priority list..
HDD - missing voice control for selection of artists, songs, playlists etc. seems like a mistake. Having voice command for the USB feature (an external device), but not for the internal HDD does not make sense. Moreover, Gracenotes album art ONLY works if the media is ripped on the Uconnect system. if the media comes from iTunes, for instance, and copied to via the USB (Copy) input, no album art is displayed.
USB (Media) - this feature seems to be well thought out and works extremely well, except for the similarly aforementioned missing album art. (ID3 tag support would be a wonderful replacement for Gracenotes).
Gracenotes - as previously mentioned this feature works in a limited capacity. I have also read that there has been a separation between Chrysler and Gracenote (Sony America), and as such there has not been an update to this feature in sometime. Regardless, with the limited support within the system - this feature, too, is worthless. A more accepted and universally customer utilized "standard", such as ID3 tags, could be a suitable replacement - and would work with HDD, USB and possibly Bluetooth (AVRCP version). Many have complained that Apple is to blame for issues in this unit due to the change in their Bluetooth profile. However, the flip side is that the Uconnect MyGig developers have not taken the time or effort to update the platform for support of the profile - this is further evidenced by the fact that other Uconnect MyGig units do support many of the aforementioned features with iPhones and iPads.
Navigation - it is great to have a Garmin interface and most of its features, and this is another feature set that works extremely well. The only drawback is the need to completely stop the vehicle to set the navigation. I completely understand, and agree with, the soft key lock out - god knows if you add more typing to the already text happy drivers out there it would wreak havoc. However, a voice command integration would solve the problem - and this has been provided with other Uconnect MyGig units.
I hope these suggestions are helpful, they are not meant to be criticisms, but rather customer "wishes". After some research, I have found that I am not the only customer to suggest these improvements. I absolutely love my Wrangler Unlimited, but these types of improvements would make the Uconnect 430N RHB system indispensable.
- cardano, Herdon, VA, US